Plainview is home to 550 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. The median age is 49.1, about 10 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $111,200, having roughly tripled since 2000. Median rent is $425 a month. 2% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,329, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Plainview
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants74.7% → 57.9%(−16.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age32.6 → 49.1(+16.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share100.0% → 95.5%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Plainview, decade by decade
Plainview population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
693
$37,002
$54,002
5.8%
0.0
2000
755
$48,425
$70,498
7.9%
16.7
2010
608
$54,899
$92,788
10.4%
6.3
2020
467
$45,019
$83,873
6.0%
21.3
2024
550
$45,329
$111,200
9.2%
10.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
