Plain City, UT

Census Place

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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
8.89% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,237
8.81% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Plain City, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Plain City, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Plain City, UT was $579,600, and the homeownership rate was 96%.

Most people in Plain City, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Plain City, UT was 3 cars per household.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plain City, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.44k ± 361
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    323 ± 179
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    174 ± 214
3.91%
Hispanic Population
328 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Utah.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    127 ± 84
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    100 ± 74
  3. 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.

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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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.
Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Plain City, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.
Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plain City, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.3%)
  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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

98.7% of the population of Plain City, UT has health coverage, with 68.9% on employee plans, 1.84% on Medicaid, 6.98% on Medicare, 18.6% on non-group plans, and 2.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.2% under 18 years, 13.3% between 18 and 34 years, 43.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

1.35%
Uninsured
68.9%
Employer Coverage
1.84%
Medicaid
6.98%
Medicare
18.6%
Non-Group
2.37%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plain City, UT declined by 19.9% from 1.68% to 1.35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Plain City, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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