MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Plainview Micro

Plainview, TX · 2 counties · 43,168 residents · 1,997 sq mi

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Plainview is a metro area of 43,168 people. The typical home is worth $37,084. 23.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $20,790, about 31% below the national median. Renters pay $305 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

43,168

−3%vs 2000

vs 44,373 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

22 / sq mi

−3%vs 2000

vs 22 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,997 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(3,788)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(4,250)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(3,597)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(3,343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(2,965)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(6,433)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(5,263)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(4,001)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(3,783)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(3,241)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,983)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(521)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,790

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,504 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,860

−28%vs 2000

vs $13,751 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.7%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,084

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,726 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.4% in 2000

36.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic46%(20,401)

Black5.2%(2,296)

Hispanic / Latino47.6%(21,101)

Asian0.3%(119)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.1%(29,385)

Black5.1%(2,223)

Hispanic / Latino40.5%(17,493)

Asian0.3%(138)

Other26.5%(11,422)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican50.2%(18,747)

Spaniard2.8%(1,051)

Dominican0.9%(289)

Puerto Rican0.8%(247)

South American0.6%(183)

Argentine0.3%(96)

Central American0.2%(75)

Salvadoran0.1%(43)

Bolivian0.1%(42)

Colombian0.1%(36)

Guatemalan0.1%(31)

Cuban0.1%(18)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0%(9)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Thai0.5%(153)

Filipino0.1%(48)

Nepalese0.1%(47)

Asian Indian0.1%(32)

Chinese0.1%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(60)

Ancestry

German5.6%(2,075)

American4%(1,502)

English3.9%(1,465)

Irish3.1%(1,168)

Scottish0.9%(333)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(205)

French0.5%(191)

Italian0.4%(150)

Portuguese0.4%(134)

Greek0.3%(82)

Subsaharan African0.2%(68)

Swedish0.2%(66)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.2%(65)

Polish0.2%(61)

Ukrainian0.2%(55)

Welsh0.2%(55)

Norwegian0.1%(51)

Russian0.1%(46)

Swiss0.1%(46)

British0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(30)

Egyptian0.1%(30)

West Indian0.1%(30)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Czech0%(15)

Danish0%(14)

Hungarian0%(12)

Austrian0%(11)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.0%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.4 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.5%(5,649)

Married48%(7,439)

Widowed4.8%(740)

Divorced10.7%(1,662)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(3,856)

Married51.4%(7,149)

Widowed9.6%(1,336)

Divorced11.4%(1,581)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2013

from 20.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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