Plains

Population: 1,308
Median household income: $75,500
Median home value: $127,700

Plains is a community in Meade County, Kansas, home to 1,308 residents. At $75,500, its median household income sits in line with Meade County's $74,868.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plains's population grew 12.7% from 1,161 to 1,308, while its median home value rose 46.1% from $87,400 to $127,700.

20.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,308
Median age: 26.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,500
Median home value: $127,700
Median gross rent: $785
Housing units: 491
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1611,308

Median household income

$64,783$75,500

Median home value

$87,400$127,700

Median gross rent

$640$785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,161	$64,783	$87,400	$640
2020	1,301	$64,074	$85,000	$626
2021	1,238	$65,685	$87,600	$661
2022	1,266	$72,222	$133,600	$729
2023	1,308	$75,500	$127,700	$785

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

Age distribution

Under 511.6%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 743.2%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	152	11.6%
5 to 17	300	22.9%
18 to 24	152	11.6%
25 to 34	163	12.5%
35 to 44	185	14.1%
45 to 54	155	11.9%
55 to 64	119	9.1%
65 to 74	42	3.2%
75 and over	40	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	591	45.2%
Black or African American	46	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	637	48.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.0%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	29.0%
High school graduate	122	17.3%
Some college or associate's	236	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	42	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	100	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	512	85.9%
Carpooled	66	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	338	58.5%
15 to 29 min	135	23.4%
30 to 44 min	65	11.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	40	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 10.4% (136 of 1,308)

	Count	Share
Family households	311	77.4%
Nonfamily households	91	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	402	81.9%
Vacant	89	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	305	75.9%
Renter-occupied	97	24.1%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	368	74.9%
1-unit, attached	1	0.2%
2 to 4 units	11	2.2%
5 to 19 units	5	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	106	21.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2056100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2642, -100.5898