Plainfield is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 13,010 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Plainfield is the 172nd largest community in Illinois.

Much of the housing in Plainfield has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Plainfield economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Plainfield, where the median household income is $80,799.

Unlike some villages, Plainfield isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plainfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plainfield is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plainfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.92%), management occupations (14.70%), and sales jobs (14.48%).

Also of interest is that Plainfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Plainfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Plainfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Plainfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Plainfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Plainfield, the average commute to work is 33.41 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small village, Plainfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Plainfield Information and Demographics

The education level of Plainfield citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 33.92% of adults in Plainfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Plainfield in 2000 was $28,242, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,968 for a family of four. However, Plainfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Plainfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Plainfield is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Plainfield include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Plainfield is English. Some people also speak Spanish.