Plainfield

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Plainfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 23,422
  • Land Area (2000): 69.355 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.692 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,153
Plainfield Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 22,605 97.44%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 13 0.06%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 582 2.51%

Plainfield Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainfield Employment Information Back to top
Plainfield Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 0 0 0 --% 0
1991 0 0 0 --% 0
1992 0 0 0 --% 0
1993 0 0 0 --% 0
1994 0 0 0 --% 0
1995 0 0 0 --% 0
1996 0 0 0 --% 0
1997 0 0 0 --% 0
1998 0 0 0 --% 0
1999 0 0 0 --% 0
2000 8,077 7,735 342 4.24% 42
2001 9,060 8,599 461 5.08% 51
2002 9,887 9,344 543 5.49% 55
2003 11,410 10,799 611 5.36% 54
2004 13,458 12,822 636 4.73% 47
2005 15,368 14,654 714 4.65% 46
2006 17,689 17,069 620 3.51% 35
2007 18,079 17,330 749 4.15% 42
2008 18,420 17,332 1,087 5.90% 59
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 18,363 17,408 955 5.20% 52
Feb 2008 18,392 17,442 950 5.17% 52
Mar 2008 18,410 17,451 959 5.21% 52
Apr 2008 18,405 17,480 925 5.03% 50
May 2008 18,476 17,378 1,098 5.94% 59
Jun 2008 18,725 17,422 1,303 6.96% 70
Jul 2008 18,646 17,308 1,338 7.18% 72
Aug 2008 18,315 17,090 1,225 6.69% 67
Sep 2008 18,045 17,012 1,033 5.72% 57
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Plainfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 890 13.29%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 524 7.82%
3. Finance and Insurance 385 5.75%
4. Public Administration 265 3.96%
5. Educational Services 262 3.91%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 250 3.73%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 203 3.03%
8. Other Transportation 175 2.61%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 169 2.52%
10. Metal Manufactuing 163 2.43%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 162 2.42%
12. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 157 2.34%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 151 2.25%
14. Utilities 150 2.24%
15. Truck Transportation 146 2.18%
16. Chemical Manufacturing 143 2.13%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 137 2.05%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 122 1.82%
19. Repair and Maintenance 122 1.82%
20. Health Care 117 1.75%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 886 16.01%
2. Educational Services 737 13.32%
3. Finance and Insurance 446 8.06%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 399 7.21%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 212 3.83%
6. Construction 167 3.02%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 165 2.98%
8. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 141 2.55%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 134 2.42%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 122 2.20%
11. Public Administration 117 2.11%
12. Social Assistance 115 2.08%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 103 1.86%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 100 1.81%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 95 1.72%
16. Other Transportation 92 1.66%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 89 1.61%
18. Department and Other General Stores 89 1.61%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 74 1.34%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 64 1.16%

Plainfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 401 5.99%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 372 5.55%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 371 5.54%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 326 4.87%
5. Computer Specialists 308 4.60%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 274 4.09%
7. Engineers 268 4.00%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 267 3.99%
9. Other Production Occupations 250 3.73%
10. Top Executives 206 3.08%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 183 2.73%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 171 2.55%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 169 2.52%
14. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 160 2.39%
15. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 140 2.09%
16. Other Construction Trades 134 2.00%
17. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 129 1.93%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 116 1.73%
19. Electricians 108 1.61%
20. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 103 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 454 8.21%
2. Registered Nurses 360 6.51%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 317 5.73%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 227 4.10%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 218 3.94%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 206 3.72%
7. Other Management Occupations 198 3.58%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 180 3.25%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 174 3.14%
10. Customer Service Representatives 169 3.05%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 164 2.96%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 157 2.84%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 154 2.78%
14. Business Operations Specialists 142 2.57%
15. Cashiers 131 2.37%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 126 2.28%
17. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 119 2.15%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 111 2.01%
19. Personal Appearance Workers 105 1.90%
20. Computer Specialists 97 1.75%

Plainfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,633 63.85%
15-35 hours 2,302 13.82%
1-14 hours 584 3.51%
No regular hours 3,133 18.81%

Plainfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 418 3.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM 482 4.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 833 7.18%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,412 12.18%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,497 12.91%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,576 13.59%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,281 11.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,236 10.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 623 5.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 589 5.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 171 1.47%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 86 0.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 579 4.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM 811 6.99%

Plainfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 277 2.39%
5-9 839 7.24%
10-14 916 7.90%
15-19 1,133 9.77%
20-24 1,100 9.49%
25-29 844 7.28%
30-34 1,557 13.43%
35-39 628 5.42%
40-44 822 7.09%
45-59 1,689 14.57%
60-89 1,329 11.46%
At least 90 460 3.97%

