Plainview.
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Texas·Hale County
6 tracts·18K people·$113K median·1,261/mi²
Hispanic 65 · White 28 · Black 4 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 45 · Other 29 · Living alone 26
Retail 35 · Health 25 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 13 · Professional 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 31 · Work from home 3 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Plainview is $113,000 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Plainview has 19,711 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.7; the population is 65.3% Hispanic or Latino, 27.6% White, 4.3% Black, 1.7% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.0% (Census ACS).
CENTRAL EL (37%), NORTH EL (30%) and SOUTH EL (30%) lead the elementary schools; PLAINVIEW INT (31%) and PLAINVIEW J H (31%) lead the middle schools; PLAINVIEW H S is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $851/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Plainview is $44,768 a year, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Plainview, median rent is $851/month and the median home value is $113,000 (Census ACS).
Plainview reported 3.4 violent crimes and 20.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 53 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 19 inches; snowfall averages 8 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Plainview are hail (100), winter weather (99) and tornado (98), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Plainview, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).