Location

Latitude: 34' 12 min. North Longitude - 101' 43 min. West
Size: Plainview 12.5 sq. miles Hale County 979. sq. miles
Average Elevation: 3,300'

Nearby Metropolitan Cities:

Lubbock - 45 miles South
Amarillo - 75 miles North

Population (2010 Census)

Plainview.............22,194

Hale County.........36,273

Climate

Average Annual Temperature: 68'
Monthly Average: January - 53', July - 91'

Annual Average Rainfall (inches).........14"
Annual Average Snowfall (inches).........5-10"
Days Between Killing Frost ............205
Days Over 90 Degrees................76
Heating Degree Days Total.........3,400
Cooling Degree Days Total........1,700

Relative Humidity Percent by Hour: (Average)
0 62% 
0600 74% 
1200 46% 
1800 41%

Community/Recreation

Churches - Protestant...47 Catholic...3 Other...1
Number Motels/Hotels.........11 with 529 rooms
Plainview Country Club (18 Hole).........1
Civic Clubs.....10
Llano Estacado Museum/Jimmy Dean Museum
Hale County Farm and Ranch Museum

Libraries....2
Number of Parks....12

Cultural Arts

Civic Theatre
Abraham Art Gallery
Plainview Symphonic Orchestra
Fair Theater
Community Concerts
Llano Estacado Museum/Jimmy Dean Museum

Nearby Lakes

Lake McKenzie
White River Lake
Buffalo Springs Lake
Lake Theo

Area Recreation

Palo Duro State Park - 65 miles
Caprock Canyon State Park - 50 miles

Boating, fishing

Hunting - Pheasant, Quail, Dove

Education

Pre K-5 6 schools-314 staff-2898 enrollment

6-8 (grades) 2 schools -140 staff- 1171 enrollment

9-12 (grades) 1 school- 142 staff- 1450 enrollment

Alternative school 1- 22 staff- 76 enrollment

Private School - PreK-12-1 school-28 staff-188 enrollment

County-Student-Teacher Ratio   20:1           

Local University:
Wayland Baptist University
Enrollment - 1300

Satellite Campus:
South Plains College
Total Enrollment -307

Colleges Within Commuting Distance:
Texas Tech University
Amarillo College
West Texas A & M University
Lubbock Christian University
South Plains College

Housing

Average cost per sq. ft 
Existing $50-$90

New Home $90-$115

Typical Lot Size: 70 x 130 sq. ft.

Typical Lot Cost: $75-$250 per front foot

Communication

Newspaper: Plainview Herald
Radio Stations: 2 AM Stations; 2 FM Stations
Television Station: Local: 1 (Wayland Baptist University)
Cable Television: Suddenlink Channels: 73
Telephone Service: Southwestern Bell; MCI; NTS; AT&T; Suddenlink; Tri-State Communications
Telegraph Service: Yes
Post Office: First Class

Financial

Banks -7

Government

Type of Government: Council/Manager
Number of Councilmen: 8 including Mayor
Police Dept. Personnel: (full time) 34
Fire Dept. Personnel: (full time) 36
Equipment: Fire - 16 pieces of motor equipment
Police 35

ISO Rating: 3 
Service Provided Industry Beyond Corporate Limits or By County:

City & County

Other Law Enforcement in Area:
Hale County
Sheriff's Department
Department of Public Safety

City of Plainview website - www.plainviewtx.org 

Medical

Hospitals: 1 with 68 beds
Clinics: 5 with -0- beds

Physicians: 24
Dentists: 11  

Chiropractors:3

Orthodontists: 2

Assisted Living: 4 with 245 beds
Retirement Center: 2 with 72 rooms
Local Hospital: Covenant Hospital Plainview
Trained Paramedics with ground & air transportation
8 MH/MR Facilities -  clients served - 2,000

Utilities and Services

Water
Source: Surface (Lake Meredith); Underground Wells
Maximum Daily Capacity.........15,000,000 GPD
Peak Load.........10,600,000 GPD
Storage Capacity:.........Total - 7,500,000 GPD
Ground - 5,640,000 GPD
Water Cost - Commercial: approx. $216.00 per 100,000 gallons

Sewer:
Storm Sewer: 10% coverage
Sanitary Sewer: 95% coverage
Treatment Plant: Activated Sludge
Capacity: 3.3 MGD
Present Load: 57%
Solid Waste Disposal: Landfill

Sewage Cost: 
Domestic: approx. $27.00 for 10,000 gallons
Commercial: approx. $171.00 for 100,000 gallons
Industrial: to be determined depending on strength and quantity

Other Fuels:
Coal Source: TUCO, Inc. - Amarillo
LP Gas Distributors: 5 each

Agriculture; Hale County 

6th in Cotton production in Texas
7th in Cotton Production in USA
Cotton generated: $4 billion in South Plains

2016

Major Products Grown and Estimated Volume Produced in area:

Grain Sorghum......1,508,830 bushels
Wheat...............1,316,536,600 bushels
Corn/Veg...............11040,572 bushels
Cotton...............320,572 bales  

2016

Estimated # of Livestock Units Raised/Fed/Harvested in area:

Cattle.........74,000
Cattle (for) milking..........7,500

Food Grown and Processing in the Area:
Onions, Carrots, Watermelons,
Cucumbers, Cantaloupe, Potatoes, Nuts

1 Tortilla Factory

1 Corn Milling-Mesa 

1 Popcorn Plant

1 Nut Producer

Labor Analysis

2016 Hale County Employment 

Labor Force - 12,227
Employment -11,669
Unemployed - 611 
Unempl. Rate - 5.3

Transportation

Hwy Serving Area - FM Hwy 400; U.S. Hwy 70; TX Hwy 194
Divided 4-lane Highway Serving City - Interstate 27

Railroads:
Burlington Northern - Santa Fe
Piggyback Service...........Amarillo
Frequency of Switching Service...........Daily
Number of Trains Daily..........8

Motor Freight Carriers
Intrastate.....Beaver Express, UPS, Federal Express Ground, Yellow, SAIA
Interstate.....Beaver Express, UPS, Federal Express Ground

Air:
Local Commercial Air Service - Hale County Airport
Other Commercial Air Service Within Commuting Distance
City: Lubbock, Texas; Miles: 40 miles Carriers:
American Eagle, Continental Express , Southwest
Nearest Local Airport-Runway Length...........Plainview, 6,000' & 4,000'
Paved? YES Lights? YES Instruments? YES
Charter or Private Facilities at Airport-Yes, Jet fuel available

Bus Service - T.N.M.&O
Intracity Service........YES

Economic Development

Plainview\Hale County Economic Development Corp.

The Plainview\Hale CountyEDC has been responsible for the creation of over 5000 jobs in Hale County. Adding to that number are our newest companies who have selected Plainview and Hale County as their location:

Andalucia Nut Company
Golden Spread/Antelope Station 

Buildings: Available Inventory list on Request

Incentives: Incentives granted based on the Investment & number of jobs created.

For Information Contact:
Plainview\Hale County EDC
1906 West 5th Street 
Plainview, Texas 79072
Phone: 806-806.293.8536 Fax: 806-806.293.9554
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Taxes -2016 Rates

City: 0.6288
County: 0.50760
School: 1.17000

FM: 0.0003

2.14392 ( $2.17 per $100 evaluation)

State Income Tax - None 
Retail Sales Tax - .0825