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Indiana·Hendricks County
8 tracts·28K people·$281K median·1,056/mi²
White 70 · Black 12 · Asian 7 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 5 · Other 0
Married couple 52 · Living alone 27 · Other 21
Retail 62 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 7 · Leisure 7 · Health 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 21 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Plainfield is $280,600 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Plainfield has 36,369 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.4; the population is 70.0% White, 11.7% Black, 6.6% Asian, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Multiracial and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 32.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.1% (Census ACS).
Central Elementary School (65%), Van Buren Elementary School (62%) and Brentwood Elementary School (59%) lead the elementary schools; Plainfield Community Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (55%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,499/month, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Plainfield is $87,272 a year, 1% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Plainfield, median rent is $1,499/month and the median home value is $280,600 (Census ACS).
Plainfield reported 1.1 violent crimes and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 26 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Plainfield are tornado (100), hail (99) and winter weather (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Plainfield, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).