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Plainview, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Plainview is a Census city of 19,711 people across 13.89 square miles of land, in Hale County. Median household income is $44,768, 52.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plainview
What Plainview is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.89 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,419
- County holding the largest share of its areaHale County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainview
How many people live in Plainview
- Population19,711
- Median age32.7
- Population under 185,427
- Share under 1827.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,963
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent
- Households7,161
- Family households5,011
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainview
Income and work in Plainview
- Median household income$44,768
- Per capita income$25,009
- Civilian labor force9,213
- Employed8,594
- Unemployed619 plus or minus 242
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over11,802
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainview
Housing in Plainview
- Housing units8,533
- Occupied units7,161
- Vacant units1,372
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent
- Owner occupied3,770
- Renter occupied3,391
- Ownership rate52.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$113,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$851
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent
- Single family units6,589
- Share single family77.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,696 plus or minus 355
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes248 plus or minus 200
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainview
How Plainview gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,268
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,882
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,763 plus or minus 430
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled15.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainview
SBA loans in Plainview (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,991,000
- Average approval$497,750
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$1,266,000
- Jobs supported35
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainview, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Plainview
SBA loans in Plainview (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,175,000
- Average approval$635,000
- Median approval$576,000
- Largest approval$827,000
- Jobs supported87
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainview, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Plainview
Flood risk in Plainview
- NFIP communityCity of Plainview
- NFIP community number480275
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/11
The City of Plainview participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480275 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hale County, not Plainview
Hale County context, not Plainview figures
- Establishments in Hale County645
- Covered employment, Hale County10,866
- Average annual pay, Hale County$48,708
- Housing units permitted, Hale County6
Every figure in this section is published for Hale County as a whole and is not a measurement of Plainview.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Plainview questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Plainview, Texas?
19,711, in 7,161 households. Plainview city covers 13.89 square miles of land, which is 1,419 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Plainview in?
Hale County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Plainview?
$44,768. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,000. Median gross rent is $851 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Plainview businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $3.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainview, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Plainview borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Plainview. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Plainview in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Plainview appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Plainview, city of, community 480275, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Plainview figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hale County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Plainview.
Is zoning published for Plainview?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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