The Plains

Population: 2,584
Median household income: $51,397
Median home value: $244,300

Located in Athens County, Ohio, The Plains is a community with a population of 2,584. The median household income of $51,397 is below the Athens County median ($53,837).

Between 2019 and 2023, The Plains's population declined 12.3% from 2,946 to 2,584, while its median home value rose 61.7% from $151,100 to $244,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.7% of the population. 67.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,584
Median age: 61.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,397
Median home value: $244,300
Median gross rent: $895
Housing units: 1,622
Homeownership rate: 51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9462,584

Median household income

$36,250$51,397

Median home value

$151,100$244,300

Median gross rent

$759$895

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,946	$36,250	$151,100	$759
2020	2,813	$49,779	$223,400	$745
2021	2,644	$53,456	$190,700	$793
2022	2,724	$52,794	$223,200	$922
2023	2,584	$51,397	$244,300	$895

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 172.5%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 7431.8%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	3.1%
5 to 17	64	2.5%
18 to 24	101	3.9%
25 to 34	266	10.3%
35 to 44	230	8.9%
45 to 54	143	5.5%
55 to 64	630	24.4%
65 to 74	821	31.8%
75 and over	248	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,447	94.7%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	116	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	241	10.3%
High school graduate	709	30.3%
Some college or associate's	664	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	316	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	408	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled19.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	548	67.6%
Carpooled	154	19.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	445	60.6%
15 to 29 min	108	14.7%
30 to 44 min	112	15.3%
45 to 59 min	30	4.1%
60+ min	39	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.65
Poverty rate: 19.9% (499 of 2,508)

	Count	Share
Family households	618	41.1%
Nonfamily households	887	58.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,505	92.8%
Vacant	117	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	773	51.4%
Renter-occupied	732	48.6%

1-unit, detached54.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units32.4%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	876	54.0%
1-unit, attached	44	2.7%
2 to 4 units	525	32.4%
5 to 19 units	6	0.4%
20 or more units	102	6.3%
Mobile home & other	69	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3976568
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.3652, -82.1336