People work here. They shop here. They live here. They find an environment that encourages creative thinking, and establish roots here. They are diverse, but alike in one respect — they appreciate the opportunity to be a part of a vibrant, dynamic community. Legacy is surrounded by the most affluent North Dallas cities with an educated labor force of over 1.65 million who can access Legacy in 30 minutes or less. All the right reasons to attract the top talent from one of the most highly educated talent pools in the nation.

The Plano workforce spans trade and service industries such as technology to construction, manufacturing, government, and financial/insurance and real estate markets.

Doing business in today’s economy requires a diverse workforce to successfully manage the various cultures in the global workplace. Because of the metropolitan area’s diverse population, Plano’s businesses are able to create multi-cultural experiences for employees and the community.

Labor Force:

• The Upper Tollway’s skilled labor force currently consists of over 1.65 million people. This work force consists of the populations from West Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, North Carrollton, The Colony, Lewisville, Richardson, and Far North Dallas.
• Plano ranks 19th nationwide among cities in percentage of college graduates, with 53.3 percent of the adult workforce having four or more years of college.
• Thirty-six percent of the workforce is in management, while 18 percent is in the professional sector. Plano also has a strong sales, administrative, clerical occupation base, and a solid foundation of technical employees.
• The average age is 34.1 years, with a household median income of approximately $79,000.
• The expansions of the George W. Bush Turnpike, the Dallas North Tollway, and State Highway 121 have made drive time for this population thirty minutes or less to Legacy.
• Increased accessibility has led to a corresponding increase in suburban population. Plano, having grown from 3,700 citizens in 1960 to more than 241,168 today, is one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. Frisco, for example, had a population of 8,000 in 1990, 42,000 in 2000 and 85,000 today. McKinney also doubled in population during this timeframe from 48,000 to 105,000. Combined growth in these cities is expected to exceed 700,000 in 2020. Similar growth is occurring in the surrounding suburbs, each of which offer an abundance of housing.
• Today over 50,000 people live and work in Legacy including over 3,000 in the urban residential sector of the Legacy Town Center.
• Child Care — With two campuses within Legacy, TLC Child Development Centers offer a full-time child development program for infants and children through private kindergarten, and after school care for older children in a state-of-the-art, safe and secured environment. In addition, the YMCA at Legacy offers a full-time child care program. Children’s will be adding a child development center on its Legacy campus.