Plainview

Population: 1,241
Median household income: $56,100
Median home value: $86,900

Plainview, a community in Pierce County, Nebraska, has 1,241 residents. The median household income of $56,100 is below the Pierce County median ($75,938).

Between 2019 and 2023, Plainview's population declined 11.2% from 1,398 to 1,241, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $80,900 to $86,900.

The median gross rent is $818. 15.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,241
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,100
Median home value: $86,900
Median gross rent: $818
Housing units: 576
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3981,241

Median household income

$44,883$56,100

Median home value

$80,900$86,900

Median gross rent

$667$818

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,398	$44,883	$80,900	$667
2020	1,440	$46,542	$80,300	$758
2021	1,389	$48,043	$77,000	$725
2022	1,326	$51,210	$85,700	$749
2023	1,241	$56,100	$86,900	$818

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	7.1%
5 to 17	191	15.4%
18 to 24	93	7.5%
25 to 34	70	5.6%
35 to 44	208	16.8%
45 to 54	127	10.2%
55 to 64	166	13.4%
65 to 74	105	8.5%
75 and over	193	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,107	89.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.6%
Asian	5	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	11.5%
High school graduate	311	35.8%
Some college or associate's	324	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	102	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	401	76.8%
Carpooled	71	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	216	43.9%
15 to 29 min	111	22.6%
30 to 44 min	112	22.8%
45 to 59 min	35	7.1%
60+ min	18	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 10.6% (129 of 1,214)

	Count	Share
Family households	322	60.3%
Nonfamily households	212	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	534	92.7%
Vacant	42	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	347	65.0%
Renter-occupied	187	35.0%

1-unit, detached87.3%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	503	87.3%
1-unit, attached	24	4.2%
2 to 4 units	8	1.4%
5 to 19 units	26	4.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3139170
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3533, -97.7871