Plainview, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 21,656 (Urban population: 21,483 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 173 (all nonfarm))

Plainview, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,472 (7,615 occupied: 4,715 owner occupied, 2,900 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	36%

Housing density: 615 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $419 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $492)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $349

Median gross rent in Plainview, TX in 2007: $535

Housing units in Plainview with a mortgage: 2,249 (38 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,176

Plainview,TX index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,421

In family households: 19,342 (4,444 male householders, 1,282 female householders)
4,355 spouses, 7,471 children (6,731 natural, 196 adopted, 544 stepchildren), 767 grandchildren, 211 brothers or sisters, 163 parents, 395 other relatives, 254 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,079 (681 male householders (579 living alone)), 1,177 female householders (1,105 living alone)), 221 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 839 (452 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,067 2-persons, 1,336 3-persons, 1,162 4-persons, 685 5-persons, 284 6-persons, 192 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,684 1-person, 160 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

4,449 married couples with children.
1,602 single-parent households (324 men, 1,278 women).

59.3% of residents of Plainview speak English at home.
39.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,210 (9.9%)
(35.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plainview, Texas:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 79 3 rooms: 219 4 rooms: 470 5 rooms: 1,532 6 rooms: 1,320 7 rooms: 586 8 rooms: 272 9 or more rooms: 220

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainview, Texas:
	1 room: 79 2 rooms: 356 3 rooms: 575 4 rooms: 748 5 rooms: 668 6 rooms: 337 7 rooms: 75 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 292
1990 to 1994: 182
1980 to 1989: 789
1970 to 1979: 1,611
1960 to 1969: 2,192
1950 to 1959: 1,699
1940 to 1949: 817
1939 or earlier: 846

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainview:
	no bedroom: 53 1 bedroom: 244 2 bedrooms: 1,045 3 bedrooms: 2,965 4 bedrooms: 326 5 or more bedrooms: 82

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainview:
	no bedroom: 174 1 bedroom: 748 2 bedrooms: 1,206 3 bedrooms: 681 4 bedrooms: 60 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Plainview in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 196 1 vehicle: 1,264 2 vehicles: 2,337 3 vehicles: 754 4 vehicles: 150 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Plainview in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 366 1 vehicle: 1,592 2 vehicles: 796 3 vehicles: 118 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 13

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Plainview, TX:

Less than $10,000: 45
$10,000 to $14,999: 108
$15,000 to $19,999: 134
$20,000 to $24,999: 262
$25,000 to $29,999: 158
$30,000 to $34,999: 357
$35,000 to $39,999: 326
$40,000 to $49,999: 484
$50,000 to $59,999: 494
$60,000 to $69,999: 485
$70,000 to $79,999: 395
$80,000 to $89,999: 275
$90,000 to $99,999: 308
$100,000 to $124,999: 230
$125,000 to $149,999: 156
$150,000 to $174,999: 100
$175,000 to $199,999: 46
$200,000 to $249,999: 43
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 12
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Plainview rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Plainview:

Less than $100: 30 people
$100 to $149: 62
$150 to $199: 97
$200 to $249: 153
$250 to $299: 222
$300 to $349: 249
$350 to $399: 351
$400 to $449: 214
$450 to $499: 166
$500 to $549: 105
$550 to $599: 54
$600 to $649: 76
$650 to $699: 61
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 55
$800 to $899: 27
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 294

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 370 1990 to 1994: 433 1985 to 1989: 376 1980 to 1984: 317 1975 to 1979: 181 1970 to 1974: 239 1970 to 1974: 115 1965 to 1969: 179

Plainview, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.6%
Number of people working at home: 145 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 715
5 to 9 minutes: 2564
10 to 14 minutes: 2972
15 to 19 minutes: 1340
20 to 24 minutes: 438
25 to 29 minutes: 89
30 to 34 minutes: 262
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 33
45 to 59 minutes: 244
60 to 89 minutes: 174
90 or more minutes: 132

Plainview mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,305 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,242 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 25 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 294 (3%)
Other means: 92 (1%)
Worked at home: 145 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 931
$10,000 to $14,999: 687
$15,000 to $19,999: 658
$20,000 to $24,999: 768
$25,000 to $29,999: 570
$30,000 to $34,999: 562
$35,000 to $39,999: 573
$40,000 to $44,999: 444
$45,000 to $49,999: 378
$50,000 to $59,999: 690
$60,000 to $74,999: 533
$75,000 to $99,999: 478
$100,000 to $124,999: 131
$125,000 to $149,999: 64
$150,000 to $199,999: 59
$200,000 or more: 58

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11742
United States or American: 1729
English: 903
German: 878
Irish: 679
Scotch-Irish: 243
Scottish: 179
French (except Basque): 177
Italian: 144
Swedish: 64
Czech: 54
Dutch: 48
European: 41
Russian: 41
Danish: 35
Canadian: 35
Subsaharan African:: 32
French Canadian: 30
Polish: 29
African: 28
Welsh: 28
British: 23
Norwegian: 21
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15
Czechoslovakian: 12
Barbadian: 9
Scandinavian: 7
Arab:: 6
Lebanese: 6
Croatian: 6
Greek: 6
Jamaican: 6
Basque: 6
Nigerian: 4
Swiss: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (88%)
Philippines (3%)
Pakistan (2%)
Vietnam (1%)
Canada (1%)
India (1%)
Japan (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 16985
Northeast: 77
Midwest: 677
South: 1249
West: 946

49% of Plainview residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 272
Nursery to 4th grade: 195
5th and 6th grade: 330
7th and 8th grade: 233
9th grade: 245
10th grade: 293
11th grade: 256
12th grade, no diploma: 152
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,686
Less than 1 year of college: 278
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 655
Associate degree: 276
Bachelor's degree: 682
Master's degree: 255
Professional school degree: 112
Doctorate degree: 19

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 302
Nursery to 4th grade: 156
5th and 6th grade: 301
7th and 8th grade: 351
9th grade: 351
10th grade: 349
11th grade: 329
12th grade, no diploma: 183
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,865
Less than 1 year of college: 439
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 915
Associate degree: 320
Bachelor's degree: 710
Master's degree: 244
Professional school degree: 81
Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 26.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 55.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 18.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 17.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,121
Black householders: $21,364
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,770
Asian householders: $81,805
Some other race householders: $34,908
Two or more races householders: $34,283
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,669

Plainview household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Plainview household income for Black householders

Plainview household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Plainview household income for Asian householders

Plainview household income for Some other race householders

Plainview household income for Two or more races householders

Plainview household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Plainview marital status for males

Plainview marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,435
Black or African American householders: $55,394
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $35,903
Asian householders: $105,073
Some other race householders: $58,032
Two or more races householders: $90,565
Hispanic or Latino householders: $57,299

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,599
One, attached: 246
Two: 270
3 or 4: 416
5 to 9: 230
10 to 19: 147
20 to 49: 184
50 or more: 115
Mobile homes: 265

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,021

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Plainview:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81

Here:	2.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 71

Here:	4.7%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 630

Here:	61.5%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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