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Plainview, Texas

City in Hale County, Texas · ZIP 79072

  • Hale County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 12 public schools
  • 19,429 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 6,998Households
  • $45,991Median household income
  • $107,800Median home value
  • 12Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Plainview

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Population, 2000 to 2020−9.6%
20k21k22k23k2000: 22,33620002010: 22,19420102020: 20,187202022,33620,187
Population of Plainview at each census
CensusPopulation
200022,336
201022,194
202020,187

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Plainview
Under $50k53.7%
$50k to $100k30.2%
$100k to $150k9.3%
$150k to $200k3.5%
$200k and over3.3%

Median household income $45,991 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Plainview
Owner occupied
3,538 units
Renter occupied
3,460 units
Vacancy rate
16.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Plainview compared with its county and state
Plainview compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePlainviewHale CountyTexas
Population19,89332,24729,640,343
Median household income$45,991$52,788$76,292
Median age32.034.135.5
Median home value$107,800$106,100$260,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher15.7%15.6%33.1%
Foreign-born residents11.1%10.4%17.2%
Owner-occupied homes50.6%60.1%62.6%
Mean commute to work18.0 minutes18.1 minutes26.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Plainview12
Public schools in Plainview, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
CENTRAL ELPublicPre-K–4PLAINVIEW ISD
NORTH ELPublicPre-K–4PLAINVIEW ISD
SOUTH ELPublicPre-K–4PLAINVIEW ISD
LOCKNEY DAEPAlternative7LOCKNEY ISD
PLAINVIEW INTPublic5–6PLAINVIEW ISD
PLAINVIEW J HPublic7–8PLAINVIEW ISD
HALE COUNTY JJAEPAlternative7–11PLAINVIEW ISD
ABERNATHY DAEPAlternative8–12ABERNATHY ISD
DAEPAlternative6–12SHALLOWATER ISD
PLAINVIEW H SPublic9–12PLAINVIEW ISD
FLOYDADA ISD JJAEPAlternative4–12FLOYDADA COLLEGIATE ISD
PLAINVIEW CLASSICAL ACADEMYCharterK–12TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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