Plainville

Population: 1,766
Median household income: $60,526
Median home value: $89,000

Plainville is a community in Rooks County, Kansas, home to 1,766 residents. Its median household income of $60,526 runs in line with the Rooks County figure of $61,596.

From 2019 to 2023, Plainville's population declined 11.1% from 1,987 to 1,766, while its median home value was little changed from $88,700 to $89,000.

30.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,766
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,526
Median home value: $89,000
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 899
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9871,766

Median household income

$52,127$60,526

Median home value

$88,700$89,000

Median gross rent

$577$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,987	$52,127	$88,700	$577
2020	1,673	$52,946	$95,200	$652
2021	1,886	$62,500	$86,300	$666
2022	1,889	$68,182	$88,200	$716
2023	1,766	$60,526	$89,000	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	4.1%
5 to 17	349	19.8%
18 to 24	115	6.5%
25 to 34	243	13.8%
35 to 44	191	10.8%
45 to 54	213	12.1%
55 to 64	240	13.6%
65 to 74	198	11.2%
75 and over	144	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,654	93.7%
Black or African American	47	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	5	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	5.9%
High school graduate	415	33.8%
Some college or associate's	369	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	272	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	100	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	817	85.6%
Carpooled	81	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	587	63.9%
15 to 29 min	110	12.0%
30 to 44 min	179	19.5%
45 to 59 min	27	2.9%
60+ min	15	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 2.7% (48 of 1,766)

	Count	Share
Family households	511	63.9%
Nonfamily households	289	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	800	89.0%
Vacant	99	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	596	74.5%
Renter-occupied	204	25.5%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	780	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	58	6.5%
5 to 19 units	27	3.0%
20 or more units	21	2.3%
Mobile home & other	13	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2056150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2341, -99.3008