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  1. Plains Legal Resources
  2. Plains Statistics
  3. Plains Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Plains Employment Information
  5. Plains Family Information
  6. Plains Education Information
  7. Plains Public Benefits Information
  8. Plains Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Plains Legal Resources Back to top

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Virginia State Resources
Virginia Website
Virginia Governor
Virginia Legislature
Virginia Courts
Virginia Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Plains Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,880
  • Land Area (2000): 573.018 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.128 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,761
Plains Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 295 3.34%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 610 6.91%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,917 89.74%

Plains Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plains Employment Information Back to top
Plains Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 533 20.44%
2. Food Manufacturing 336 12.89%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 275 10.55%
4. Repair and Maintenance 135 5.18%
5. Truck Transportation 134 5.14%
6. Educational Services 129 4.95%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 93 3.57%
8. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 77 2.95%
9. Public Administration 69 2.65%
10. Metal Manufactuing 67 2.57%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 65 2.49%
12. Printing and Related Manufacturing 59 2.26%
13. Wood Manufacturing 48 1.84%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 37 1.42%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 35 1.34%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 34 1.30%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 31 1.19%
18. Utilities 23 0.88%
19. Health Care 22 0.84%
20. Finance and Insurance 21 0.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 281 14.12%
2. Food Manufacturing 217 10.90%
3. Educational Services 206 10.35%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 143 7.19%
5. Finance and Insurance 102 5.13%
6. Public Administration 91 4.57%
7. Apparel Manufacturing 82 4.12%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 81 4.07%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 74 3.72%
10. Social Assistance 74 3.72%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 69 3.47%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 47 2.36%
13. Department and Other General Stores 40 2.01%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 36 1.81%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 30 1.51%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 30 1.51%
17. Repair and Maintenance 26 1.31%
18. Construction 25 1.26%
19. Printing and Related Manufacturing 24 1.21%
20. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 21 1.06%

Plains Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 268 10.28%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 209 8.02%
3. Other Production Occupations 160 6.14%
4. Farmers and Farm Managers 138 5.29%
5. Carpenters 133 5.10%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 128 4.91%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 127 4.87%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 118 4.53%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 84 3.22%
10. Agricultural Workers 80 3.07%
11. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 77 2.95%
12. Other Construction Trades 76 2.92%
13. Electricians 74 2.84%
14. Top Executives 68 2.61%
15. Construction Laborers 66 2.53%
16. Other Sales and Related Occupations 60 2.30%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 52 1.99%
18. Other Management Occupations 50 1.92%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 47 1.80%
20. Printing Workers 45 1.73%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 136 6.83%
2. Other Production Occupations 133 6.68%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 91 4.57%
4. Secretaries and Admins 91 4.57%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 71 3.57%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 70 3.52%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 67 3.37%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 67 3.37%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 67 3.37%
10. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 64 3.22%
11. Registered Nurses 56 2.81%
12. Cashiers 54 2.71%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 49 2.46%
14. Agricultural Workers 47 2.36%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 47 2.36%
16. Personal Appearance Workers 46 2.31%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 46 2.31%
18. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 44 2.21%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 41 2.06%
20. Farmers and Farm Managers 40 2.01%

Plains Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,199 60.86%
15-35 hours 712 10.32%
1-14 hours 154 2.23%
No regular hours 1,835 26.59%

Plains Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 337 7.86%
5 AM-5:29 AM 252 5.88%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 259 6.04%
6 AM-6:29 AM 446 10.41%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 526 12.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM 543 12.67%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 614 14.33%
8 AM-8:29 AM 364 8.49%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 152 3.55%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 125 2.92%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 44 1.03%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 24 0.56%
Noon-3:59 PM 243 5.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM 357 8.33%

Plains Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 160 3.73%
5-9 418 9.75%
10-14 508 11.85%
15-19 611 14.26%
20-24 662 15.45%
25-29 393 9.17%
30-34 660 15.40%
35-39 97 2.26%
40-44 164 3.83%
45-59 355 8.28%
60-89 172 4.01%
At least 90 86 2.01%

