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Town Hall · Plano

How is Plano run?

Plano’s city government spent $403.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,401 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($95.2 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Planning & Zoning Commission Preliminary Open Meeting

5:30 pm · Training Room A

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2023
$403.9M
year to September 30, 2023
Per resident, 2023
$1,401
2022 was an estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$606.2M
end of FY2023, reported
City staff, 2025
2,346
full-time · 554 part-time · March payroll $18.5M
Typical tax bill
$6,700
1.44% of home value · TX 1.49%

What stands out about how Plano is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online4 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer28% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2023).A shared school districtShares Plano Independent School District with 3 other towns.Split between districts6 State House and 4 U.S. House districts cover Plano; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

4 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Plano’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2023 budget

About $1,401 per resident a year, or $3.84 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 31%Sales taxes 22%Fees & charges 20%Utility sales 17%From the state 6%Interest, fines & other 3%Other taxes & licenses 2%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $144.2 million; interest on debt $22.1 million; payments to other governments $45.6 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $711.9 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Plano yet

The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Plano’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
City staff
2,346

full-time in March 2025, up from 2,235 in 2022.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $6,700 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.44% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Parker$10,000+
Frisco$9,572
Hebron$8,854
Murphy$8,835
Allen$7,844
Plano$6,700
The Colony$6,551
Richardson$6,482
Carrollton$5,563
Dallas$5,075
$6,700
typical bill a year
1.44%
effective rate
$465,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Plano’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Plano’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Plano →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Plano

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See plano.gov for Plano’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Plano yet.plano.gov ↗
Who works for Plano

One full-time city employee for every 123 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (288,253).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police676 + 56 pt
Parks & libraries329 + 448 pt
Fire407 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings200 + 20 pt
Sewer & trash132 + 4 pt
Roads & transportation99
Water & other utilities72
Courts, inspections & corrections43 + 3 pt
Other388 + 22 pt
2,346
full-time
554
part-time
$18.5M
payroll for March 2025
$221.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$91,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
535
sworn police officers
387
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Plano’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Plano Independent School District

Plano’s K–12 school district, shared with Parker, Murphy, Richardson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Plano →
$12,149
per pupil · TX $12,815
47,899
students
$898 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,149 per pupil, $7,381 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 85%State 8%Federal 7%

Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.

Also serving Plano

Frisco Independent School District · $10,604 per pupil

Lewisville Independent School District · $13,147 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Plano’s votes are counted by county

Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Plano alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Collin County’s results.

President · Collin County’s results517,690 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican54.0%279,534 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat42.9%222,115 votes

Others: 3.1% (16,041 votes).

Most votes in Collin County: Donald J Trump

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

The county’s page

98% of Plano lies in Collin County; the rest in Denton County. Every 2024 race in Collin County is on the county’s page.

Collin County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Plano

From town hall to Washington

Plano sends 6 representatives to the Texas House alone.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: plano.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Texas HousePlano is split between 6 districts
    Mihaela PleșaMatt ShaheenCandy NobleKatrina PiersonJeff LeachMitch Little
  3. 3
    Texas SenateState senator
    Angela PaxtonBrent Hagenbuch
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Greg Abbott
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Pat FallonKeith SelfJulie JohnsonBrandon Gill
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
    John CornynTed Cruz
Find your state legislators by address ↗Find your House district by ZIP code ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Plano compares with the towns next door

Plano’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $862 to $1,585 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Allen: no reported 2022 figuresParker: $862 per resident (2022)Richardson: $1,394 per resident (2022)Carrollton: $1,015 per resident (2022)Hebron: no reported 2022 figuresFrisco: no reported 2022 figuresThe Colony: no reported 2022 figuresDallas: $1,585 per resident (2022)Murphy: no reported 2022 figuresAllenParkerRichardsonCarrolltonHebronFriscoThe ColonyDallasMurphyPlano
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Parker$862$10,000+
Carrollton$1,015$5,563
Richardson$1,394$6,482
Dallas$1,585$5,075
Allenestimate$7,844
Hebronestimate$8,854
Friscoestimate$9,572
The Colonyestimate$6,551
Murphyestimate$8,835
Planoestimate$6,700

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Plano’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteplano.gov ↗

Questions about Plano’s government

How much does Plano spend per resident?

About $1,401 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.

What is the property tax rate in Plano?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,700 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.44% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see plano.gov.

Who runs Plano’s government?

See plano.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Plano yet.

How did Plano vote in 2024?

Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Plano alone. Collin County, where 98% of Plano lies, voted Trump 54.0%, Harris 42.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Plano?

2,346 full-time and 554 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $18.5M (about $221.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Plano in the state legislature?

Plano is split among 6 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Plano?

The next posted meeting is Planning & Zoning Commission Preliminary Open Meeting on Monday, November 2, at 5:30 pm in Training Room A, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Plano’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →