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The Plains CDP, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
The Plains CDP is a Census CDP of 2,748 people across 2.28 square miles of land, in Athens County. Median household income is $59,688, 54.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $414,000.
66 sourced place values · tier FULL · 7 sections · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency
The Plains
What The Plains is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.28 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,205
- County holding the largest share of its areaAthens 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.
The Plains
How many people live in The Plains
- Population2,748
- Median age59.4
- Population under 18202 plus or minus 115
- Share under 187.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,010 plus or minus 325
- Share 65 and over36.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Households1,555 plus or minus 339
- Family households727 plus or minus 188
- Share of households that are families46.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
The Plains
Income and work in The Plains
- Median household income$59,688 plus or minus $13,694
- Per capita income$38,575
- Civilian labor force1,105 plus or minus 267
- Employed1,060 plus or minus 267
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over2,329
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
The Plains
Housing in The Plains
- Housing units1,625 plus or minus 355
- Occupied units1,555 plus or minus 339
- Vacant units70 plus or minus 80
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied843 plus or minus 291
- Renter occupied712 plus or minus 247
- Ownership rate54.2 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$233,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$971
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units928 plus or minus 304
- Share single family57.1 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Units in buildings of two or more593 plus or minus 256
- Share in buildings of two or more36.5 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Mobile homes104 plus or minus 71
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
The Plains
How The Plains gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute945 plus or minus 257
- Commuting under 15 minutes414 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.8 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more251 plus or minus 150
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Drove alone64.0 percent
- Carpooled25.5 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home8.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
The Plains
SBA loans in The Plains (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$414,000
- Average approval$414,000
- Median approval$414,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$414,000
- Largest approval$414,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Athens County, not The Plains
Athens County context, not The Plains figures
These are Athens County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as The Plains measurements.
- Establishments in Athens County1,030
- Employment at those establishments, Athens County13,467
- Covered employment, Athens County21,207
- Average annual pay, Athens County$50,117
- Average weekly wage, Athens County$964
- Housing units permitted, Athens County6
- Of those, single family, Athens County4
- County product, 2024, Athens County$2,745,183,000
- County product change over the prior year, Athens County5.6 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Athens County$42,653
Every figure in this section is published for Athens County as a whole and is not a measurement of The Plains. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
The Plains questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in The Plains, Ohio?
2,748, in 1,555 households. The Plains CDP covers 2.28 square miles of land, which is 1,205 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is The Plains in?
Athens 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 The Plains?
$59,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $233,500. Median gross rent is $971 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to The Plains businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totalling $414,000, across 1 lenders, median approval $414,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in The Plains, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to The Plains borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for The Plains. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page The Plains figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Athens 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 The Plains.
Is zoning published for The Plains?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.