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Pleasant Plains is a Census town of 376 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Independence County. Median household income is $59,531, 89.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pleasant Plains
What Pleasant Plains is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land374 plus or minus 170
- County holding the largest share of its areaIndependence County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Pleasant Plains
- Population376 plus or minus 171
- Median age38.1 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 18103 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1827.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over54 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households125 plus or minus 45
- Family households93 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families74.4 percent plus or minus 17.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pleasant Plains
- Median household income$59,531 plus or minus $12,860
- Per capita income$24,030 plus or minus $4,890
- Civilian labor force197 plus or minus 115
- Employed190 plus or minus 116
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over238 plus or minus 91
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent plus or minus 45.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pleasant Plains
- Housing units137 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units125 plus or minus 45
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied112 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate89.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,800 plus or minus $70,510
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,000 plus or minus $961
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.2 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Single family units117 plus or minus 42
- Share single family85.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more1.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pleasant Plains gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute186 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes22 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.1 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Drove alone85.7 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Pleasant Plains
- NFIP communityTown of Pleasant Plains
- NFIP community number050484
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/10
The Town of Pleasant Plains does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050484 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Independence County, not Pleasant Plains
Independence County context, not Pleasant Plains figures
- Establishments in Independence County810
- Covered employment, Independence County17,612
- Average annual pay, Independence County$48,642
- Housing units permitted, Independence County32
Every figure in this section is published for Independence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pleasant Plains.
All Independence County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pleasant Plains questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas?
376, in 125 households. Pleasant Plains town covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 374 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pleasant Plains in?
Independence County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pleasant Plains?
$59,531. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,800. Median gross rent is $1,000 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Pleasant Plains in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Pleasant Plains appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pleasant Plains, town of, community 050484, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pleasant Plains figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Independence County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pleasant Plains.
Is zoning published for Pleasant Plains?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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