Plains, PA Demographic Data
Plains, PA Summary
Plains is located in Luzerne County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 4,021
- Area: 1.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 3,143.86 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 655.18 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Plains, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,812
50%
50.8
Male
1,803
50%
49.2
Total Population
3,615
323,128,000
Plains, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
190
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
108
3.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
171
4.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
42
1.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
166
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
485
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
331
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
533
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
374
10.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
302
8.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
463
12.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
261
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
189
5.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,126
86.5%
77.2
Female
1,548
49.5%
51.3
Male
1,578
50.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,055
84.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,140
31.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
913
25.3%
15.2
Female
526
57.6%
55.8
Male
387
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Plains, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,585
99.2%
96.8
White
3,491
96.6%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
81
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
24
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
26
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
31
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
30
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
42
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
13
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
29
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,573
98.8%
82.2
Plains, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
75
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
150
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,351
46.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
538
18.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
237
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
349
11.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
238
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
225
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,713
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
587
20.0%
31.2
Plains, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
914
29.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,345
42.8%
47.5
Divorced
392
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
101
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
394
12.5
5.8%
Plains, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,276
95.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
149
4.4%
21.6%
Spanish
21
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
102
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
26
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Plains, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
90
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
83
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
408
22.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
172
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
300
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
342
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
239
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
169
9.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
20
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
43,661
57,617
Per capita income
27,503
31,128
Plains, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
214
11.4%
9.8
Construction
106
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
481
25.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
127
6.7%
6.6
Information
78
4.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
133
7.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
86
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
101
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
100
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
251
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
156
8.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
45
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
155
8.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
557
29.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
289
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
493
26.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
389
20.7%
18.1%
Plains, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,806
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,487
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
219
12.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.3%
5.1
Walked
15
0.8%
2.7
Other means
24
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
55
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.0
26.6
Plains, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
207
11.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
828
45.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
608
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
195
10.6%
21.0
Plains, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,838
92.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,207
65.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
631
34.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
152
7.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Plains, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,990
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
6
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
95
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
264
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
351
17.6%
19.8
6 rooms
791
39.7%
17.8
7 rooms
162
8.1%
12.0
8 rooms
164
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
157
7.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Plains, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,990
1-unit, detached
1,205
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
335
16.8%
5.9
2-units
255
12.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
104
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
64
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
6
0.3%
0.1
Plains, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,092
54.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
170
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
270
13.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
104
5.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
113
5.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
47
2.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
151
7.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
26
1.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Plains, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,234
67.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
290
15.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
261
14.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
47
2.6%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Plains, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
569
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
0.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
60
10.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
217
38.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
288
50.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
295
51.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
59
10.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
3.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
2.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
179
31.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Plains, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
567
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
1.1%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
2.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
121
21.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
426
75.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
64
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
109
19.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
66
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
100
18.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
92
16.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
64
11.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
118
21.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
82
0.0%
0.0%
Plains, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,207
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
96
8.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
587
48.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
260
21.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
179
14.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
70
5.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
94,400
205,000
