Plains, KS
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Plains, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,492. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
Source:
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PLAINS-KS · Plains, KS 1 ZIPs · 1,492 pop · #12083/25278 · Meade County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $72,760
- RANK-MID #12083/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Meade
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 75% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,492
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $155,200
Nearest income peer: Meade, KS (+ $3,169 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Plains
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Plains on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Fowler · lowest
Fowler · lowest
$56,071 median HH income
- Plains · this city
Plains · this city
$72,760 median HH income
- Meade · highest
Meade · highest
$75,929 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Plains, KS sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 48%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,492
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $72,760
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 67869 (1,492 residents). Household income $72,760 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Plains as a pure owner town.
Within Kansas, Leavenworth is the closest lower-income city and Cunningham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Plains.
ZIP Codes in Plains, KS
These ZIP codes sit in Meade County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Plains. See the Meade County roll-up →
Plains lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Meade County: Meade earns more and Fowler earns less. Fowler marks the far end of that range at $56,071, 23% below Plains.
| ZIP Code | Population | Density | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67869 | 1,492 | 2 | America/Chicago |
On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Plains, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.