Glouster vs The Plains

A side-by-side comparison of Glouster and The Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

Glouster and The Plains are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Plains has the higher population (2,584 vs 1,556 in Glouster). The Plains has the higher median household income ($51,397 vs $37,639 in Glouster). The Plains has the higher median home value ($244,300 vs $75,300 in Glouster).

Population, income & housing

	Glouster	The Plains
Population	1,556	2,584
Median age	42.1 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,639	$51,397
Median home value	$75,300	$244,300
Median gross rent	$761	$895
Housing units	756	1,622
Homeownership rate	67.0%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glouster	The Plains
Population	1,896 → 1,556 (-17.9%)	2,946 → 2,584 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$30,880 → $37,639 (+21.9%)	$36,250 → $51,397 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $75,300 (+29.6%)	$151,100 → $244,300 (+61.7%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $761 (+15.0%)	$759 → $895 (+17.9%)

Glouster

Population

1,8961,556

Median household income

$30,880$37,639

Median home value

$58,100$75,300

Median gross rent

$662$761

The Plains

Population

2,9462,584

Median household income

$36,250$51,397

Median home value

$151,100$244,300

Median gross rent

$759$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glouster	The Plains
Under 5	6.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	2.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.9%
45 to 54	15.5%	5.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	24.4%
65 to 74	8.3%	31.8%
75 and over	8.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glouster	The Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glouster	The Plains
No high school diploma	13.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	42.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glouster	The Plains
Drove alone	77.1%	67.6%
Carpooled	13.4%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	9.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glouster	The Plains
1-unit, detached	79.1%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	32.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Glouster	The Plains
Poverty rate	27.4%	19.9%
Average household size	2.44	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1946	1984