Moving to Plainview, Nebraska
Population: 1,353. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,279 (-5.5% change)
Males: 627 (46.3%), Females: 726 (53.7%)
Pierce County
Zip code: 68769
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $27,056
Median house value: $47,500
Population by Race
Races in Plainview:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (48.1%), Irish (9.8%), English (7.1%), Danish (5.8%), Czech (4.3%), United States (3.6%).
Elevation: 1680 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Plainview
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Plainview city
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 6.7%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (PO BOX 489 704 NORTH 3RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Plainview:
- CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (about 12 miles; CREIGHTON, NE)
- OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; OSMOND, NE)
- ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NELIGH, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plainview:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 36 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 48 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 98 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plainview:
- CREIGHTON MUNI (about 11 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
- BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 17 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)
- ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 25 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainview:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 67 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 130 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 130 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
Schools
Public high school in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 234; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 189; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Plainview:
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: BOX 159; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $40,560; Location: 102 MAIN STREET; 19,304 books; 441 audio materials; 503 video materials; 79 serial subscriptions)