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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

37,047

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.0%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
9.5%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
29.1%
55 - 64:
9.7%
Over 65 Years:
15.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.3%
3.3%
89.9%
89.9%
33.7%
33.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Plainfield
USA
$40,108
$40,108
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Plainfield
USA
$85,074
$85,074
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.4%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Construction
Public Service
Administration
Finance
Other
Wholesale
13.2%
13.2%
11.6%
11.6%
11.0%
11.0%
10.7%
10.7%
9.2%
9.2%
8.8%
8.8%
6.1%
6.1%
5.9%
5.9%
4.3%
4.3%
4.1%
4.1%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
72.3%
72.3%
8.6%
8.6%
7.5%
7.5%
6.6%
6.6%
4.9%
4.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Scottish
Italian
Polish
European
French
Ethiopian
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Macedonian
Nigerian
Romanian
Swedish
Hungarian
Welsh
Norwegian
African
British
12.3%
12.3%
10.9%
10.9%
7.4%
7.4%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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
85.8%
85.8%
4.7%
4.7%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
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%