COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kress vs Plainview
PLACE A
Kress, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Plainview, Tennessee
Kress is 75% smaller than Plainview. Plainview earns more, with a median household income $33,608 higher. Plainview has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -17%).
KRESSPLAINVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population5692,263−75% vs Plainview
Population density1,022355+666
Population growth-16.6%-3.1%−13.6 pts
Median age44.741.9+2.8
Male54.0%48.7%+5.4 pts
Female46.0%51.3%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born14.0%2.0%+12.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.7%92.5%−69.8 pts
Black1.7%1.1%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino73.7%3.8%+69.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.9%2.6%−0.7 pts
Median household income$30,357$63,965−$33,608
Per capita income$16,756$27,011−$10,255
Poverty rate38.0%10.7%+27.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.361+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%12.2%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree3.5%5.2%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%2.1%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation54.4%64.7%−10.3 pts
Median home value$87,600$168,500−$80,900
Median gross rent$770$869−$99
Owner-occupied88.1%75.0%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.2%13.8%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%35.0%+3.7 pts
Average commute17.833.1−15.3
Worked from home0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured22.6%16.1%+6.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025