Matheny vs Plainview

A side-by-side comparison of Matheny and Plainview: population, income, housing, and more.

Matheny and Plainview are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Matheny has the higher population (628 vs 519 in Plainview). Matheny has the higher median household income ($68,269 vs $65,938 in Plainview). Plainview has the higher median home value ($191,300 vs $167,000 in Matheny).

Population, income & housing

	Matheny	Plainview
Population	628	519
Median age	36.3 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,269	$65,938
Median home value	$167,000	$191,300
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	295	164
Homeownership rate	53.4%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	33.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matheny	Plainview
Population	1,137 → 628 (-44.8%)	887 → 519 (-41.5%)
Median household income	$38,482 → $68,269 (+77.4%)	$20,556 → $65,938 (+220.8%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $167,000 (+45.6%)	$76,300 → $191,300 (+150.7%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,250 (+43.2%)	$639 → $1,025 (+60.4%)

Matheny

Population

1,137628

Median household income

$38,482$68,269

Median home value

$114,700$167,000

Median gross rent

$873$1,250

Plainview

Population

887519

Median household income

$20,556$65,938

Median home value

$76,300$191,300

Median gross rent

$639$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Matheny	Plainview
Under 5	4.5%	1.0%
5 to 17	11.6%	27.2%
18 to 24	17.8%	22.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	16.1%	6.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.0%
75 and over	9.6%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matheny	Plainview
White (non-Hispanic)	12.4%	0.8%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	80.6%	97.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matheny	Plainview
No high school diploma	45.3%	58.7%
High school graduate	29.6%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	1.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matheny	Plainview
Drove alone	96.6%	84.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matheny	Plainview
1-unit, detached	40.7%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.5%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Matheny	Plainview
Poverty rate	10.0%	46.8%
Average household size	3.02	4.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1974	1964