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Pleasant Plains, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Pleasant Plains is a Census village of 886 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Sangamon County. Median household income is $89,643, 83.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $117,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pleasant Plains
What Pleasant Plains is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land664
- County holding the largest share of its areaSangamon 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
- Population886
- Median age33.8
- Population under 18241 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1827.2 percent
- Population 65 and over148 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent
- Households350
- Family households235
- Share of households that are families67.1 percent
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$89,643
- Per capita income$37,616
- Civilian labor force477 plus or minus 102
- Employed457 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over586
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pleasant Plains
- Housing units388
- Occupied units350
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied292
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate83.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$169,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,079
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent
- Single family units354
- Share single family91.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute430 plus or minus 96
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more164 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.1 percent
- Drove alone74.2 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Pleasant Plains (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$117,400
- Average approval$58,700
- Median approval$58,700
- Largest approval$104,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Plains, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Pleasant Plains
- NFIP communityVillage of Pleasant Plains
- NFIP community number170798
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/07
The Village of Pleasant Plains participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170798 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.
Sangamon County, not Pleasant Plains
Sangamon County context, not Pleasant Plains figures
- Establishments in Sangamon County4,925
- Covered employment, Sangamon County134,376
- Average annual pay, Sangamon County$69,350
- Housing units permitted, Sangamon County191
Every figure in this section is published for Sangamon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pleasant Plains.
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.
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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, Illinois?
886, in 350 households. Pleasant Plains village covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 664 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?
Sangamon 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?
$89,643. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,000. Median gross rent is $1,079 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pleasant Plains businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $117,400 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $58,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Plains, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pleasant Plains borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pleasant Plains. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pleasant Plains in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pleasant Plains appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pleasant Plains, village of, community 170798, 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 Sangamon 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.