Texas · Census place 57980
Plainview city, TX
Quick answer
Plainview city has 19,893 residents, ranking #158 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $45,991, the median home is worth $107,800 and median gross rent runs $811 a month.
- Population
- 19,893Plainview city residents
- Median household income
- $45,991Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $811Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.6%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 21.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.7% of residents and 50.6% 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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