COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plainview vs Lubbock
PLACE A
Plainview, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Lubbock, Texas
Plainview is 99% smaller than Lubbock. Plainview earns more, with a median household income $3,070 higher. Lubbock has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -3%).
PLAINVIEWLUBBOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,263273,071−99% vs Lubbock
Population density3551,924−1,568
Population growth-3.1%12.0%−15.1 pts
Median age41.930.5+11.4
Male48.7%49.0%−0.4 pts
Female51.3%51.0%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.0%6.3%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%49.6%+42.9 pts
Black1.1%7.7%−6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%36.6%−32.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other2.6%3.3%−0.8 pts
Median household income$63,965$60,895+$3,070
Per capita income$27,011$35,237−$8,226
Poverty rate10.7%18.9%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%35.1%−22.9 pts
Graduate degree5.2%14.1%−8.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%5.2%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation64.7%66.6%−1.9 pts
Median home value$168,500$212,400−$43,900
Median gross rent$869$1,182−$313
Owner-occupied75.0%51.2%+23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%9.4%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%52.2%−17.2 pts
Average commute33.116.3+16.7
Worked from home5.8%7.1%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured16.1%13.6%+2.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025