ZIP 79072 · Plainview
Who lives in ZIP code 79072 (Plainview, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Plainview, TX · Hale County
uszips 2026
People25,389
Median age32.9
Household income$47,255
Home value$112,089
Median rent$846/mo
Poverty23.3%
College degree+14.5%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Plainview, TX (micro)
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,550
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.8% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
18.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,013.
Education (adults 25+)
24.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
63.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.8%
- Never married
- 36.1%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.31
- Dual-income families
- 44.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.4%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 2.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.3%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 21.3%
- Limited English
- 8.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.