CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pleasant Plains

Illinois · 688 residents · 1.34 sq mi

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Pleasant Plains is a city of 688 people in Illinois. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $51,400. The median age is 36.3, about 3 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.0% of locals. The population has fallen 11% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

688

−11%vs 2000

vs 777 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024886

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(45)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(29)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(102)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(94)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(88)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(82)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,769

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,053 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,435

−28%vs 2000

vs $18,714 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.0%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,400

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $554 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.0%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.2% in 2000

17.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(765)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(4)

Asian0.4%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(688)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.8%(16)

Ecuadorian1.8%(16)

Ancestry

German26.4%(234)

English18.6%(165)

Irish15.2%(135)

American6.8%(60)

Norwegian1.7%(15)

French1.1%(10)

Italian1.1%(10)

Polish1.1%(10)

Croatian1%(9)

Welsh1%(9)

Scottish0.9%(8)

Danish0.7%(6)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.5%(4)

Arab0.3%(3)

Lebanese0.3%(3)

Austrian0.3%(3)

British0.3%(3)

Lithuanian0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

Slovak0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.6%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.8%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+81%vs 2000

vs 14.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.3%(98)

Married56.7%(183)

Widowed1.5%(5)

Divorced11.5%(37)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(113)

Married52.2%(193)

Widowed5.7%(21)

Divorced11.6%(43)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 87.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.9%

+10.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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