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Plainfield, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $230,025 (it was $106,400 in 2000)
Plainfield:

$230,025
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,758 - $260,594

Total population: 15,405 (Urban population: 9,369 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 5,250 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 5,676 (5,444 occupied: 3,740 owner occupied, 1,704 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

34%

Housing density: 134 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $282,397.

Median contract rent in 2022: $988 (lower quartile is $737, upper quartile is $1,241)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $913


Median gross rent in Plainfield, CT in 2022: $1,188

Housing units in Plainfield with a mortgage: 2,450 (297 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 710

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Plainfield, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 113,657
  • In family households: 94,705 (20,200 male householders, 10,143 female householders)
    22,420 spouses, 32,772 children (30,142 natural, 792 adopted, 1,838 stepchildren), 1,953 grandchildren, 839 brothers or sisters, 1,026 parents, foster children, 1,121 other relatives, 3,518 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 18,952 (7,012 male householders (5,014 living alone)), 7,455 female householders (6,006 living alone)), 4,485 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,771 (1,565 institutionalized population)

18,008 married couples with children.
7,061 single-parent households (1,662 men, 5,399 women).

92.5% of residents of Plainfield speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 723 (4.5%)
(72.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.6
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • 6no bedroom
  • 761 bedroom
  • 8082 bedrooms
  • 1,9723 bedrooms
  • 6834 bedrooms
  • 1955+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • 48no bedroom
  • 3801 bedroom
  • 5792 bedrooms
  • 6133 bedrooms
  • 744 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 108no vehicle
  • 7891 vehicle
  • 1,8402 vehicles
  • 7933 vehicles
  • 1924 vehicles
  • 185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield in renter-occupied apartments
  • 229no vehicle
  • 7601 vehicle
  • 5842 vehicles
  • 1063 vehicles
  • 184 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 533 rooms
  • 3764 rooms
  • 1,1075 rooms
  • 9666 rooms
  • 5187 rooms
  • 3818 rooms
  • 3289+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • 231 room
  • 1032 rooms
  • 2863 rooms
  • 4944 rooms
  • 4065 rooms
  • 2956 rooms
  • 627 rooms
  • 238 rooms
  • 129+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Plainfield, CT
Plainfield town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Plainfield, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Plainfield, CT in 2022
  • 37,641Less than $10,000
  • 42,762$10,000 to $19,999
  • 48,053$20,000 to $29,999
  • 42,626$30,000 to $39,999
  • 42,653$40,000 to $49,999
  • 41,519$50,000 to $59,999
  • 57,316$60,000 to $74,999
  • 89,878$75,000 to $99,999
  • 69,183$100,000 to $124,999
  • 55,217$125,000 to $149,999
  • 75,285$150,000 to $199,999
  • 110,759$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Plainfield: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,377 (16.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 281
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 966
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,056
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 825
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 877
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 555
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 774
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 214
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 366
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 737
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 401
  • 90 or more minutes: 222

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,066 (82.6%)
  • Carpooled: 983 (13.4%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0.1%)
  • Railroad: 18 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle: 23 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 143 (1.9%)
  • Other means: 34 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 73 (1.0%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Plainfield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Plainfield, Connecticut
  • 1171995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 211985 to 1989
  • 281980 to 1984
  • 151975 to 1979
  • 161970 to 1974
  • 991965 to 1969
  • 163Before 1965
Ancestries in Plainfield, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • French: 3,473 (18.3%)
  • Irish: 2,397 (12.6%)
  • Other: 2,395 (12.6%)
  • English: 1,840 (9.7%)
  • French Canadian: 1,747 (9.2%)
  • German: 1,589 (8.4%)
  • Italian: 1,319 (7.0%)
  • Polish: 1,313 (6.9%)
  • United States: 740 (3.9%)
  • Scottish: 340 (1.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 279 (1.5%)
  • Swedish: 242 (1.3%)
  • Portuguese: 196 (1.0%)
  • Dutch: 192 (1.0%)
  • Russian: 162 (0.9%)
  • Lithuanian: 139 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 134 (0.7%)
  • Arab: 103 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 87 (0.5%)
  • Slovak: 69 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 54 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 51 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 30 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 26 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 26 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 24 (0.1%)
  • Subsaharan African: 7 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Plainfield:

25.1% (115)
Connecticut:

5.2% (19,083)

Other Eastern Europe
Plainfield:

15.7% (72)
Connecticut:

2.1% (7,596)

Portugal
Plainfield:

8.5% (39)
Connecticut:

3.6% (13,234)

Dominican Republic
Plainfield:

7.4% (34)
Connecticut:

2.3% (8,500)

Germany
Plainfield:

5.7% (26)
Connecticut:

3.1% (11,432)

United Kingdom
Plainfield:

5.0% (23)
Connecticut:

4.4% (16,395)

Japan
Plainfield:

3.5% (16)
Connecticut:

0.9% (3,472)

Other Northern Europe
Plainfield:

3.3% (15)
Connecticut:

0.6% (2,220)

Poland
Plainfield:

3.3% (15)
Connecticut:

6.9% (25,507)

Colombia
Plainfield:

3.3% (15)
Connecticut:

3.2% (12,009)

Sweden
Plainfield:

2.6% (12)
Connecticut:

0.4% (1,374)

Italy
Plainfield:

2.4% (11)
Connecticut:

7.0% (26,023)

Jordan
Plainfield:

2.2% (10)
Connecticut:

0.1% (209)

Mexico
Plainfield:

2.0% (9)
Connecticut:

3.6% (13,282)

Yugoslavia
Plainfield:

1.7% (8)
Connecticut:

0.5% (1,894)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Plainfield:

1.7% (8)
Connecticut:

2.5% (9,358)

Hong Kong
Plainfield:

1.7% (8)
Connecticut:

0.3% (1,227)

Jamaica
Plainfield:

1.5% (7)
Connecticut:

7.2% (26,819)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 9,870
  • Other state: 4,106
  • Northeast: 2,879
  • Midwest: 296
  • South: 635
  • West: 296

56% of Plainfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 21
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 17
  • 7th and 8th grade: 282
  • 9th grade: 180
  • 10th grade: 218
  • 11th grade: 188
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 172
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,702
  • Less than 1 year of college: 370
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 694
  • Associate degree: 261
  • Bachelor's degree: 282
  • Master's degree: 75
  • Professional school degree: 46
  • Doctorate degree: 11
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 35
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 35
  • 7th and 8th grade: 294
  • 9th grade: 217
  • 10th grade: 305
  • 11th grade: 134
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 115
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,876
  • Less than 1 year of college: 366
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 612
  • Associate degree: 450
  • Bachelor's degree: 359
  • Master's degree: 144
  • Professional school degree: 39
  • Doctorate degree: 16
Educational Attainment for Females
Plainfield marital status for males
Plainfield marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,697
  • One, attached: 58
  • Two: 757
  • 3 or 4: 427
  • 5 to 9: 299
  • 10 to 19: 111
  • 20 to 49: 93
  • 50 or more: 59
  • Mobile homes: 170
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,306

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.1%
Year householders moved into residence in Plainfield
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Plainfield, CT
  • 80.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.7%Electricity
  • 4.7%Utility gas
  • 3.8%Wood
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Plainfield, CT
  • 61.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 26.5%Electricity
  • 6.9%Utility gas
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 173
Here:

9.2%
Connecticut:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
Here:

6.1%
Connecticut:

11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55
Here:

12.1%
Connecticut:

33.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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