Plainview

  1. Plainview Legal Resources
  2. Plainview Statistics
  3. Plainview Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Plainview Employment Information
  5. Plainview Family Information
  6. Plainview Education Information
  7. Plainview Public Benefits Information
  8. Plainview Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Plainview Zip Codes


Plainview Legal Resources Back to top

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Federal Courts
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Plainview Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 25,637
  • Land Area (2000): 14.827 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,638
Plainview Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainview Employment Information Back to top
Plainview Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,047 15.13%
2. Finance and Insurance 773 11.17%
3. Educational Services 575 8.31%
4. Health Care 374 5.41%
5. Construction 336 4.86%
6. Public Administration 279 4.03%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 250 3.61%
8. Other Transportation 206 2.98%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 171 2.47%
10. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 170 2.46%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 149 2.15%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 133 1.92%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 126 1.82%
14. Repair and Maintenance 107 1.55%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 105 1.52%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 103 1.49%
17. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 102 1.47%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 100 1.45%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 91 1.32%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 89 1.29%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 1,368 23.59%
2. Health Care 744 12.83%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 581 10.02%
4. Finance and Insurance 451 7.78%
5. Social Assistance 256 4.41%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 217 3.74%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 197 3.40%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 129 2.22%
9. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 109 1.88%
10. Public Administration 102 1.76%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 101 1.74%
12. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 99 1.71%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 95 1.64%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 81 1.40%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 79 1.36%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 75 1.29%
17. Construction 71 1.22%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 65 1.12%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 65 1.12%
20. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 60 1.03%

Plainview Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 506 7.31%
2. Accountants and Auditors 467 6.75%
3. Other Management Occupations 440 6.36%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 398 5.75%
5. Top Executives 271 3.92%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 270 3.90%
7. Lawyers 254 3.67%
8. Computer Specialists 231 3.34%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 206 2.98%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 205 2.96%
11. Other Health Occupations 192 2.78%
12. Engineers 186 2.69%
13. Financial Managers 172 2.49%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 172 2.49%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 157 2.27%
16. Other Production Occupations 140 2.02%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 139 2.01%
18. Business Operations Specialists 137 1.98%
19. Law Enforcement Workers 116 1.68%
20. Vehicle Mechanics 116 1.68%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 668 11.52%
2. Secretaries and Admins 474 8.17%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 435 7.50%
4. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 295 5.09%
5. Other Management Occupations 252 4.35%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 243 4.19%
7. Registered Nurses 214 3.69%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 203 3.50%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 200 3.45%
10. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 182 3.14%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 169 2.91%
12. Business Operations Specialists 160 2.76%
13. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 140 2.41%
14. Accountants and Auditors 138 2.38%
15. Teachers, Secondary School 135 2.33%
16. Cashiers 112 1.93%
17. Customer Service Representatives 112 1.93%
18. Legal Support Workers 101 1.74%
19. Top Executives 88 1.52%
20. Child Care Workers 85 1.47%

Plainview Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,369 52.05%
15-35 hours 2,686 13.48%
1-14 hours 897 4.50%
No regular hours 5,969 29.96%

Plainview Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 210 1.73%
5 AM-5:29 AM 180 1.48%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 324 2.67%
6 AM-6:29 AM 868 7.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,125 9.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,780 14.67%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,630 13.43%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,819 14.99%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,482 12.21%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,282 10.57%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 343 2.83%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 156 1.29%
Noon-3:59 PM 483 3.98%
4 PM-11:59 PM 451 3.72%

Plainview Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 250 2.06%
5-9 1,305 10.76%
10-14 1,704 14.04%
15-19 1,363 11.23%
20-24 1,120 9.23%
25-29 537 4.43%
30-34 1,321 10.89%
35-39 290 2.39%
40-44 385 3.17%
45-59 1,036 8.54%
60-89 1,636 13.48%
At least 90 1,186 9.77%

Plainview Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 23 0.19% 6,256 51.56%
30-44 20 0.16% 1,976 16.29%
45-59 188 1.55% 848 6.99%
At least 60 1,573 12.96% 1,249 10.29%