Plains Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,752 64.21%
30-44 0 0.00% 921 21.49%
45-59 0 0.00% 355 8.28%
At least 60 7 0.16% 251 5.86%

Plains Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2 0.04%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 555 12.25%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,681 81.22%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 4 0.09%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 7 0.15%
Color 6 Box Walked 37 0.82%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 246 5.43%

Plains Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plains Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,403 (8,796 people)
Families (2000): 2,568 (7,535 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,123
People at same address in 1995: 5,520
Plains Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 273 8.02%
$10,000-$14,999 185 5.44%
$15,000-$19,999 233 6.85%
$20,000-$24,999 305 8.96%
$25,000-$29,999 276 8.11%
$30,000-$34,999 264 7.76%
$35,000-$39,999 255 7.49%
$40,000-$44,999 278 8.17%
$45,000-$49,999 220 6.46%
$50,000-$59,999 390 11.46%
$60,000-$74,999 310 9.11%
$75,000-$99,999 220 6.46%
$100,000-$124,999 125 3.67%
$125,000-$149,999 18 0.53%
$150,000-$199,999 19 0.56%
$200,000 or more 32 0.94%

Plains Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 614 18.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,148 34.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 119 3.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 684 20.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 496 14.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 189 5.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 59 1.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 36 1.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.03%

Plains Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,913 30.80%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,200 12.69%
Public Assistance 64 0.68%
Retirement 437 4.62%
Self Employment 544 5.75%
Social Security 1,000 10.57%
Supplemental Security 134 1.42%
Wage / Salary 2,816 29.78%
Other 349 3.69%

Plains Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,216 59.58%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 825 40.42%

Plains Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 324 9.17%
Color 1 Box Married 2,250 63.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 854 24.17%
Color 3 Box Widowed 105 2.97%

Plains Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 250 7.11%
Color 1 Box Married 2,201 62.56%
Color 2 Box Never Married 685 19.47%
Color 3 Box Widowed 382 10.86%

Plains Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plains Education Information Back to top
Plains Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 876 13.10%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,410 21.09%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,709 40.51%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 811 12.13%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 252 3.77%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 416 6.22%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 213 3.19%

Plains Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 94 1.06% 42 0.47% 136 1.53%
Kindergarten 153 1.72% 10 0.11% 163 1.84%
Grades 1-4 442 4.98% 50 0.56% 492 5.54%
Grades 5-8 383 4.31% 29 0.33% 412 4.64%
Grades 9-12 474 5.34% 23 0.26% 497 5.60%
Undergrad college 137 1.54% 34 0.38% 171 1.93%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 9 0.10% 9 0.10%
Total 1,683 18.95% 197 2.22% 1,880 21.17%

Plains Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plains Public Benefits Information Back to top
Plains Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,049 91.99%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 701 8.01%

Plains Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plains Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Plains Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,137 12.80%
10-19 Years 1,181 13.30%
20-29 Years 932 10.50%
30-39 Years 1,348 15.18%
40-49 Years 1,430 16.10%
50-59 Years 1,214 13.67%
60-69 Years 826 9.30%
70-79 Years 595 6.70%
80-89 Years 192 2.16%
90+ Years 25 0.28%

Plains Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,484 50.50%
Color 1 Box Female 4,396 49.50%

Plains Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,628 97.16%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 147 1.66%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 37 0.42%
Color 1 Box African-American 24 0.27%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 19 0.21%
Color 2 Box Asian 15 0.17%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.03%

Plains Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,191 36.79%
2. United States Or American 1,774 29.79%
3. Irish 491 8.25%
4. English 458 7.69%
5. French Non-Basque 180 3.02%
6. Scotch Irish 124 2.08%
7. Dutch 116 1.95%
8. Italian 114 1.91%
9. Welsh 88 1.48%
10. European 61 1.02%

Plains Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,976 96.53%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 126 1.52%
3. German 55 0.67%
4. Arabic 43 0.52%
5. French 32 0.39%
6. Other Asian 15 0.18%
7. Russian 9 0.11%
8. Other Native North American 4 0.05%
9. Korean 3 0.04%

Plains Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,710 98.73%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 44 0.50%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 68 0.77%

Plains Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Plains Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.