Plain City

Population: 3,712
Median household income: $87,018
Median home value: $325,400

Plain City is a community in Madison County, Ohio, home to 3,712 residents. At $87,018, its median household income sits above Madison County's $83,229.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plain City's population declined 13.1% from 4,273 to 3,712, while its median home value rose 47.9% from $220,000 to $325,400.

6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.25 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,712
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,018
Median home value: $325,400
Median gross rent: $1,044
Housing units: 1,712
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2733,712

Median household income

$78,774$87,018

Median home value

$220,000$325,400

Median gross rent

$921$1,044

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,273	$78,774	$220,000	$921
2020	3,831	$77,448	$212,600	$949
2021	3,882	$80,357	$245,000	$1,049
2022	3,644	$86,512	$276,100	$1,102
2023	3,712	$87,018	$325,400	$1,044

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	320	8.6%
5 to 17	537	14.5%
18 to 24	254	6.8%
25 to 34	518	14.0%
35 to 44	451	12.1%
45 to 54	284	7.7%
55 to 64	579	15.6%
65 to 74	329	8.9%
75 and over	440	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,605	97.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	57	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	128	4.9%
High school graduate	705	27.1%
Some college or associate's	875	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	549	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	344	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,529	78.7%
Carpooled	93	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	300	15.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	429	26.1%
15 to 29 min	753	45.9%
30 to 44 min	400	24.4%
45 to 59 min	60	3.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 6.0% (224 of 3,712)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,083	65.6%
Nonfamily households	568	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,651	96.4%
Vacant	61	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,236	74.9%
Renter-occupied	415	25.1%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,228	71.7%
1-unit, attached	140	8.2%
2 to 4 units	168	9.8%
5 to 19 units	140	8.2%
20 or more units	36	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3963030
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.1057, -83.2747