Plainview (Texas)

Hale County

48-57980

Plainview is the capital and the county seat ( county seat ) of the Hale County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the northwest of Texas, on the border with Texas Panhandle, at the junction of Interstate 27 with U.S. Highways 87 and 70 as well as Highway 194, is around 85 kilometers north of Lubbock and 125 km south of Amarillo located and has a total area of 35.7 km ² without significant water surface.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 22,336 people in 7,626 households and 5,666 families. The population density was 625.8 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 63.21 % White, 5.87 % African American, 1.13 % Native American, 0.43 % Asian, 0.06 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 26.53 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.77% were of mixed descent, and 49.83 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,626 households, 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2 % were married couples living together. 13.0 % were single mothers and 25.7 % were non-families. 22.7 % of all households were single-person households, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.33 persons to.

31.0 % of the population were under 18 years old, 11.5 % from 18 to 24, 26.0% 25-44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 31 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 86.7 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,551, and the median income for a family $ 35,215. Males have a median income of $ 26,434 versus $ 19,888 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,791. 19.1 % of the population and 15.0 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 25.1 % have children under the age of 18 and 14.8 % of those 65 or older.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jimmy Dean, country musician and entrepreneur
• James H. Clark, an entrepreneur in the IT and computer industry.