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New Jersey·Union County
12 tracts·55K people·$411K median·9,269/mi²
Hispanic 57 · Black 33 · White 7 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Other 43 · Married couple 39 · Living alone 18
Health 38 · Manufacturing 15 · Retail 13 · Professional 13 · Public admin 10 · Leisure 6 · Other 5
Service 24 · Management · business · science · arts 23 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 58 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 7 · Transit 5 · Walk 2 · Bike 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 $410,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Plainfield has 55,236 residents across 12 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.4; the population is 57.1% Hispanic or Latino, 32.5% Black, 6.6% White, 1.8% Multiracial, 1.2% Other and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 3.4 people; 22.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.5% (Census ACS).
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School (43%), Cresthaven Academy Charter School (32%) and Emerson Community School (29%) lead the elementary schools; Maxson Middle School (15%) and Hubbard Middle School (14%) lead the middle schools; Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies (34%), The Barack Obama Green Charter School (20%) and Plainfield High School (13%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,767/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Plainfield is $85,908 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Plainfield, median rent is $1,767/month and the median home value is $410,800 (Census ACS).
Plainfield reported 5.3 violent crimes and 16.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 22 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Plainfield are inland flooding (99), winter weather (88) and strong wind (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Plainfield, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).