Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.32 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Plainview are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.63% of adults in Plainview have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.
