The Plains vs Upperville

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

The Plains and Upperville 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 45 in Upperville). Since 2019, The Plains's population has grown faster (-44.1% vs -65.1%).

Population, income & housing

	The Plains	Upperville
Population	114	45
Median age	54.2 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,375	—
Median home value	$412,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,313	—
Housing units	71	104
Homeownership rate	50.9%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	The Plains	Upperville
Population	204 → 114 (-44.1%)	129 → 45 (-65.1%)
Median household income	$78,333 → $94,375 (+20.5%)	$73,164 → $95,956 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$357,400 → $412,500 (+15.4%)	$332,700 → $398,600 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,088 → $1,313 (+20.7%)	—

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

Upperville

Population

12945

Median household income

$73,164$95,956

Median home value

$332,700$398,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	The Plains	Upperville
Under 5	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.0%	6.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	6.7%
45 to 54	14.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	27.2%	53.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	28.9%
75 and over	8.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	The Plains	Upperville
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	24.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	57.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	The Plains	Upperville
No high school diploma	10.4%	2.5%
High school graduate	17.7%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	The Plains	Upperville
Drove alone	76.7%	48.1%
Carpooled	5.5%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	40.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	The Plains	Upperville
Poverty rate	8.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.15	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1954	1938