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The Plains, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
The Plains is a Census town of 164 people across 0.28 square miles of land, in Fauquier County. Median household income is $84,375, 34.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
The Plains
What The Plains is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.28 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land594 plus or minus 279
- County holding the largest share of its areaFauquier 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
- Population164 plus or minus 77
- Median age45.6 plus or minus 14.6
- Population under 1821 plus or minus 17
- Share under 1812.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over16 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over9.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Households69 plus or minus 28
- Family households40 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families58.0 percent plus or minus 21.5
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$84,375 plus or minus $46,381
- Per capita income$47,179 plus or minus $16,592
- Civilian labor force117 plus or minus 56
- Employed116 plus or minus 55
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over124 plus or minus 54
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent plus or minus 52.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.8 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.4 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
The Plains
Housing in The Plains
- Housing units97 plus or minus 38
- Occupied units69 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate28.9 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Owner occupied24 plus or minus 15
- Renter occupied45 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate34.8 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$555,600 plus or minus $231,536
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,323
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units81 plus or minus 35
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more16.5 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1956
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 commute78 plus or minus 37
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.3 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.0 percent plus or minus 29.4
- Drove alone63.2 percent plus or minus 42.2
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home31.6 percent plus or minus 19.5
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$30,000
- Average approval$30,000
- Median approval$30,000
- Largest approval$30,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term103 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in The Plains, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
The Plains
Flood risk in The Plains
- NFIP communityTown of The Plains
- NFIP community number510244
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/25/24
The Town of The Plains does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510244 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.
Fauquier County, not The Plains
Fauquier County context, not The Plains figures
- Establishments in Fauquier County2,015
- Covered employment, Fauquier County23,810
- Average annual pay, Fauquier County$65,376
- Housing units permitted, Fauquier County286
Every figure in this section is published for Fauquier County as a whole and is not a measurement of The 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
The Plains questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in The Plains, Virginia?
164, in 69 households. The Plains town covers 0.28 square miles of land, which is 594 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?
Fauquier 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?
$84,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $555,600. Median gross rent is $1,323 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 totaling $30,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $30,000. 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 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is The Plains in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. The Plains appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as The Plains, town of, community 510244, 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 The Plains figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fauquier 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?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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