Plainview is a city of 25,982 people in New York. Households here earn about 121% more than in New York as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. The median household earns $189,906, about 131% above the national median. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $3,392 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $189,906, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Plainview
What changed most since 1990
Asian share2.7% → 22.4%(+19.7 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree38.7% → 68.4%(+29.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.4% → 69.3%(−26.1 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)12.6%(61)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.2%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.5%(211)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.7%(76)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 485 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
26,207
$158,633
$554,176
38.7%
11.2
2000
25,637
$164,913
$530,648
48.3%
19.8
2010
26,217
$169,595
$809,196
56.0%
36.3
2020
27,100
$189,832
$742,131
67.0%
57.0
2024
25,982
$189,906
$796,300
68.4%
58.2
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.
