Plainfield, IL Demographic Data
Plainfield, IL Summary
Plainfield is located in Will County in Illinois
- Population: 40,044
- Area: 24.20 sq. miles
- Land Area: 23.22 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.98 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,654.50 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 642.06 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Plainfield, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,719
52%
50.8
Male
20,162
48%
49.2
Total Population
41,881
323,128,000
Plainfield, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,888
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,697
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,881
11.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,237
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,260
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,454
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,904
16.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,869
16.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,319
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,590
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,907
4.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
655
1.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
220
0.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
28,150
67.2%
77.2
Female
14,839
52.7%
51.3
Male
13,311
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
26,699
63.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,661
8.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,782
6.6%
15.2
Female
1,717
61.7%
55.8
Male
1,065
38.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Plainfield, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
40,860
97.6%
96.8
White
33,977
81.1%
72.6
Black or African American
2,491
5.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
2,991
7.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,248
3.0%
1.2
Chinese
313
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
557
1.3%
0.9
Japanese
33
0.1%
0.2
Korean
281
0.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
94
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
465
1.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,401
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,021
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,808
11.5%
17.8
Mexican
3,662
8.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
391
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
90
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
665
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
37,073
88.5%
82.2
Plainfield, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
425
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
351
1.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,356
17.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,686
18.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,412
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,938
31.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,750
19.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
776
3.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
24,142
97.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
12,688
51.0%
31.2
Plainfield, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,115
26.7%
33.7%
Now Married
18,733
61.6%
47.5
Divorced
2,389
7.9%
11.0%
Separated
215
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
963
3.2
5.8%
Plainfield, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
32,501
83.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,492
16.6%
21.6%
Spanish
3,159
8.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,758
4.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,333
3.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
242
0.6%
1.1%
Plainfield, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
182
1.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
148
1.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
324
2.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
347
2.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
754
6.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,715
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,557
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,400
27.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,062
16.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,906
15.4%
6.4
Median household income
116,896
57,617
Per capita income
39,106
31,128
Plainfield, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
79
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,649
7.6%
9.8
Construction
854
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,182
23.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,929
8.8%
6.6
Information
419
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,156
9.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
810
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,742
12.6%
11.4
Public administration
716
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
3,088
14.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,446
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
740
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,038
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
10,679
49.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,910
8.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,645
25.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,538
11.6%
18.1%
Plainfield, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,532
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
18,306
85.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,175
5.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
797
3.7%
5.1
Walked
192
0.9%
2.7
Other means
112
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
950
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
37.9
26.6
Plainfield, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
301
2.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,814
14.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,776
54.7%
37.1
3 or more
3,504
28.3%
21.0
Plainfield, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,395
96.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,636
85.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,759
14.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
482
3.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Plainfield, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,877
1 room
144
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
30
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
216
1.7%
9.1
4 rooms
740
5.7%
16.5
5 rooms
999
7.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,068
8.3%
17.8
7 rooms
2,083
16.2%
12.0
8 rooms
2,070
16.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,527
42.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
Plainfield, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,877
1-unit, detached
10,390
80.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,724
13.4%
5.9
2-units
57
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
160
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
141
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
74
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
331
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Plainfield, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
188
1.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
57
0.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
250
1.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
90
0.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
393
3.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
432
3.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,783
21.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8,265
64.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
355
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
64
0.5%
1.4%
Plainfield, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
11,582
93.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
24
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
745
6.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
27
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.1%
1.1
Plainfield, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
9,074
47295100.0
Less than $500
27
0.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
303
3.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
668
7.4%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,831
20.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,895
20.9%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,908
21.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,442
26.9%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,486
38.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,868
20.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,207
13.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
551
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,962
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Plainfield, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,696
41,631,300
Less than $500
38
2.2%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
62
3.7%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
78
4.6%
1.8%
$500 to $999
287
16.9%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
372
21.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
400
23.6%
28.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
459
27.1%
4.4%
No Cash Rent
63
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,665
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
269
16.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
198
11.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
241
14.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
57
3.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
173
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
728
43.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
93
0.0%
0.0%
Plainfield, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,636
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
151
1.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
88
0.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
303
2.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,237
11.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,282
40.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,196
39.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
348
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
31
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
287,100
205,000
