Rectortown vs The Plains

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

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

The Plains has the higher population (114 vs 44 in Rectortown). Since 2019, Rectortown's population has grown faster (-25.4% vs -44.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Rectortown	The Plains
Population	44	114
Median age	61.0 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$94,375
Median home value	—	$412,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,313
Housing units	24	71
Homeownership rate	100.0%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rectortown	The Plains
Population	59 → 44 (-25.4%)	204 → 114 (-44.1%)
Median household income	—	$78,333 → $94,375 (+20.5%)
Median home value	—	$357,400 → $412,500 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,088 → $1,313 (+20.7%)

Rectortown

Population

5944

The Plains

Population

204114

Median household income

$78,333$94,375

Median home value

$357,400$412,500

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rectortown	The Plains
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	27.3%	14.9%
55 to 64	45.5%	27.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.5%
75 and over	27.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rectortown	The Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	81.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rectortown	The Plains
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	0.0%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rectortown	The Plains
Drove alone	0.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	100.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rectortown	The Plains
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rectortown	The Plains
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.8%
Average household size	1.83	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	—	1954