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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Plains is $28,088, which is about the same as the state average of $28,912 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Plains median household income is $41,484. On average Plains residents spend 17.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #469

Plains, PA	28,088 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Plains, PA	31,076 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Plains, PA	31,215 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Plains, PA	30,784 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1173

Plains, PA	41,484 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Plains, PA	53,808 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Plains, PA	2.41%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Plains, PA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Plains, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.80%	$19,799, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.57%	$16,242, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.23%	$662, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.72%	$12,464, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Plains, PA	53,031 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Plains, PA	62,360 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Plains, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$40,898, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Asian	$50,313, see rank	$65,319	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Plains, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$7,381, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,823, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,125, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$33,558, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Plains, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,521, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	1,681, 47.74%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,078, 64.13%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,078, 64.13%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,003, 93.04%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	75, 6.96%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	603, 35.87%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	1,840, 52.26%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,025, 55.71%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,025, 55.71%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	875, 85.37%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	150, 14.63%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	815, 44.29%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Plains, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,817, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,415, 77.88%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	265, 14.58%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.33%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	37, 2.04%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	46, 2.53%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	48, 2.64%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Plains, PA	17.0 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Plains, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,878	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	1,003, 53.41%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	232, 23.13%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	259, 25.82%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	185, 18.44%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	58, 5.78%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	217, 21.64%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	875, 46.59%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	346, 39.54%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	154, 17.60%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	287, 32.80%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58, 6.63%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Plains, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,878, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 0.53%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	128, 6.82%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	194, 10.33%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	23, 1.22%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	300, 15.97%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	100, 5.32%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	30, 1.60%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	109, 5.80%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	63, 3.35%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	559, 29.77%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	194, 10.33%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	123, 6.55%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	45, 2.40%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Plains, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	468	11.66%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	106	8.96%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.