Minnesota · Census place 51424
Plainview city, MN
Quick answer
Plainview city has 3,501 residents, ranking #194 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $69,800, the median home is worth $230,600 and median gross rent runs $774 a month.
- Population
- 3,501Plainview city residents
- Median household income
- $69,800Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $230,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $774Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plainview city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plainview city median would spend about 13.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 75.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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