McLean vs Plainview

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

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

Plainview has the higher population (1,241 vs 97 in McLean). McLean has the higher median household income ($86,875 vs $56,100 in Plainview). Since 2019, McLean's population has grown faster (+288.0% vs -11.2%).

Population, income & housing

	McLean	Plainview
Population	97	1,241
Median age	29.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,875	$56,100
Median home value	—	$86,900
Median gross rent	—	$818
Housing units	40	576
Homeownership rate	85.7%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McLean	Plainview
Population	25 → 97 (+288.0%)	1,398 → 1,241 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$68,125 → $86,875 (+27.5%)	$44,883 → $56,100 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $18,600 (-71.4%)	$80,900 → $86,900 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$667 → $818 (+22.6%)

McLean

Population

2597

Median household income

$68,125$86,875

Median home value

$65,000$18,600

Plainview

Population

1,3981,241

Median household income

$44,883$56,100

Median home value

$80,900$86,900

Median gross rent

$667$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McLean	Plainview
Under 5	2.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	5.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	37.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	5.6%
35 to 44	3.1%	16.8%
45 to 54	4.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	27.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.5%
75 and over	5.2%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McLean	Plainview
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McLean	Plainview
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.5%
High school graduate	61.1%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McLean	Plainview
Drove alone	98.7%	76.8%
Carpooled	1.3%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McLean	Plainview
1-unit, detached	95.0%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	McLean	Plainview
Poverty rate	4.1%	10.6%
Average household size	3.46	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	35	22
Median year structure built	1938	1953