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Plain View, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Plain View is a Census CDP of 1,741 people across 16.65 square miles of land, in Sampson County. Median household income is $53,636, 83.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plain View
What Plain View is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area16.65 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land105 plus or minus 28
- County holding the largest share of its areaSampson 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 Plain View
- Population1,741 plus or minus 459
- Median age47.0 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18410 plus or minus 157
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over399 plus or minus 156
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households738 plus or minus 173
- Family households480 plus or minus 158
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent plus or minus 15.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Plain View
- Median household income$53,636 plus or minus $38,265
- Per capita income$29,157
- Civilian labor force788 plus or minus 284
- Employed659 plus or minus 247
- Unemployed129 plus or minus 98
- Unemployment rate16.4 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over1,183 plus or minus 306
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent plus or minus 32.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Plain View
- Housing units789 plus or minus 178
- Occupied units738 plus or minus 173
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 78
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied613 plus or minus 146
- Renter occupied125 plus or minus 87
- Ownership rate83.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$200,900 plus or minus $59,229
- Median gross rent, monthly$894 plus or minus $386
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Single family units595 plus or minus 183
- Share single family75.4 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes194 plus or minus 109
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Plain View gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute609 plus or minus 225
- Commuting under 15 minutes139 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.8 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more274 plus or minus 146
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.0 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Drove alone72.3 percent
- Carpooled20.4 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sampson County, not Plain View
Sampson County context, not Plain View figures
- Establishments in Sampson County1,014
- Covered employment, Sampson County17,090
- Average annual pay, Sampson County$49,873
- Housing units permitted, Sampson County189
Every figure in this section is published for Sampson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Plain View.
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
Plain View questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Plain View, North Carolina?
1,741, in 738 households. Plain View CDP covers 16.65 square miles of land, which is 105 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Plain View in?
Sampson 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 Plain View?
$53,636. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,900. Median gross rent is $894 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 Plain View figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sampson 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 Plain View.
Is zoning published for Plain View?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.