COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plains vs Brownfield
PLACE A
Plains, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brownfield, Texas
Plains is 85% smaller than Brownfield. Plains earns more, with a median household income $34,835 higher.
PLAINSBROWNFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3238,762−85% vs Brownfield
Population density8831,346−462
Population growth-8.5%-7.5%−1.0 pts
Median age32.437.9−5.5
Male41.9%55.4%−13.5 pts
Female58.1%44.6%+13.5 pts
Foreign-born14.2%7.0%+7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.4%29.8%+6.7 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino44.9%65.0%−20.2 pts
Asian5.7%0.1%+5.6 pts
Other13.0%1.2%+11.7 pts
Median household income$76,985$42,150+$34,835
Per capita income$33,662$23,518+$10,144
Poverty rate15.5%21.2%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%7.7%+3.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%5.1%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation64.4%55.6%+8.9 pts
Median home value$133,300$100,600+$32,700
Median gross rent$864$811+$53
Owner-occupied76.4%66.4%+9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%7.3%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households11.7%48.9%−37.2 pts
Average commute28.821.8+7.0
Worked from home0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured24.9%23.4%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025