COMPARING TWO PLACES
Happy vs Plainview
PLACE A
Happy, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Plainview, Tennessee
Happy is 74% smaller than Plainview. Plainview earns more, with a median household income $8,652 higher. Plainview has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
HAPPYPLAINVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population5842,263−74% vs Plainview
Population density550355+195
Population growth-11.2%-3.1%−8.2 pts
Median age25.841.9−16.1
Male50.7%48.7%+2.0 pts
Female49.3%51.3%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born5.3%2.0%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.9%92.5%−22.7 pts
Black0.5%1.1%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.7%3.8%+23.9 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other1.5%2.6%−1.0 pts
Median household income$55,313$63,965−$8,652
Per capita income$20,172$27,011−$6,839
Poverty rate29.2%10.7%+18.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.361+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%12.2%+14.4 pts
Graduate degree14.0%5.2%+8.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%2.1%+5.1 pts
Labor force participation60.9%64.7%−3.8 pts
Median home value$91,800$168,500−$76,700
Median gross rent$1,102$869+$233
Owner-occupied82.7%75.0%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%13.8%+11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households84.6%35.0%+49.6 pts
Average commute24.433.1−8.7
Worked from home23.6%5.8%+17.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured40.5%16.1%+24.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025