Plainfield is a city located in Will County Illinois. Plainfield has a 2023 population of 46,618. Plainfield is currently growing at a rate of 1.33% annually and its population has increased by 4.06% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 44,800 in 2020.
The average household income in Plainfield is $154,421 with a poverty rate of 2.29%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Plainfield is 37.3 years, 37.5 years for males, and 37.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Plainfield was:
3.57
Average Family Size
3.27
Average Household Size
90.9%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
84.42% of Plainfield residents speak only English, while 15.58% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 7.9% of the population.
2.29%
Overall Poverty Rate
1.63%
Male Poverty Rate
2.92%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Plainfield is Native, with 28.91% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Plainfield is Black, with 0.11% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.08%. Among those working part-time, it was 3.05%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 4.81%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
62.1%
Overall Marriage Rate
64.1%
Male Marriage Rate
60.2%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
3.48%
Veteran Poverty Rate
21.99%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
73.7%
Labor Force Participation
70.2%
Employment Rate
4.7%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
66.1%
Born in Plainfield
85.68%
Native Born
11.89%
Foreign Born
3.64%
Non Citizen
8.26%
Naturalized
85.68% of Plainfield residents were born in the United States, with 66.1% having been born in Illinois. 3.64% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.