Plainview

Population: 3,501
Median household income: $69,800
Median home value: $230,600

Plainview, a community in Wabasha County, Minnesota, has 3,501 residents. At $69,800, its median household income sits below Wabasha County's $80,133.

From 2019 to 2023, Plainview's population grew 6.8% from 3,277 to 3,501, while its median home value rose 57.5% from $146,400 to $230,600.

63.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,501
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,800
Median home value: $230,600
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 1,389
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2773,501

Median household income

$60,969$69,800

Median home value

$146,400$230,600

Median gross rent

$622$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,277	$60,969	$146,400	$622
2020	3,292	$58,534	$155,500	$619
2021	3,460	$66,444	$175,000	$689
2022	3,477	$63,194	$201,100	$742
2023	3,501	$69,800	$230,600	$774

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	325	9.3%
5 to 17	845	24.1%
18 to 24	162	4.6%
25 to 34	419	12.0%
35 to 44	565	16.1%
45 to 54	228	6.5%
55 to 64	305	8.7%
65 to 74	251	7.2%
75 and over	401	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,083	88.1%
Black or African American	9	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	346	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	7.9%
High school graduate	648	29.9%
Some college or associate's	768	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	441	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	141	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,226	78.5%
Carpooled	88	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	159	10.2%
Bicycle	8	0.5%
Worked from home	73	4.7%
Other means	8	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	593	39.8%
15 to 29 min	263	17.7%
30 to 44 min	492	33.0%
45 to 59 min	85	5.7%
60+ min	56	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 14.9% (513 of 3,435)

	Count	Share
Family households	916	69.8%
Nonfamily households	396	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,312	94.5%
Vacant	77	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	987	75.2%
Renter-occupied	325	24.8%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	886	63.8%
1-unit, attached	132	9.5%
2 to 4 units	57	4.1%
5 to 19 units	169	12.2%
20 or more units	34	2.4%
Mobile home & other	111	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2751424
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.1647, -92.1692