What is the population of Plainview CDP?

Plainview CDP has 26,251 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #62 of 1,292 in New York.

What is the median household income in Plainview CDP?

Median household income in Plainview CDP is $185,531 a year, 136.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Plainview CDP?

Median gross rent is $3,026 a month and the median home value is $729,100, so rent absorbs about 19.6% of median household income.

Is Plainview CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Plainview CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Plainview, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Plainview, New York (Plainview, NY — Census place “Plainview CDP”) is 26,251 residents, ranking #62 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $185,531, the median home is worth $729,100 and median gross rent runs $3,026 a month. Looking for the Plainview New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Plainview, NY: 11803.

Population: 26,251Plainview CDP residents
Median household income: $185,531Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $729,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $3,026Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 92.1%Owner-occupied households

Plainview ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Plainview.

The Plainview NY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

11803

What the numbers mean in Plainview CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Plainview CDP median would spend about 19.6% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.7% of residents and 92.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Plainview CDP, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Plainview CDP is a small city in New York, with 26,251 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #62 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 44.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Plainview CDP earn a median of $185,531 a year, 136.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 102% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 2.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Plainview CDP is valued at $729,100, 140.3% above the national figure and 131% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $3,026 a month, 115.2% above the national figure, or roughly $36,312 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 92.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Plainview CDP?: Plainview CDP has 26,251 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #62 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in Plainview CDP?: Median household income in Plainview CDP is $185,531 a year, 136.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Plainview CDP?: Median gross rent is $3,026 a month and the median home value is $729,100, so rent absorbs about 19.6% of median household income.
Is Plainview CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Plainview CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Plainview CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.