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Plains, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Plains is a Census city of 1,171 people across 1.00 square miles of land, in Meade County. Median household income is $71,136, 72.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plains
What Plains is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,172
- County holding the largest share of its areaMeade 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.
Plains
How many people live in Plains
- Population1,171
- Median age26.6
- Population under 18393 plus or minus 81
- Share under 1833.6 percent
- Population 65 and over100 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over8.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Households388
- Family households275 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plains
Income and work in Plains
- Median household income$71,136
- Per capita income$27,625
- Civilian labor force565
- Employed549
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over617
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plains
Housing in Plains
- Housing units471
- Occupied units388
- Vacant units83 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate17.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied282 plus or minus 67
- Renter occupied106 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate72.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$778
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent
- Single family units368
- Share single family78.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more4.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plains
How Plains gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute513
- Commuting under 15 minutes310 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more99 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone79.7 percent
- Carpooled16.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meade County, not Plains
Meade County context, not Plains figures
- Establishments in Meade County124
- Covered employment, Meade County1,544
- Average annual pay, Meade County$52,614
- Housing units permitted, Meade County0
Every figure in this section is published for Meade County as a whole and is not a measurement of 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.
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
Plains questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Plains, Kansas?
1,171, in 388 households. Plains city covers 1.00 square miles of land, which is 1,172 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Plains in?
Meade 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 Plains?
$71,136. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,400. Median gross rent is $778 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Plains figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Meade 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 Plains.
Is zoning published for Plains?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.