COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plainview vs Arcadia
PLACE A
Plainview, TX
VS
PLACE B
Arcadia, FL
Plainview and Arcadia are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Arcadia has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
PLAINVIEWARCADIADIFFERENCE
Total population36,70037,078−1% vs Arcadia
Population density1858−40
Population growth-11.2%-2.5%−8.7 pts
Median age34.943.5−8.6
Male51.5%55.1%−3.5 pts
Female48.5%44.9%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born9.4%13.6%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.2%54.9%−22.8 pts
Black4.2%12.3%−8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino60.8%30.1%+30.8 pts
Asian0.4%0.1%+0.3 pts
Other2.4%2.6%−0.1 pts
Median household income$52,814$54,417−$1,603
Per capita income$27,051$25,162+$1,889
Poverty rate20.2%24.1%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.442+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%10.8%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree5.3%3.3%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%9.5%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation59.3%49.5%+9.8 pts
Median home value$112,743$174,100−$61,357
Median gross rent$814$932−$118
Owner-occupied62.3%72.5%−10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.7%19.2%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households39.4%39.6%−0.2 pts
Average commute19.430.5−11.2
Worked from home2.8%4.7%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.1%−1.0 pts
Uninsured21.3%19.9%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025