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Plain City, OH

3,829 Population
3.1 square miles 1,248.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±4.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,012 ±$4,287 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: $44,770 ±$370
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$117,972 ±$27,248 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: $81,945 ±$776
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.5% ±2.3% (135  ±90) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 12.3% 260,120 (±0.3% / ±6,844)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.1 minutes ±1.2 (39,790  ±8,037) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 23.6 21,045,524 (±0.2 / ±215,071)
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,547 ±170 Number of households
  • the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 864,663 ±2,165
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (3,829  ±430) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 2.5 2,126,387 (±0 / ±625)
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7% ±7.6% (50  ±55) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 5.4% 28,677 (±0.3% / ±1,483)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ohio: 5.4% 144,308 (±0.1% / ±3,283)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,612 ±180 Number of housing units
  • the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 926,466 ±398
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$368,500 ±$31,345 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: $300,800 ±$2,290
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.5% ±4.6% (322  ±176.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 14.3% 307,565 (±0.3% / ±7,160)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.9% ±6.1% (2,509  ±330.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 92.2% 1,358,942 (±0.6% / ±9,028.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.5% ±6.7% (1,115  ±215) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 39.8% 586,713 (±0.4% / ±6,322.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±1.5% (64  ±57) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 10% 217,546
  • about one-third of the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 616,102
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.4% ±4.2% (294  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 5.9% 97,619 (±0.2% / ±2,856)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
294 Total veterans ±123 278 Male ±121 16 Female ±25

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