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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Plain View, NC compare?
| Figure | Plain View, NC |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 1,923 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 115 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.7 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 20.0% |
| Measure | Plain View, NC |
|---|---|
| Total population | 1,741±459 |
| Median age | 47.0±10.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4%±3.2 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 79.6%±9.1 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 13.2%±6.3 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 1.1%±1.9 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 0.5%±1.0 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 13.2%±7.2 pts |
| Median household income | $53,636±$38,265 |
| Per capita income | $29,157±$5,769 |
| People below the poverty line | 10.5%±6.4 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 16.4%±10.4 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $200,900±$59,229 |
| Median gross rent | $894±$386 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 56.0%±46.6 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 83.1%±10.2 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±5.2 pts |
| Worked from home | 3.6%±5.3 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 72.3%±13.6 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±6.5 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 35.0 min±12.4 |
| No health insurance coverage | 10.9%±7.5 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov