Pleasant Plains

Population: 263
Median household income: $57,143
Median home value: $130,500

Pleasant Plains is a community in Independence County, Arkansas, home to 263 residents. At $57,143, its median household income sits in line with Independence County's $56,009.

From 2019 to 2023, Pleasant Plains's population declined 8.4% from 287 to 263, while its median home value rose 65.6% from $78,800 to $130,500.

The median gross rent is $1,000. 13.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 263
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $57,143
Median home value: $130,500
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 97
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

287263

Median household income

$39,821$57,143

Median home value

$78,800$130,500

Median gross rent

$642$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	287	$39,821	$78,800	$642
2020	199	$38,625	$78,300	$635
2021	201	$41,429	$77,700	$644
2022	164	$47,500	$112,500	$725
2023	263	$57,143	$130,500	$1,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4420.5%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	8.4%
5 to 17	47	17.9%
18 to 24	19	7.2%
25 to 34	38	14.4%
35 to 44	54	20.5%
45 to 54	26	9.9%
55 to 64	20	7.6%
65 to 74	13	4.9%
75 and over	24	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	213	81.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	13.1%
High school graduate	70	40.0%
Some college or associate's	58	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	17	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled18.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	105	81.4%
Carpooled	24	18.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	10.9%
15 to 29 min	41	31.8%
30 to 44 min	54	41.9%
45 to 59 min	15	11.6%
60+ min	5	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 11.5% (30 of 261)

	Count	Share
Family households	69	82.1%
Nonfamily households	15	17.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	84	86.6%
Vacant	13	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	67	79.8%
Renter-occupied	17	20.2%

1-unit, detached90.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	88	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	8.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0556270
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5545, -91.6272