Plain View

Population: 1,647
Median household income: $75,058
Median home value: $205,700

Plain View is a community in Sampson County, North Carolina, home to 1,647 residents. At $75,058, its median household income sits above Sampson County's $53,159.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plain View's population declined 11.1% from 1,853 to 1,647, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $152,300 to $205,700.

77.2% of workers drive to work alone. 74.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,647
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $75,058
Median home value: $205,700
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 783
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8531,647

Median household income

$58,663$75,058

Median home value

$152,300$205,700

Median gross rent

$525$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,853	$58,663	$152,300	$525
2020	1,624	$63,235	$160,100	$436
2021	971	$38,125	$308,300	$706
2022	1,494	$70,083	$201,300	—
2023	1,647	$75,058	$205,700	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	3.3%
5 to 17	247	15.0%
18 to 24	225	13.7%
25 to 34	159	9.7%
35 to 44	116	7.0%
45 to 54	167	10.1%
55 to 64	277	16.8%
65 to 74	182	11.1%
75 and over	220	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,325	80.4%
Black or African American	242	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	5.2%
High school graduate	561	50.0%
Some college or associate's	350	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	146	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	529	77.2%
Carpooled	119	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	5.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128	19.8%
15 to 29 min	211	32.6%
30 to 44 min	123	19.0%
45 to 59 min	91	14.0%
60+ min	95	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 10.3% (166 of 1,614)

	Count	Share
Family households	490	65.9%
Nonfamily households	253	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	743	94.9%
Vacant	40	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	618	83.2%
Renter-occupied	125	16.8%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	584	74.6%
1-unit, attached	23	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	176	22.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3752685
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 35.2440, -78.5602