COMPARING TWO PLACES
Matador vs Plainview
PLACE A
Matador, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Plainview, Tennessee
Matador is 75% smaller than Plainview. Matador earns more, with a median household income $5,535 higher.
MATADORPLAINVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population5552,263−75% vs Plainview
Population density426355+70
Population growth-6.3%-3.1%−3.2 pts
Median age44.641.9+2.7
Male54.5%48.7%+5.8 pts
Female45.5%51.3%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.0%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%92.5%−14.0 pts
Black8.5%1.1%+7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%3.8%+5.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.9%2.6%+1.3 pts
Median household income$69,500$63,965+$5,535
Per capita income$32,311$27,011+$5,300
Poverty rate15.7%10.7%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.361+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%12.2%+4.1 pts
Graduate degree5.0%5.2%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%2.1%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation61.6%64.7%−3.2 pts
Median home value$87,600$168,500−$80,900
Median gross rent$584$869−$285
Owner-occupied72.4%75.0%−2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.3%13.8%+20.5 pts
Rent-burdened households17.7%35.0%−17.3 pts
Average commute14.433.1−18.7
Worked from home9.3%5.8%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.5%16.1%+3.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025