Plainview, California

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Population in 2010: 945.
Males: 441  (46.7%)
Females: 504  (53.3%)
Median resident age:

43.1 years
California median age:

37.9 years

Zip codes: 93267.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $64,722
Plainview:

$64,722
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,484

Plainview CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $320,500
Plainview:

$320,500
CA:

$715,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $122,899; detached houses: $123,013
March 2022 cost of living index in Plainview: 92.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 29.4%
(25.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 56.9% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Plainview, CA (2022)
    • 36495.5%Hispanic
    • 112.9%White alone
    • 61.6%American Indian alone
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Ancestries: English (3.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 352 feet

194 residents are foreign born (51.4% Latin America).

This place:

50.9%
California:

26.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,086 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,033 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Visalia, CA (15.8 miles , pop. 91,565).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bakersfield, CA (54.7 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (148.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Strathmore, CA (2.0 miles ),
Lindsay, CA (2.2 miles ),
Woodville, CA (2.3 miles ),
Poplar-Cotton Center, CA (2.5 miles ),
El Rancho, CA (2.5 miles),
Tonyville, CA (2.8 miles ),
Porterville, CA (2.8 miles ),
East Tulare Villa, CA (3.0 miles )

Latitude: 36.14 N, Longitude: 119.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 559

Distribution of median household income in Plainview, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Plainview, CA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

11.2%
California:

5.1%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 124. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

124
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.407. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.407
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 8.34. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.34
U.S.:

5.11
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

32.9
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 46.6. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

46.6
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 12.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

12.5
U.S.:

8.1

Earthquake activity:

Plainview-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 8486% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from Plainview center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 136.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 249.0 miles away from Plainview center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 200.0 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 189.4 miles away from the city center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 173.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Tulare County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Freezes: 2, Landslides: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Plainview:

  • STEELE'S QUALITY LIVING (Hospital, about 3 miles away; LINDSAY, CA)
  • LINDSAY GARDENS (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; LINDSAY, CA)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN BELMONT (Hospital, about 6 miles away; PORTERVILLE, CA)
  • GAITHER'S FAMILY HOME 5 (Hospital, about 7 miles away; PORTERVILLE, CA)
  • PORTERVILLE CONVALESCENT HOSP (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; PORTERVILLE, CA)
  • EVELYN'S FAMILY HOME (Hospital, about 8 miles away; PORTERVILLE, CA)
  • SUN VILLA (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; PORTERVILLE, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainview:

  • Porterville College (about 10 miles; Porterville, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,560)
  • College of the Sequoias (about 16 miles; Visalia, CA; FT enrollment: 6,982)
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia (about 19 miles; Visalia, CA; FT enrollment: 2,386)
  • Reedley College (about 37 miles; Reedley, CA; FT enrollment: 8,144)
  • West Hills College-Lemoore (about 40 miles; Lemoore, CA; FT enrollment: 2,314)
  • Bakersfield College (about 52 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 10,325)
  • Fresno Pacific University (about 53 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 3,083)

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Tulare County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

4.5 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

90.4%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

11.0%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Plainview:

Marital status in Plainview, CA
  • Never married: 45.3%
  • Now married: 32.8%
  • Separated: 6.3%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

For population 25 years and over in Plainview:

  • High school or higher: 50.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 52.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

30.5
California average:

15.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Plainview, CA (based on Tulare County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic102,77226
Evangelical Protestant53,285300
Other13,98337
Mainline Protestant8,69037
Black Protestant7575
Orthodox6502
None262,042-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 119
This county:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.07 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 32
This county:

0.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 89
Tulare County:

2.12 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 215
This county:

5.13 / 10,000 pop.
California:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Tulare County:

7.3%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Tulare County:

28.2%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.9%
State:

17.9%

3.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.84%
California average:

5.19%

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($107 average AGI)
Tulare County:

0.01%
California average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Fresno County, CA  0.75% ($48,048 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.35% ($46,126)
from Kern County, CA  0.32% ($46,232)


3.70% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.70%
California average:

6.14%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($170 average AGI)
Tulare County:

0.01%
California average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Fresno County, CA  0.67% ($54,209 average AGI)
to Kern County, CA  0.36% ($42,288)
to Kings County, CA  0.23% ($43,745)

Strongest AM radio stations in Plainview:

  • KJUG (1270 AM; 5 kW; TULARE, CA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KTIP (1450 AM; 1 kW; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRDU (1130 AM; 6 kW; DINUBA, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCHJ (1010 AM; 5 kW; DELANO, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
  • KGEN (1370 AM; 1 kW; TULARE, CA; Owner: AZTECA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KOOR (790 AM; 10 kW; CLOVIS, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plainview:

  • KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
  • KMQA (100.5 FM; EAST PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PORTERVILLE L.L.C.)
  • KIOO (99.7 FM; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY B/CSTNG CORP OF SAN JOA VAL)
  • KDUV (88.9 FM; VISALIA, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTNG, INC.)
  • KJUG-FM (106.7 FM; TULARE, CA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K220EY (91.9 FM; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUFW (90.5 FM; WOODLAKE, CA; Owner: NATIONAL FARM WORKERS SERVICE CENTER)
  • KCRZ (104.9 FM; TIPTON, CA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KFRR (104.1 FM; WOODLAKE, CA; Owner: IONOSPHERE B/CASTING LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KMAK (100.3 FM; ORANGE COVE, CA; Owner: RICHARD B. SMITH)
  • K203CM (88.5 FM; SANGER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KSLK (96.1 FM; VISALIA, CA; Owner: NEW VISALIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWYE (101.1 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KMGV (97.9 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KXQX (102.3 FM; CORCORAN, CA; Owner: RAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSJV (91.5 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KFSO-FM (92.9 FM; VISALIA, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Plainview:

  • KKAK-LP (Channel 20; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)
  • KFAZ-CA (Channel 8; VISALIA, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)
  • KTFF (Channel 61; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA FRESNO LLC)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 13ft / 3.5mTotal length
  • $201,000Total costs
  • 1,550Total average daily traffic
  • 150Total average daily truck traffic
  • 2,718Total future (year 2041) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Plainview, CA
  • 87.5%Utility gas
  • 8.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.8%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Plainview, CA
  • 82.4%Utility gas
  • 17.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Plainview compared to California state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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