With 886 people, Pleasant Plains is a city in Illinois. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. This skews young, with a median age of 33.8. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $169,000, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,643, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pleasant Plains
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.3 → 33.8(−2.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.6% → 25.3%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share100.0% → 89.8%(−10.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)24.1%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.9%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.8%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 58 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
Pleasant Plains, decade by decade
Pleasant 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
688
$85,848
$123,364
19.6%
0.0
2000
777
$83,893
$155,023
15.3%
3.8
2010
802
$86,765
$161,408
22.0%
7.9
2020
808
$83,328
$133,324
25.6%
15.5
2024
886
$89,643
$169,000
25.3%
23.3
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.
