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Plainfield, NJ
Demographic Data




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

54,670

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.8%
5 - 17:
21.0%
18 - 24:
8.8%
25 - 34:
15.6%
35 - 54:
25.4%
55 - 64:
11.2%
Over 65 Years:
10.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.5%
3.5%
72.2%
72.2%
22.8%
22.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Plainfield
USA
$30,414
$30,414
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Plainfield
USA
$80,334
$80,334
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.1%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Construction
Administration
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Wholesale
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Public Service
Information Technology
13.3%
13.3%
11.3%
11.3%
10.9%
10.9%
10.5%
10.5%
10.2%
10.2%
8.5%
8.5%
7.4%
7.4%
5.2%
5.2%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
55.6%
55.6%
32.6%
32.6%
7.7%
7.7%
3.3%
3.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Jamaican
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Haitian
English
Italian
Irish
African
Ghanian
German
Guyanese
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian
Barbadian
British West Indian
Hungarian
Nigerian
French
Greek
Russian
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
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0.8%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
French
African languages
French Creole
Native American languages
Arabic
Italian
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Urdu
Portuguese
Slavic languages
German/Yiddish
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
53.5%
53.5%
41.5%
41.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Plainfield Residents

41.5%


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