Plainwell is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,740 people and three associated neighborhoods, Plainwell is the 239th largest community in Michigan.Plainwell is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Plainwell is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plainwell who work in sales jobs (15.82%), office and administrative support (10.23%), and food service (9.28%). In terms of college education, Plainwell is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.27% of adults 25 and older in Plainwell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Plainwell in 2022 was $26,753, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,012 for a family of four. However, Plainwell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plainwell is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plainwell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plainwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Plainwell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plainwell include German, English, Dutch, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Plainwell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
