Plainwell

Population: 3,764
Median household income: $65,846
Median home value: $191,100

Plainwell, a community in Allegan County, Michigan, has 3,764 residents. At $65,846, its median household income sits below Allegan County's $80,255.

From 2019 to 2023, Plainwell's population held roughly steady from 3,785 to 3,764, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $131,400 to $191,100.

21.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,764
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,846
Median home value: $191,100
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 1,531
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7853,764

Median household income

$59,449$65,846

Median home value

$131,400$191,100

Median gross rent

$687$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,785	$59,449	$131,400	$687
2020	3,799	$58,776	$135,900	$723
2021	3,773	$64,680	$145,900	$769
2022	3,763	$61,086	$163,300	$845
2023	3,764	$65,846	$191,100	$860

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4419.5%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	3.0%
5 to 17	502	13.3%
18 to 24	326	8.7%
25 to 34	555	14.7%
35 to 44	735	19.5%
45 to 54	346	9.2%
55 to 64	443	11.8%
65 to 74	501	13.3%
75 and over	243	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,136	83.3%
Black or African American	88	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	90	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	435	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	3.9%
High school graduate	1,169	41.4%
Some college or associate's	928	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	451	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	165	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,367	81.5%
Carpooled	182	10.8%
Public transit	30	1.8%
Walked	19	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	4.3%
Other means	8	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	409	25.5%
15 to 29 min	705	43.9%
30 to 44 min	397	24.7%
45 to 59 min	83	5.2%
60+ min	12	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 11.7% (428 of 3,659)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,001	67.0%
Nonfamily households	492	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,493	97.5%
Vacant	38	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,018	68.2%
Renter-occupied	475	31.8%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	989	64.6%
1-unit, attached	60	3.9%
2 to 4 units	246	16.1%
5 to 19 units	88	5.7%
20 or more units	86	5.6%
Mobile home & other	62	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2664740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.4447, -85.6423