CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plainwell

Michigan · 4,057 residents · 2.08 sq mi

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Plainwell is home to 4,057 people in Michigan. Median home value sits at $49,000. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.4% of people here. Median household income is $27,330, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,057

+3%vs 2000

vs 3,933 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(323)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(244)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(297)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(268)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(702)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(585)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(374)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(280)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(303)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(254)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(84)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,330

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,590 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,761

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,982 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.4%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,000

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$357

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $502 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.5%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

35.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(3,780)

Black0.5%(18)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(65)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(3,995)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(19)

Asian0.5%(22)

Other1%(40)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9%(338)

Central American0.5%(18)

Guatemalan0.5%(18)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(8)

Ancestry

German22.7%(853)

English12.3%(463)

Dutch9.1%(344)

Irish8.9%(336)

American5.7%(215)

Polish5.3%(198)

Scottish3.3%(125)

Italian3.2%(121)

French2.5%(95)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(86)

Swedish1.4%(51)

French Canadian1.3%(50)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1%(36)

Greek0.6%(23)

Canadian0.6%(21)

Welsh0.3%(13)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married42.8%(746)

Married40.8%(711)

Widowed3.1%(54)

Divorced13.2%(230)

Women 15+

Never married24%(371)

Married43.4%(670)

Widowed16%(247)

Divorced16.5%(255)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−11.7 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

−11.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.9%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 80.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.1%

+10.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% 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)35.6%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(50)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.7%(73)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 264 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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