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Plainfield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Plainfield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

36,074

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.8%
5 - 17:
16.8%
18 - 24:
9.6%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
27.7%
55 - 64:
11.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.4%
3.4%
89.9%
89.9%
31.3%
31.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Plainfield
USA
$41,433
$41,433
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Plainfield
USA
$77,249
$77,249
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.8%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
Other
Public Service
Wholesale
Finance
13.7%
13.7%
11.5%
11.5%
10.7%
10.7%
9.5%
9.5%
9.0%
9.0%
8.9%
8.9%
6.8%
6.8%
5.7%
5.7%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
73.6%
73.6%
9.3%
9.3%
6.6%
6.6%
6.5%
6.5%
3.9%
3.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
Ethiopian
Scottish
Polish
European
French
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Macedonian
African
Romanian
Hungarian
Nigerian
Eastern European
Welsh
Norwegian
Swedish
12.3%
12.3%
9.4%
9.4%
7.5%
7.5%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Polish
African languages
Chinese
Tagalog
French
Vietnamese
Russian
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
West Germanic languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
86.6%
86.6%
5.0%
5.0%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Plainfield Residents

9.6%