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Population (year 2000): 777. Estimated
population in July 2005: 738 (-5.0% change)
Males: 370 (47.6%), Females: 407 (52.4%)
Sangamon County
Zip code:
62677
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $46,053 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,100 (year 2000)
Races in Pleasant Plains:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (37.2%), English (13.9%),
Irish (11.2%), United States (7.6%), Polish (2.7%), Scotch-Irish
(2.4%).
Elevation: 615 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Plains
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pleasant Plains village
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Plains:
- ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- ANDREW MCFARLAND MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 21 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pleasant Plains:
- CAPITAL (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 69 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Plains:
- JACKSONVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL;
ID: IJX)
- HAVANA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; HAVANA, IL; ID:
9I0)
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 32 miles;
PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
Amtrak station near Pleasant Plains:
- 20 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pleasant Plains:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 24
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
Public high school in Pleasant Plains:
- PLEASANT PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 395;
Location: PO BOX 320; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pleasant Plains:
- FARMINGDALE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 535;
Location: 2473 N FARMINGDALE; Grades: PK - 04)
- PLEASANT PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 374;
Location: 2455 N FARMINGDALE; Grades: 05 - 08)
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