Plainfield Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 27 0.23% 5,082 43.83%
30-44 0 0.00% 3,007 25.94%
45-59 9 0.08% 1,680 14.49%
At least 60 190 1.64% 1,599 13.79%

Plainfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 24 0.20%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 756 6.27%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 10,466 86.85%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 36 0.30%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 226 1.88%
Color 6 Box Walked 86 0.71%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 457 3.79%

Plainfield Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainfield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,743 (23,120 people)
Families (2000): 6,393 (21,323 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,540
People at same address in 1995: 9,155
Plainfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 101 1.30%
$10,000-$14,999 109 1.41%
$15,000-$19,999 163 2.11%
$20,000-$24,999 177 2.29%
$25,000-$29,999 223 2.88%
$30,000-$34,999 206 2.66%
$35,000-$39,999 212 2.74%
$40,000-$44,999 277 3.58%
$45,000-$49,999 407 5.26%
$50,000-$59,999 710 9.17%
$60,000-$74,999 1,373 17.73%
$75,000-$99,999 1,847 23.85%
$100,000-$124,999 954 12.32%
$125,000-$149,999 482 6.22%
$150,000-$199,999 308 3.98%
$200,000 or more 194 2.51%

Plainfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,056 13.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,116 27.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 212 2.72%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,518 19.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,746 22.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 783 10.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 219 2.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 96 1.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Plainfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,128 33.33%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,454 16.15%
Public Assistance 87 0.41%
Retirement 885 4.14%
Self Employment 905 4.23%
Social Security 1,152 5.39%
Supplemental Security 85 0.40%
Wage / Salary 6,992 32.69%
Other 698 3.26%

Plainfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,521 43.42%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,285 56.58%

Plainfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 367 4.41%
Color 1 Box Married 5,972 71.78%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,845 22.18%
Color 3 Box Widowed 136 1.63%

Plainfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 544 6.30%
Color 1 Box Married 6,162 71.34%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,449 16.77%
Color 3 Box Widowed 483 5.59%

Plainfield Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainfield Education Information Back to top
Plainfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 241 1.50%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,008 6.27%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,352 27.09%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,173 25.98%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,634 10.17%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,639 22.65%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,018 6.34%

Plainfield Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 311 1.33% 432 1.84% 743 3.17%
Kindergarten 468 2.00% 37 0.16% 505 2.16%
Grades 1-4 1,492 6.37% 169 0.72% 1,661 7.09%
Grades 5-8 1,290 5.51% 181 0.77% 1,471 6.28%
Grades 9-12 1,192 5.09% 75 0.32% 1,267 5.41%
Undergrad college 740 3.16% 349 1.49% 1,089 4.65%
Graduate or professional school 91 0.39% 116 0.50% 207 0.88%
Total 5,584 23.84% 1,359 5.80% 6,943 29.64%

Plainfield Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Plainfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 22,727 98.53%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 338 1.47%

Plainfield Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainfield Criminal Information Back to top
Plainfield Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 11 43
2005 15 46
2006 20 50
2007 24 51

Plainfield Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Plainfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,486 19.15%
10-19 Years 3,325 14.20%
20-29 Years 2,672 11.41%
30-39 Years 4,977 21.25%
40-49 Years 3,562 15.21%
50-59 Years 2,350 10.03%
60-69 Years 1,035 4.42%
70-79 Years 725 3.10%
80-89 Years 250 1.07%
90+ Years 40 0.17%

Plainfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,723 50.05%
Color 1 Box Female 11,699 49.95%

Plainfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 21,102 90.09%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,231 5.26%
Color 2 Box Asian 442 1.89%
Color 1 Box African-American 395 1.69%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 198 0.85%
Color 6 Box Other Race 26 0.11%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 22 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.03%

Plainfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 6,807 23.89%
2. Irish 4,576 16.06%
3. Polish 3,646 12.80%
4. Italian 3,196 11.22%
5. English 1,896 6.65%
6. Swedish 1,074 3.77%
7. United States Or American 1,029 3.61%
8. Czech 711 2.50%
9. Norwegian 586 2.06%
10. French Non-Basque 570 2.00%

Plainfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 19,306 91.92%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 714 3.40%
3. Polish 167 0.80%
4. Tagalog 101 0.48%
5. Korean 98 0.47%
6. German 90 0.43%
7. Other Indic 80 0.38%
8. Italian 58 0.28%
9. Miao / Hmong 49 0.23%
10. Arabic 49 0.23%

Plainfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 22,161 95.52%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 671 2.89%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 368 1.59%

Plainfield Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Plainfield Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Plainfield Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60544 60585 60586