Plainview, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
37,347
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.9
0.576% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.2%
7.03% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$52,707
1.07% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$109,000
4.21% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
16,053
2.1% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Plainview, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.6% of the residents in Plainview, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Plainview, TX are Wayland Baptist University (926 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Plainview, TX was $109,000, and the homeownership rate was 62.5%.

Most people in Plainview, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Plainview, TX was 2 cars per household.

Plainview, TX borders Levelland, TX and Lubbock, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Plainview, TX is home to a population of 37.3k people, from which 93.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.44% of Plainview, TX residents were born outside of the country (3.53k people).

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Plainview, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.14k White (Hispanic) and 6.88k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%
2024 Citizenship
93.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Plainview, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plainview, TX was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plainview, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12k ± 133
  2. White (Hispanic)
    8.14k ± 1.02k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    6.88k ± 851
60.8%
Hispanic Population
22.7k people

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Plainview, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.14k White (Hispanic) and 6.88k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

60.8% of the people in Plainview, TX are hispanic (22.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plainview, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.44%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.53k people
10.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.87k people

As of 2024, 9.44% of Plainview, TX residents (3.53k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Plainview, TX was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    333 ± 130
  2. Vietnam
    325 ± 97
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    189 ± 107

Plainview, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Plainview, TX employs 16.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plainview, TX were Educational Services (2,189 people), Retail Trade (1,904 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,763 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,939), Information ($64,427), and Wholesale Trade ($52,222).

Employment

Occupations

16.1k
2024 Value
± 990
−2.1%
1 Year decline
± 8.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plainview, TX declined at a rate of −2.1%, from 16.4k employees to 16.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plainview, TX, are Management Occupations (1,931 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,667 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,356 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plainview, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.1k
2024 Value
± 990
−2.1%
1 Year decline
± 8.96%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plainview, TX declined at a rate of −2.1%, from 16.4k employees to 16.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plainview, TX, are Educational Services (2,189 people), Retail Trade (1,904 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,763 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plainview, TX, though some of these residents may live in Plainview, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,074
Median earning men ± $1,728
$30,388
Median earning women ± $1,810

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($73,636), Wholesale Trade ($64,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,547).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($45,625), Public Administration ($43,693), and Manufacturing ($42,670).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 72
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 47
    Finance and Insurance
  3. 45
    Construction

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $76.1k
    Transportation and Warehousing
  2. $49.6k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $36.9k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Plainview, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Plainview, TX awarded 926 degrees. The student population of Plainview, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,362 male students and 1,499 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Plainview, TX are White (332 and 36.3%), Hispanic or Latino (295 and 32.3%), Black or African American (160 and 17.5%), and Two or More Races (40 and 4.38%).

The largest universities in Plainview, TX by number of degrees awarded are Wayland Baptist University (926 and 100%).

The median tuition cost in Plainview, TX for private four year colleges is $21,728.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Plainview, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 54.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,861 (47.6% men and 52.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,861 students enrolled in Plainview, TX, 47.6% men and 52.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 902 records, of which 50.8% were women and 49.2% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
    92 degrees awarded
  2. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
    72 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    196 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Plainview, TX was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 92 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Plainview, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Wayland Baptist University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
926 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wayland Baptist University with 926 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 447 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Plainview, TX, which is 0.933 times less than the 479 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 332 degrees mean that there were 1.13 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 295 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,728) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,458) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Plainview, TX was $109,000 in 2024, which is 0.328 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $104,600 to $109,000, a 4.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Plainview, TX is 62.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plainview, TX have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plainview, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$109,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,637
$8,104
Median Property Taxes
±$613

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Plainview, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Plainview, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

62.5%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.5% of the housing units in Plainview, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,707
Median Household Income
± $3,987
13k
Number of Households
± 822

In 2024, the median household income of the 13k households in Plainview, TX declined from $52,707 from the previous year's value of $53,276.

The following chart displays the households in Plainview, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plainview, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.8%)
  2. Carpooled (14.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.79%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Plainview, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (2.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plainview, TX have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.02% of the workforce in Plainview, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plainview, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plainview, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plainview, TX (7.12k out of 35.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plainview, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

78.7% of the population of Plainview, TX has health coverage, with 35.7% on employee plans, 21.2% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 9.96% on non-group plans, and 1.2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

21.3%
Uninsured
35.7%
Employer Coverage
21.2%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
9.96%
Non-Group
1.2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plainview, TX declined by 9.66% from 23.6% to 21.3%.

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