Demographics of Plainview city, Texas

Plainview city, Texas had 19,314 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −742 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Plainview city, in four figures

19,314
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,711 ±28.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −742 people.; 32.7 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,768 ±$3,154
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Plainview city, Texas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Plainview city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Plainview city, Texas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Plainview city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,056	100.0	100.0
2021	19,806	98.8	100.2
2022	19,514	97.3	100.7
2023	19,370	96.6	101.6
2024	19,502	97.2	102.5
2025	19,314	96.3	103.1

Population of Plainview city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,056	—
2021	19,806	−250
2022	19,514	−292
2023	19,370	−144
2024	19,502	+132
2025	19,314	−188

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.7 ±1.7: for men 30.4 ±2.0 and for women 34.1 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Plainview city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,360 ±221	6.9% ±1.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,067 ±447	20.6% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,482 ±365	12.6% ±1.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,070 ±494	25.7% ±2.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,769 ±367	19.1% ±1.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,963 ±351	15.0% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,768 ±$3,154, and income per person $25,009 ±$2,255, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Plainview city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,961 ±384	27.4% ±5.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,025 ±400	28.3% ±5.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,191 ±276	16.6% ±3.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	799 ±182	11.2% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	679 ±194	9.5% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	297 ±119	4.1% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	102 to 316	1.4% to 4.4%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Plainview city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	4,603 ±819	24.0% ±4.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,990 ±394	36.9% ±6.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,878 ±463	18.8% ±4.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	735 ±211	19.3% ±5.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Plainview city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Plainview city	Texas	United States
Housing units	8,533 ±294	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.9% ±2.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.1% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.6% ±4.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.4% ±5.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$113,000 ±$12,400	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$851 ±$53	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Plainview city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,865 ±432	65.3% ±2.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,450 ±419	27.6% ±2.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	838 ±215	4.3% ±1.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23 to 241	0.1% to 1.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 139	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	164 to 520	0.8% to 2.6%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Plainview city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	15,354 ±584	77.9% ±3.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,530 ±382	12.8% ±1.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 116	0.1% to 0.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,758 ±386	8.9% ±2.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	649 ±238	3.3% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,109 ±379	5.6% ±1.9	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Plainview city among the places of Texas

164th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Plainview city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Alton city	20,214 ±42
Universal City city	20,189 ±153
Melissa city	20,136 ±33
Royse City city	20,037 ±47
Angleton city	19,972 ±29
Plainview city	19,711 ±28
Brushy Creek CDP	19,576 ±1,440
Crowley city	19,532 ±114
Seagoville city	19,352 ±42
Lakeway city	19,307 ±67
La Marque city	19,268 ±47

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026