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Plano, Iowa

City in Appanoose County, Iowa · ZIP 52581

  • Appanoose County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 57 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 24Households
  • $60,714Median household income
  • 1ZIP codes

About Plano

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+1.7%
556065702000: 5820002010: 7020102020: 5920205859
Population of Plano at each census
CensusPopulation
200058
201070
202059

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Plano
Under $50k33.4%
$50k to $100k62.5%
$100k to $150k4.2%
$150k to $200k0%
$200k and over0%

Median household income $60,714 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Plano
Owner occupied
21 units
Renter occupied
3 units
Vacancy rate
20%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Plano compared with its county and state
Plano compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePlanoAppanoose CountyIowa
Population6212,2423,195,937
Median household income$60,714$51,146$73,147
Median age22.945.538.6
Median home valueNot available$119,800$195,900
Bachelor’s degree or higher27.6%19.3%30.9%
Foreign-born residents0.0%1.2%5.7%
Owner-occupied homes87.5%69.1%71.5%
Mean commute to work18.2 minutes21.3 minutes19.8 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Plano3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Plano
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 3 (IA-3)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 24
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 12

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Plano’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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