CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plainview

Nebraska · 1,358 residents · 1.08 sq mi

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Plainview is home to 1,358 people in Nebraska. The median age is 49.1, about 16 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $27,800. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 35%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 49.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,358

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 1,353 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

49.1

+13%vs 2000

vs 43.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(83)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(70)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.3%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.5%(142)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.6%(130)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(122)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(118)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.2%(207)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8413.8%(188)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.8%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,875

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,056 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,627

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,814 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,800

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$226

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $325 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(1,318)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(5)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(1,343)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.2%(118)

Asian origin

Hmong0.6%(8)

Ancestry

German51.7%(662)

Irish13.9%(178)

English3.9%(50)

Czech3.1%(40)

Swedish2.8%(36)

French2.7%(35)

Scottish2.7%(34)

Danish2.2%(28)

American2%(26)

Welsh1.9%(24)

Norwegian1.8%(23)

Polish1.6%(20)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.2%(15)

British1%(13)

Italian0.5%(6)

French Canadian0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.7%

−12.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(172)

Married49.2%(261)

Widowed2.6%(14)

Divorced15.7%(83)

Women 15+

Never married31%(168)

Married43.9%(238)

Widowed9.6%(52)

Divorced15.5%(84)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)15.6%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era3.9%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War28.6%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 77 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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