Plainville, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

1,656

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.9

5.81% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.48%

8.91% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$59,236

2.13% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Plainville, KS is home to a population of 1.66k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.05% of Plainville, KS residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 25.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.5k people) in Plainville, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 58 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Plainville, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plainville, KS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plainville, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.5k ± 173
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
58 ± 44
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
38 ± 28

3.26%

Hispanic Population

54 people

3.26% of the people in Plainville, KS are hispanic (54 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plainville, KS 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 Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

2.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

0.623%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 2.05% of Plainville, KS residents (34 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 Plainville, KS was 0.623%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 52
Vietnam
27 ± 24
Korea
1 ± 11

Plainville, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Plainville, KS.

Economy

The economy of Plainville, KS employs 895 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plainville, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (190 people), Educational Services (150 people), and Retail Trade (91 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($103,214), Manufacturing ($71,319), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,167).

Employment

Occupations

895

2024 Value

± 145

−8.3%

1 Year decline

± 24.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plainville, KS declined at a rate of −8.3%, from 976 employees to 895 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plainville, KS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (116 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (113 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (74 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plainville, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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

895

2024 Value

± 145

−8.3%

1 Year decline

± 24.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plainville, KS declined at a rate of −8.3%, from 976 employees to 895 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plainville, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (190 people), Educational Services (150 people), and Retail Trade (91 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plainville, KS, though some of these residents may live in Plainville, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,113

Median earning men ± $2,550

$34,063

Median earning women ± $6,603

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($122,679), Manufacturing ($71,458), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,967), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,750), and Retail Trade ($25,714).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plainville, KS was $82,500 in 2024, which is 0.248 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $89,000 to $82,500, a 7.3% decrease. The homeownership rate in Plainville, KS is 74.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plainville, KS have an average commute time of 13.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plainville, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$82,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,660

$578

Median Property Taxes

±$109

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 Plainville, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.4% of the housing units in Plainville, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plainville, KS 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.

$59,236

Median Household Income

± $6,857

777

Number of Households

± 132

In 2024, the median household income of the 777 households in Plainville, KS declined from $59,236 from the previous year's value of $60,526.

The following chart displays the households in Plainville, KS 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plainville, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Walked (3.9%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in Plainville, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who walked to work (3.9%).

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

13.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plainville, KS have a shorter commute time (13.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Plainville, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plainville, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plainville, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plainville, KS (41 out of 1.66k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plainville, KS is White, followed by Other and Two Or More.

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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