Plainview

Population: 19,893
Median household income: $45,991
Median home value: $107,800

Plainview is a community in Hale County, Texas, home to 19,893 residents. At $45,991, its median household income sits below Hale County's $52,788.

From 2019 to 2023, Plainview's population declined 2.9% from 20,492 to 19,893, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $84,400 to $107,800.

71.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1968.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,893
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $45,991
Median home value: $107,800
Median gross rent: $811
Housing units: 8,373
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,49219,893

Median household income

$48,430$45,991

Median home value

$84,400$107,800

Median gross rent

$645$811

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,492	$48,430	$84,400	$645
2020	20,194	$45,671	$84,600	$655
2021	20,180	$45,526	$82,400	$695
2022	20,113	$46,274	$96,400	$763
2023	19,893	$45,991	$107,800	$811

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,362	6.8%
5 to 17	4,342	21.8%
18 to 24	2,422	12.2%
25 to 34	2,680	13.5%
35 to 44	2,316	11.6%
45 to 54	1,977	9.9%
55 to 64	1,954	9.8%
65 to 74	1,591	8.0%
75 and over	1,249	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,567	28.0%
Black or African American	647	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	168	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	0.3%
Two or more races	415	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,035	65.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.2%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,962	25.2%
High school graduate	3,820	32.5%
Some college or associate's	3,138	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,042	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	805	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,953	80.5%
Carpooled	1,275	14.8%
Public transit	15	0.2%
Walked	127	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	236	2.7%
Other means	26	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,984	59.4%
15 to 29 min	1,743	20.8%
30 to 44 min	681	8.1%
45 to 59 min	380	4.5%
60+ min	608	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 22.7% (4,382 of 19,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,071	72.5%
Nonfamily households	1,927	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,998	83.6%
Vacant	1,375	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,538	50.6%
Renter-occupied	3,460	49.4%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,010	71.8%
1-unit, attached	231	2.8%
2 to 4 units	738	8.8%
5 to 19 units	707	8.4%
20 or more units	375	4.5%
Mobile home & other	312	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4857980
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1911, -101.7235