Moving to The Plains, Virginia
Population: 266. Estimated population in July 2024: 287 (+7.9% change)
Males: 127 (47.7%), Females: 139 (52.3%)
Fauquier County
Zip code: 20198
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $43,750
Median house value: $138,400
Population by Race
Races in The Plains:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
- Black (10.2%)
Ancestries: United States (42.9%), German (13.5%), Scottish (13.2%), English (11.3%), Irish (10.2%), Italian (7.9%).
Elevation: 605 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in The Plains
- High school or higher: 62.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 1.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in The Plains town
- Never married: 31.1%
- Now married: 44.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 10.4%
4.5% Foreign born (3.8% Europe, 0.8% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +46 (+20.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near The Plains:
- PRINCE WILLIAM HOSP (about 22 miles; MANASSAS, VA)
- LOUDOUN HOSPITAL CENTER, LANSDOWNE (about 25 miles; LEESBURG, VA)
- PIEDMONT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles; LEESBURG, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to The Plains:
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 52 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 58 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to The Plains:
- WARRENTON-FAUQUIER (about 20 miles; WARRENTON, VA; Abbreviation: W66)
- LEESBURG EXECUTIVE (about 21 miles; LEESBURG, VA; Abbreviation: JYO)
- MANASSAS REGIONAL/HARRY P. DAVIS FIELD (about 22 miles; MANASSAS, VA; Abbreviation: HEF)
Amtrak station near The Plains:
- 13 miles: WARRENTON (RTS. 29/15/17 SOUTH) – Bus Station. Services: public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to The Plains:
- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; FAIRFAX, VA; Full-time enrollment: 16,564)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 40 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
- MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,731)
- MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 11,829)
Private high school in The Plains:
- WAKEFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: PO BOX 107; Grades: PK – 12)