Plano, TX: 37,000 residents of Indian descent; 308 people in our $1M+ set

Plano has about 37,000 residents of Asian Indian descent, up 23% from about 30,200 in the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. In a city of about 290,600, that is 12.7% of the population [1][3].

Our database places 308 people in Plano at an estimated $1M+, 50 of them in our $5M+ bands [6].

• 37,010 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in Plano, Texas, 2020–2024 average [1], or 12.7% of the population [3].
• +22.5% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 30,209 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 308 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in Plano, Texas at an estimated $1M+, of whom 50 are in our $5M+ bands [6].

How Plano compares with nearby places

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 37,010 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in Plano [1], against 30,209 in 2015–2019 [2]. The table compares it with the places in Collin County that have the largest Asian Indian communities. Figures are for whole places, and some places extend into neighboring counties [1][2][4].

Place	2020–2024	2015–2019	Change	Share of place
Frisco	43,352	25,165	72%	19.8%
Plano	37,010	30,209	23%	12.7%
McKinney	16,178	7,005	131%	7.7%
Allen	9,199	5,133	79%	8.3%
Richardson	7,570	5,095	49%	6.4%
Carrollton	6,377	6,931	-8%	4.8%
Garland	4,654	5,509	-16%	1.9%
Murphy	4,107	2,183	88%	19.4%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [1][2][4]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

Plano was long the center of the Collin County community, but Frisco has passed it: about 43,400 residents of Asian Indian descent against Plano's 37,000 [1][2][4]. Plano grew 23% in five years, against 72% in Frisco and 131% in McKinney [1][2][4] (our calculation).

The most concentrated communities

Raw counts favor big cities. Ranking places of 20,000+ residents by the share who report Asian Indian ancestry gives a different map [1][2][3][4][5]:

Place	Asian Indian residents	Total population	Share
Frisco	43,352	219,304	19.8%
Murphy	4,107	21,188	19.4%
Plano	37,010	290,594	12.7%
Allen	9,199	110,265	8.3%
McKinney	16,178	210,600	7.7%
Richardson	7,570	118,731	6.4%
Carrollton	6,377	133,740	4.8%
Garland	4,654	246,844	1.9%

Places with 20,000+ residents and at least 1,000 Asian Indian residents. CDP = census-designated place. Sources: ACS 2020–2024 5-year, Tables B02018 and B01003 [1][2][3][4][5]; shares are our calculation.

What the HeyAlbert database shows in Plano, Texas

HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 308 such people in Plano, Texas [6]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.

Estimated net-worth band	People in our database
$5M+	50
$1M–5M	258
Total, $1M+	308

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; $5M+ combines our $5–15M and $25M+ tiers. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+
Plano	308	50

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home. Our records are matched on the city name Plano; the Census figures are for the whole place.

Of the 308 people in our Plano set, 258 are in the $1M–5M band and 50 in our $5M+ bands [6]. Fewer than 25 have a public giving signal [6].

Why our Plano, Texas count looks the way it does

Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [6].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Home value (public assessor or listing records)	256	83%
Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay)	52	17%

Source: HeyAlbert database [6], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Home values support 256 of our 308 estimates and other public signals 52 [6]. Our Plano count is low next to Frisco's 1,757, and that gap reflects our coverage of each city's property records more than any measured difference in wealth [6].

What it means if you work with these families

For advisors and nonprofits, Plano is a large, established community where our data is still thin, so local knowledge and referral networks matter [1][6]. See our Collin County and Frisco posts.

Methodology

Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.

HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of November 1, 2026 [6]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.

Related

• Indian-American wealth in Collin County: 47,600 new residents in five years
• Frisco, TX: 43,400 residents of Indian descent, up 72% in five years
• Irving, TX: 42,200 residents of Indian descent, nearly three times Dallas's count
• Indian-American wealth in Texas: Frisco has the numbers, Houston the top tier

HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in Plano, Texas at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=040XX00US48$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=040XX00US48$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003 (total population), places in Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=040XX00US48$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Collin County, Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US48085$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in Collin County, Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US48085$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
6. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (snapshot as of November 1, 2026); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/