Pleasant Plains

Population: 785
Median household income: $78,542
Median home value: $152,000

Pleasant Plains, a community in Sangamon County, Illinois, has 785 residents. At $78,542, its median household income sits above Sangamon County's $74,114.

From 2019 to 2023, Pleasant Plains's population grew 1.4% from 774 to 785, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $115,200 to $152,000.

Households average 2.37 people. The median gross rent is $1,038.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 785
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,542
Median home value: $152,000
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 352
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

774785

Median household income

$71,944$78,542

Median home value

$115,200$152,000

Median gross rent

$755$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	774	$71,944	$115,200	$755
2020	718	$68,750	$110,000	$775
2021	767	$73,929	$114,700	$892
2022	747	$78,611	$137,500	$1,017
2023	785	$78,542	$152,000	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	2.4%
5 to 17	151	19.2%
18 to 24	64	8.2%
25 to 34	154	19.6%
35 to 44	76	9.7%
45 to 54	95	12.1%
55 to 64	105	13.4%
65 to 74	62	7.9%
75 and over	59	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	741	94.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	1.7%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	3.3%
High school graduate	196	35.6%
Some college or associate's	199	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	96	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	42	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	349	77.9%
Carpooled	51	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	6.0%
Other means	16	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	16.9%
15 to 29 min	172	40.9%
30 to 44 min	158	37.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	20	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 4.7% (37 of 785)

	Count	Share
Family households	215	65.0%
Nonfamily households	116	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	331	94.0%
Vacant	21	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	271	81.9%
Renter-occupied	60	18.1%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310	88.1%
1-unit, attached	13	3.7%
2 to 4 units	18	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1760599
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8747, -89.9183