Plain City, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

8,396

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

3.51% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.62%

48.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$132,766

5.16% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$579,600

Population & Diversity

Plain City, UT is home to a population of 8.4k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.18% of Plain City, UT residents were born outside of the country (99 people).

In 2024, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.44k people) in Plain City, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 323 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 174 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Plain City, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plain City, UT was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Plain City, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plain City, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.44k ± 361
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
323 ± 179
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
174 ± 214

3.91%

Hispanic Population

328 people

3.91% of the people in Plain City, UT are hispanic (328 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plain City, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

1.18%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

99 people

0.765%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

62 people

As of 2024, 1.18% of Plain City, UT residents (99 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Plain City, UT was 0.765%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Plain City, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
127 ± 84
Gulf War (2001-)
100 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
65 ± 64

Plain City, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Plain City, UT.

Economy

The economy of Plain City, UT employs 4.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plain City, UT were Public Administration (595 people), Manufacturing (558 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (500 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Construction ($97,740), and Manufacturing ($95,000).

Employment

Occupations

4.24k

2024 Value

± 564

8.81%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plain City, UT grew at a rate of 8.81%, from 3.89k employees to 4.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plain City, UT, are Management Occupations (901 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (460 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (427 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plain City, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.24k

2024 Value

± 564

8.81%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plain City, UT grew at a rate of 8.81%, from 3.89k employees to 4.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plain City, UT, are Public Administration (595 people), Manufacturing (558 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (500 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plain City, UT, though some of these residents may live in Plain City, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$90,883

Median earning men ± $8,979

$32,367

Median earning women ± $5,681

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Retail Trade ($122,440), and Construction ($100,082).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($86,167), Manufacturing ($74,318), and Construction ($58,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plain City, UT was $579,600 in 2024, which is 1.74 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $532,300 to $579,600, a 8.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Plain City, UT is 96%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plain City, UT have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plain City, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$579,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,844

$2,473

Median Property Taxes

±$384

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Plain City, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Plain City, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

96%

Homeownership

2024

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96% of the housing units in Plain City, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plain City, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$132,766

Median Household Income

± $15,257

2.58k

Number of Households

± 404

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.58k households in Plain City, UT grew to $132,766 from the previous year's value of $126,250.

The following chart displays the households in Plain City, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plain City, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.6%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (2.79%)

In 2024, 79.6% of workers in Plain City, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (2.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plain City, UT have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.524% of the workforce in Plain City, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Plain City, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plain City, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plain City, UT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plain City, UT (220 out of 8.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plain City, UT is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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