Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Plainview spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.32 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Plainview rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.63% of adults 25 and older in Plainview have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Plainview in 2022 was $24,171, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,684 for a family of four. However, Plainview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Plainview is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plainview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Plainview, accounting for 66.51% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Plainview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Plainview include German, English, Irish, African, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Plainview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
