Plains is home to 750 people in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Households here earn about 50% less than in Georgia as a whole. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Households take in $38,294 at the median, 53% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,294, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 228%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Plains
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$74,882 → $254,900(+240%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.9% → 15.6%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate25.0% → 16.1%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)76.9%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.4%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.7%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 26 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Plains, decade by decade
Plains population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
682
$40,602
$74,882
11.9%
62.9
2000
637
$48,673
$77,785
13.5%
63.2
2010
776
$38,397
$94,370
8.3%
69.8
2020
573
$40,831
$248,226
14.2%
67.2
2024
750
$38,294
$254,900
15.6%
66.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