Plainview Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 953 7.61%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,195 73.43%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 68 0.54%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,804 14.41%
Color 6 Box Walked 113 0.90%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 389 3.11%

Plainview Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainview Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,567 (25,219 people)
Families (2000): 7,349 (23,657 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,544
People at same address in 1995: 17,923
Plainview Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 353 4.12%
$10,000-$14,999 136 1.59%
$15,000-$19,999 197 2.30%
$20,000-$24,999 180 2.10%
$25,000-$29,999 200 2.33%
$30,000-$34,999 242 2.82%
$35,000-$39,999 245 2.86%
$40,000-$44,999 214 2.50%
$45,000-$49,999 245 2.86%
$50,000-$59,999 571 6.67%
$60,000-$74,999 818 9.55%
$75,000-$99,999 1,413 16.49%
$100,000-$124,999 1,269 14.81%
$125,000-$149,999 924 10.79%
$150,000-$199,999 810 9.45%
$200,000 or more 750 8.75%

Plainview Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,117 13.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,567 30.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 96 1.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,677 19.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 13 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,119 24.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 678 7.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 203 2.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 69 0.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Plainview Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,139 27.16%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,246 19.96%
Public Assistance 48 0.18%
Retirement 1,704 6.48%
Self Employment 1,258 4.79%
Social Security 2,745 10.44%
Supplemental Security 208 0.79%
Wage / Salary 6,952 26.45%
Other 987 3.75%

Plainview Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,407 51.70%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,183 48.30%

Plainview Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 293 3.05%
Color 1 Box Married 7,082 73.72%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,012 20.95%
Color 3 Box Widowed 219 2.28%

Plainview Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 552 5.17%
Color 1 Box Married 7,112 66.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,847 17.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,159 10.86%

Plainview Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainview Education Information Back to top
Plainview Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 650 3.38%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 900 4.68%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,018 20.90%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,231 16.80%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,443 7.50%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,009 26.05%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,977 20.68%

Plainview Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 166 0.65% 473 1.84% 639 2.49%
Kindergarten 350 1.37% 56 0.22% 406 1.58%
Grades 1-4 1,231 4.80% 190 0.74% 1,421 5.54%
Grades 5-8 1,306 5.09% 194 0.76% 1,500 5.85%
Grades 9-12 1,222 4.77% 148 0.58% 1,370 5.34%
Undergrad college 664 2.59% 308 1.20% 972 3.79%
Graduate or professional school 151 0.59% 295 1.15% 446 1.74%
Total 5,090 19.85% 1,664 6.49% 6,754 26.34%

Plainview Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainview Public Benefits Information Back to top
Plainview Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 24,560 97.01%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 756 2.99%

Plainview Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainview Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Plainview Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,480 13.57%
10-19 Years 3,357 13.09%
20-29 Years 1,860 7.26%
30-39 Years 3,528 13.76%
40-49 Years 4,561 17.79%
50-59 Years 3,320 12.95%
60-69 Years 2,301 8.98%
70-79 Years 2,312 9.02%
80-89 Years 794 3.10%
90+ Years 124 0.48%

Plainview Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,442 48.53%
Color 1 Box Female 13,195 51.47%

Plainview Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 23,477 91.57%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,219 4.75%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 658 2.57%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 166 0.65%
Color 1 Box African-American 93 0.36%
Color 6 Box Other Race 22 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.00%

Plainview Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 4,922 21.76%
2. Russian 2,802 12.39%
3. Irish 2,549 11.27%
4. Polish 2,377 10.51%
5. United States Or American 1,983 8.77%
6. German 1,818 8.04%
7. Eastern European 652 2.88%
8. Austrian 621 2.75%
9. English 615 2.72%
10. Greek 586 2.59%

Plainview Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 19,783 82.70%
2. Italian 588 2.46%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 572 2.39%
4. Hebrew 502 2.10%
5. Korean 373 1.56%
6. Greek 366 1.53%
7. Chinese 318 1.33%
8. Serbo Croatian 150 0.63%
9. Other Asian 127 0.53%
10. Yiddish 118 0.49%

Plainview Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 22,554 87.97%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,206 8.60%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 877 3.42%

Plainview Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Plainview Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainview Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
11803