Plainview is home to 37,347 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $112,743, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 19 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 34.9. Renters pay $814 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,814, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Plainview
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share40.5% → 60.8%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population43,168 → 37,347(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$89,005 → $112,743(+27%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.1%(189)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(373)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(352)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.8%(115)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,175 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Plainview, decade by decade
Plainview population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
43,168
$49,897
$89,005
12.4%
67.9
2000
44,373
$55,568
$92,405
14.0%
70.0
2010
42,719
$52,245
$101,936
14.6%
67.8
2020
37,924
$58,472
$99,966
17.0%
66.4
2024
37,347
$52,814
$112,743
15.3%
65.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
