Plains, Georgia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	658
Male Share of the Population	37.7%
Female Share of the Population	62.3%
Senior Citizens	37.5%
Employed Population 16+	124
Age of the Population	56

Families

% of people married	23.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.9%
Median Earnings25+	$24,375
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$18,125

Wealth

Median Family Income	$31,719
% Above Poverty Level	67.1%
% Below Poverty Level	32.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	2.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.7%
Median Gross Rent	$685
Median House Value	$63,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	47.9%
English	5.5%
Irish	5.3%
German	3.8%
Polish	2.7%
French Except Basque	0.5%
Italian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
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Plains Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sumter County
Standard Zip Codes	31780
Phone Area Codes	229
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	32.03
Approximate Longitude	-84.39

Plains Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PLAINS SW GA EXP STN
Distance	1.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 57 F
Apr Temp	50 to 76 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	50 to 78 F
Annual Precip	49.3 inches

Station	AMERICUS 3 SW
Distance	6.5 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 57 F
Apr Temp	49 to 77 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	52 to 78 F
Annual Precip	49 inches

Station	LUMPKIN 2 SE
Distance	22.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 56 F
Apr Temp	47 to 75 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	50 to 76 F
Annual Precip	49.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Americus	15,659	$40,701
Bronwood	271	$35,000
Ellaville	1,788	$28,750
Parrott	139	$48,750
Smithville	683	$32,109

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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