South Plainfield.
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New Jersey·Middlesex County
7 tracts·24K people·$471K median·2,950/mi²
White 48 · Asian 21 · Hispanic 17 · Black 10 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 68 · Other 16 · Living alone 16
Retail 32 · Professional 23 · Manufacturing 23 · Health 10 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 19 · Service 13 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 16 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · 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 South Plainfield is $470,900 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
South Plainfield has 24,473 residents across 7 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.7; the population is 47.9% White, 21.3% Asian, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Black, 3.1% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 44.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.0% (Census ACS).
John F Kennedy Elementary School (47%), Roosevelt Elementary School (46%) and Franklin Elementary School (45%) lead the elementary schools; South Plainfield Middle School (43%) and Grant Elementary School (41%) lead the middle schools; South Plainfield High School is the high school with reported scores (47%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,107/month, 34% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in South Plainfield is $130,239 a year, 51% above the US median (Census ACS).
In South Plainfield, median rent is $2,107/month and the median home value is $470,900 (Census ACS).
South Plainfield reported 1.6 violent crimes and 17.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South Plainfield are winter weather (76), strong wind (67) and ice storm (57), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In South Plainfield, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).