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Population (year 2000): 22,336. Estimated
population in July 2005: 21,991 (-1.5% change)
Males: 10,684 (47.8%), Females: 11,652 (52.2%)
Zip codes:
79072.
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $31,551 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,900 (year 2000)
Races in Plainview:
- Hispanic (49.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.9%)
- Other race (26.5%)
- Black (5.9%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (7.7%), German (5.4%),
English (5.0%), Irish (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%), French
(1.1%).
Land area: 13.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Plainview
- High school or higher: 66.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Plainview city
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 8.5%
9.9% Foreign born (8.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +192 (+0.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Plainview:
- COVENANT HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW (2601 DIMMITT RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Plainview:
- W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
LOCKNEY, TX)
- SWISHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; TULIA,
TX)
- IHS HOSPITAL AT LUBBOCK (about 43 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Plainview:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 38 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 71 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- CANNON AFB (about 112 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plainview:
- HALE COUNTY (about 2 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; ID: PVW)
- JOE VAUGHN SPRAYING (about 14 miles; KRESS, TX; ID:
29F)
- ABERNATHY MUNI (about 25 miles; ABERNATHY, TX; ID:
F83)
College/University in Plainview:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 2,578; Location: 1900 W 7TH; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wbu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Plainview:
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 63 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 69 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 113
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 151 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 168 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
Public high school in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,520;
Location: 1501 QUINCY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 196;
Location: 310 S ENNIS; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Plainview:
- LA MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 519;
Location: 600 S ENNIS ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- EDGEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 2600 W 20TH ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- ASH 6TH GRADE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 466;
Location: 908 ASH ST; Grades: 06 - 06)
- LAKESIDE 5TH GRADE LEARNING CENTER (Students:
447; Location: 1800 JOLIET ST; Grades: 05 - 05)
- CORONADO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 443;
Location: 2501 JOLIET ST; Grades: 07 - 07)
- ESTACADO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 439;
Location: 2500 W 20TH ST; Grades: 08 - 08)
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417;
Location: 315 W ALPINE DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 415;
Location: 1707 W11TH ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- COLLEGE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
400; Location: 707 CANYON ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- THUNDERBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 378;
Location: 1200 W 32ND ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Plainview:
- CALICO CABOOSE (Students: 82; Location: 1001
W 7TH; Grades: PK - KG)
- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN KND (Students: 45;
Location: 2101 UTICA; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Plainview:
- UNGER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$258,950; Location: 825 AUSTIN ST; 44,683 books; 740
audio materials; 1,415 video materials; 115 serial
subscriptions)
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