Plain, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Plain is a Census village of 780 people across 0.91 square miles of land, in Sauk County. Median household income is $96,000, 78.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $733,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plain
What Plain is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land858
- County holding the largest share of its areaSauk 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.
Plain
How many people live in Plain
- Population780
- Median age39.7
- Population under 18191 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1824.5 percent
- Population 65 and over134 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households318
- Family households225
- Share of households that are families70.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plain
Income and work in Plain
- Median household income$96,000
- Per capita income$52,777 plus or minus $11,347
- Civilian labor force482
- Employed474
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over540
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plain
Housing in Plain
- Housing units339
- Occupied units318
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied250
- Renter occupied68 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate78.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$234,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$893
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Single family units274
- Share single family80.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more65 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more19.2 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plain
How Plain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute424
- Commuting under 15 minutes132 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more185 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plain
SBA loans in Plain (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$733,700
- Average approval$733,700
- Median approval$733,700
- Largest approval$733,700
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plain, 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.
Plain
Flood risk in Plain
- NFIP communityVillage of Plain
- NFIP community number550400
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/20/13
The Village of Plain participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550400 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.
Sauk County, not Plain
Sauk County context, not Plain figures
- Establishments in Sauk County1,876
- Covered employment, Sauk County36,498
- Average annual pay, Sauk County$50,177
- Housing units permitted, Sauk County539
Every figure in this section is published for Sauk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Plain.
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Plain, Wisconsin?
780, in 318 households. Plain village covers 0.91 square miles of land, which is 858 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Plain in?
Sauk 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?
$96,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,200. Median gross rent is $893 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Plain businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $733,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $733,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plain, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Plain borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Plain. 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 Plain in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Plain appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Plain, village of, community 550400, 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 Plain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sauk 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.
Is zoning published for Plain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.