COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plainview vs Murray
PLACE A
Plainview, TX
VS
PLACE B
Murray, KY
Plainview is 7% smaller than Murray. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Murray has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -11%).
PLAINVIEWMURRAYDIFFERENCE
Total population36,70039,421−7% vs Murray
Population density18102−84
Population growth-11.2%-0.2%−11.0 pts
Median age34.935.9−1.0
Male51.5%48.8%+2.8 pts
Female48.5%51.2%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born9.4%4.0%+5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.2%86.9%−54.7 pts
Black4.2%4.0%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino60.8%3.7%+57.2 pts
Asian0.4%1.8%−1.4 pts
Other2.4%3.6%−1.2 pts
Median household income$52,814$52,706+$108
Per capita income$27,051$29,867−$2,816
Poverty rate20.2%17.2%+3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.468Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%31.2%−15.9 pts
Graduate degree5.3%13.5%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%4.4%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation59.3%57.8%+1.6 pts
Median home value$112,743$183,200−$70,457
Median gross rent$814$870−$56
Owner-occupied62.3%63.9%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.7%15.8%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households39.4%37.0%+2.5 pts
Average commute19.417.3+2.1
Worked from home2.8%6.0%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.1%Even
Uninsured21.3%7.5%+13.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025