City safety & data profile

PlainviewNY

Plainview, NY is a 26K-resident city in Nassau County with a median household income of $189,906.

Nassau County, New York. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Plainview, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Plainview has a population larger than 57% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $796,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

26K
Population (place)
Top 43%
By size
$189,906
Median income (place)
$796,300
Median home (place)
2.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Plainview

Plainview posts a median household income higher than 98% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Plainview area.

Top 2%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Plainview

Where Plainview income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$189,906 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Plainview $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NY

Population among 197 NY places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows New York City is the largest NY city on this list; Scarsdale leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NY

Median household income among the same 197-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Scarsdale posts the highest place-level median income in NY; New York City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Plainview, NY beyond the headline numbers

Plainview sits inside Nassau County, New York, at roughly 40.78°N, -73.47°W. Population 26,217, $189,906 median household income. Median home value $796,300, median rent $3,392. Poverty rate 2.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Plainview, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 2.9% of Plainview, NY residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in Plainview runs about 4.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

23.8% of Plainview workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 11.4% in Plainview, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

10.1% of Plainview workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 45.2 years, Plainview's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Plainview from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
26,217
Plainview · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$189,906
+112% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$796,300
+93% vs avg
Median Age (place)
45.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Nassau County): Plainview's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.4M+3%
Median Income
$146,202+50%
Median Home Value
$684,700+51%
Poverty Rate
5.4%-10%
Unemployment
4.8%-35%

Economics

Economics indicators for Plainview, NY
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$3,392/mo
Poverty Rate
2.9% -77% vs avg
Unemployment 3.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 68.4%
Work From Home 23.8%
Public Transit 10.1%

Population

White 70.2%
African American 0.5%
Asian 22.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.9%
High Blood Pressure
30%
Obesity
24.1%
Physical Inactivity
18.6%
Binge Drinking
15.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
11.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
9.7%
Current Asthma
9%
Diabetes
8.5%
Current Smoking
6.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 75.4%
Annual Checkup 83.2%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
3.4%
Stroke
2.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL
PLAINVIEW · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
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What alerts and safety updates affect Plainview?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Plainview right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NY-PLAINVIEW-NY · Plainview

Plainview: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Plainview; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New York state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Plainview, NY? ▼
Plainview, NY has a population of 26,217 people, located in Nassau County, New York.
What is the median household income in Plainview? ▼
The median household income in Plainview, NY is $189,906 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 2.9%.
What is the median home value in Plainview? ▼
The median home value in Plainview, NY is $796,300. Median rent is $3,392/month.
What are the top health concerns in Plainview? ▼
The top health indicators in Plainview include Short Sleep Duration (36.9%), High Blood Pressure (30%), Obesity (24.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Plainview? ▼
Plainview has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Plainview? ▼
The median age in Plainview, NY is 45.2 years. 68.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Plainview, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NY (2.9% here).

Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% Lakeville, MN 2.9% McLean, VA 2.9% Park Ridge, IL 2.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NY ($189,906 here).

Lakeway, TX $190,060 Pleasanton, CA $190,124 Newton, MA $190,304 Summit, NJ $190,304

Compare Plainview with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

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Nearby Cities 8

Bethpage, NY 16K Melville, NY 19K Hicksville, NY 42K Syosset, NY 19K South Farmingdale, NY 14K Levittown, NY 52K Jericho, NY 14K North Massapequa, NY 18K
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Using Plainview's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Plainview area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Nassau County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.