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The Plains, VA

273 Population
0.3 square miles 989.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±11.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$34,654 ±$10,816 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $59,587 ±$337
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $47,210 ±$250
$108,250 ±$26,932 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $119,803 ±$706
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $87,249 ±$428

9.5% ±11.2% (26  ±35) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.7% 483,993 (±0.2% / ±10,114)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 10% 836,686 (±0.2% / ±13,817)

26.7 minutes ±25 (3,870  ±2,475) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33.7 91,478,190 (±0.1 / ±462,490)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 27.9 102,838,440 (±0.1 / ±510,749)

Families

93 ±46 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,361,858 ±4,124
  • Virginia: 3,289,776 ±7,149
2.9 ±1.3 (273  ±181) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.7 6,252,458
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,387,705

1.1% ±4.2% (1  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,767 (±0.1% / ±2,172)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,601 (±0.1% / ±2,603)

Housing

101 ±50 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,500,311 ±409
  • Virginia: 3,625,285 ±444

$437,500 ±$70,455 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $513,300 ±$2,492
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Virginia: $339,800 ±$1,199

6.6% ±5.9% (18  ±20) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 14% 879,844 (±0.2% / ±11,346.4)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 14% 1,195,825 (±0.2% / ±13,298.2)

Social

80.6% ±55.2% (141  ±60) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.7% 3,989,829 (±0.4% / ±15,926)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.1% 5,393,325 (±0.3% / ±19,092.4)
29.1% ±11.8% (51  ±34.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53% 2,305,743 (±0.3% / ±11,794.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 41% 2,424,822 (±0.2% / ±12,462.2)

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

15.8% ±19.8% (43  ±61) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 23.2% 1,469,883
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,089,605

4.7% ±3.8% (10  ±10) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.6% 370,649 (±0.1% / ±4,223)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 654,068 (±0.1% / ±5,127)
10 Total veterans ±10 7 Male ±8 3 Female ±5

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