Editing Plainview, Texas (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 22,336 people, 7,626 households, and 5,666 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|1621.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,471 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|614.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 63.21% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 26.59% from some other races and 2.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 49.83% of the population.

Of the 7,626 households, 40.1% had children under 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were not families. About 22.7% of all households were composed of single individuals, and 11.2% were households of persons 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.82, and the average family size was four.

In the city, the age distribution was 31.0% under 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income per household was $31,551, and per family was $35,215. Males had a median income of $26,434 versus $19,888 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,791. About 15.0% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 25.1% of those under 18, and 14.8% of those 65 or over.