Moving to Pleasant Plains, Arkansas

Population: 267. Estimated population in July 2024: 271 (+1.5% change)
Males: 136 (50.9%), Females: 131 (49.1%)

Independence County

Zip code: 72568

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $22,188
Median house value: $51,800

Population by Race

Races in Pleasant Plains:

• White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
• Hispanic (4.9%)
• American Indian (2.6%)
• Other race (2.2%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)

Ancestries: United States (30.7%), Irish (7.5%), German (3.7%), English (3.0%).

Elevation: 605 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Plains

• High school or higher: 62.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Plains town

• Never married: 8.4%
• Now married: 67.4%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 13.5%
• Divorced: 9.0%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Plains:

• WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BATESVILLE, AR)
• CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SEARCY, AR)
• WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; SEARCY, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pleasant Plains:

• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 57 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
• ADAMS FIELD (about 71 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
• MEMPHIS INTL (about 121 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Plains:

• BATESVILLE REGIONAL (about 12 miles; BATESVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: BVX)
• BALD KNOB MUNI (about 19 miles; BALD KNOB, AR; Abbreviation: M74)
• SEARCY MUNI (about 26 miles; SEARCY, AR; Abbreviation: SRC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Plains:

• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 37 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 59 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 75 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 92 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
• ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)

Schools

Public high school in Pleasant Plains:

• MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 292; Location: P.O. BOX 630; Grades: 07 – 12)