Plainview, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,190. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,296 (+3.3% change)
Males: 1,541 (48.3%), Females: 1,649 (51.7%)
Wabasha County
Zip code: 55964
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $39,952
Median house value: $89,200
Population by Race
Races in Plainview:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Hispanic (5.1%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (46.2%), Irish (14.4%), Norwegian (11.1%), English (5.1%), United States (4.6%), Polish (2.8%).
Elevation: 1155 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Plainview
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Plainview city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 7.4%
3.8% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +268 (+9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Plainview:
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WABASHA, MN)
- LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 20 miles; LAKE CITY, MN)
- OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plainview:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 67 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 67 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plainview:
- FLYING A (about 27 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: 2C4)
- WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 34 miles; WINONA, MN; Abbreviation: ONA)
- FILLMORE COUNTY (about 35 miles; PRESTON, MN; Abbreviation: FKA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainview:
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 37 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 52 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 57 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 64 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
Schools
Public high school in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW SEC. (Students: 565; Location: 500 W. BROADWAY; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW EL. (Students: 610; Location: 500 W. BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Plainview:
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: 30 S WABASHA; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Plainview:
- PLAINVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $123,160; Location: 345 1ST AVENUE NW; 20,731 books; 575 audio materials; 597 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)