Plainfield

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  1. Plainfield Legal Resources
  2. Plainfield Statistics
  3. Plainfield Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Plainfield Employment Information
  5. Plainfield Family Information
  6. Plainfield Education Information
  7. Plainfield Public Benefits Information
  8. Plainfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Plainfield Legal Resources Back to top

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Plainfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 18,801
  • Land Area (2000): 330.150 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 11.881 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 9,258
Plainfield Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 11,669 61.94%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 73 0.39%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,096 37.67%

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 14,213 13,691 522 3.68% 37
1991 13,955 13,284 672 4.81% 48
1992 14,177 13,459 717 5.06% 51
1993 14,718 14,164 554 3.76% 38
1994 15,337 14,885 452 2.94% 30
1995 15,741 15,361 380 2.41% 24
1996 16,007 15,618 389 2.43% 24
1997 16,592 16,262 330 1.99% 20
1998 16,851 16,555 296 1.76% 18
1999 17,344 17,030 315 1.81% 18
2000 17,518 17,166 352 2.01% 20
2001 17,583 17,053 530 3.01% 30
2002 17,084 16,403 682 3.99% 40
2003 16,963 16,147 817 4.81% 48
2004 17,257 16,500 757 4.39% 44
2005 17,581 16,913 668 3.80% 38
2006 17,778 17,122 657 3.69% 37
2007 17,773 17,099 674 3.79% 38
2008 17,631 16,865 766 4.35% 44
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 17,650 16,950 700 3.97% 40
Feb 2008 17,628 16,905 723 4.10% 41
Mar 2008 17,700 16,998 702 3.97% 40
Apr 2008 17,618 17,024 594 3.37% 34
May 2008 17,859 17,080 779 4.36% 44
Jun 2008 17,830 17,006 824 4.62% 46
Jul 2008 17,660 16,743 917 5.19% 52
Aug 2008 17,460 16,630 830 4.75% 48
Sep 2008 17,277 16,448 829 4.80% 48
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Plainfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 556 11.64%
2. Machinery Manufacturing 329 6.89%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 317 6.63%
4. Finance and Insurance 243 5.09%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 241 5.04%
6. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 233 4.88%
7. Educational Services 186 3.89%
8. Metal Manufactuing 158 3.31%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 146 3.06%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 137 2.87%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 132 2.76%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 130 2.72%
13. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 112 2.34%
14. Repair and Maintenance 102 2.13%
15. Health Care 96 2.01%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 93 1.95%
17. Department and Other General Stores 89 1.86%
18. Public Administration 87 1.82%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 83 1.74%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 81 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 665 16.57%
2. Educational Services 482 12.01%
3. Finance and Insurance 314 7.82%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 264 6.58%
5. Social Assistance 174 4.34%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 163 4.06%
7. Department and Other General Stores 162 4.04%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 153 3.81%
9. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 117 2.92%
10. Public Administration 100 2.49%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 98 2.44%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 72 1.79%
13. Printing and Related Manufacturing 63 1.57%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 60 1.50%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 60 1.50%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 59 1.47%
17. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 55 1.37%
18. Construction 54 1.35%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 54 1.35%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 52 1.30%

Plainfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 378 7.91%
2. Other Production Occupations 310 6.49%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 303 6.34%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 183 3.83%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 182 3.81%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 179 3.75%
7. Top Executives 169 3.54%
8. Other Management Occupations 167 3.50%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 155 3.24%
10. Computer Specialists 151 3.16%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 134 2.80%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 119 2.49%
13. Business Operations Specialists 115 2.41%
14. Engineers 114 2.39%
15. Carpenters 109 2.28%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 102 2.13%
17. Electricians 97 2.03%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 96 2.01%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 82 1.72%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 81 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 297 7.40%
2. Secretaries and Admins 265 6.60%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 216 5.38%
4. Assemblers and Fabricators 141 3.51%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 135 3.36%
6. Registered Nurses 131 3.26%
7. Other Management Occupations 130 3.24%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 128 3.19%
9. Customer Service Representatives 127 3.16%
10. Child Care Workers 121 3.02%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 114 2.84%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 109 2.72%
13. Cashiers 101 2.52%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 96 2.39%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 91 2.27%
16. Other Production Occupations 86 2.14%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 83 2.07%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 83 2.07%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 78 1.94%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 77 1.92%

Plainfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,309 52.56%
15-35 hours 2,127 15.30%
1-14 hours 467 3.36%
No regular hours 4,003 28.79%

Plainfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 309 3.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM 237 2.83%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 419 5.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM 742 8.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 845 10.10%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,120 13.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,507 18.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM 893 10.67%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 469 5.61%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 430 5.14%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 98 1.17%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 93 1.11%
Noon-3:59 PM 639 7.64%
4 PM-11:59 PM 566 6.76%

Plainfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 242 2.89%
5-9 876 10.47%
10-14 1,123 13.42%
15-19 1,231 14.71%
20-24 1,627 19.45%
25-29 907 10.84%
30-34 1,162 13.89%
35-39 181 2.16%
40-44 249 2.98%
45-59 465 5.56%
60-89 157 1.88%
At least 90 147 1.76%

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 7 0.08% 5,999 71.70%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,592 19.03%
45-59 0 0.00% 465 5.56%
At least 60 2 0.02% 302 3.61%

Plainfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 663 7.64%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,545 86.91%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 28 0.32%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 9 0.10%
Color 6 Box Walked 122 1.41%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 314 3.62%

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): 6,926 (18,816 people)
Families (2000): 5,367 (16,680 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,358
People at same address in 1995: 10,412
Plainfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 381 5.50%
$10,000-$14,999 277 4.00%
$15,000-$19,999 311 4.49%
$20,000-$24,999 401 5.79%
$25,000-$29,999 416 6.01%
$30,000-$34,999 355 5.13%
$35,000-$39,999 269 3.88%
$40,000-$44,999 450 6.50%
$45,000-$49,999 310 4.48%
$50,000-$59,999 621 8.97%
$60,000-$74,999 915 13.21%
$75,000-$99,999 1,060 15.30%
$100,000-$124,999 620 8.95%
$125,000-$149,999 197 2.84%
$150,000-$199,999 128 1.85%
$200,000 or more 215 3.10%

Plainfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,299 18.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,215 32.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 196 2.87%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,074 15.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 29 0.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,178 17.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 564 8.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 196 2.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 74 1.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Plainfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,498 27.99%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,000 15.27%
Public Assistance 217 1.10%
Retirement 1,482 7.54%
Self Employment 846 4.31%
Social Security 1,874 9.54%
Supplemental Security 175 0.89%
Wage / Salary 5,332 27.14%
Other 1,220 6.21%

Plainfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,398 51.51%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,257 48.49%

Plainfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 624 8.80%
Color 1 Box Married 4,777 67.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,470 20.73%
Color 3 Box Widowed 221 3.12%

Plainfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 676 9.40%
Color 1 Box Married 4,695 65.29%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,170 16.27%
Color 3 Box Widowed 650 9.04%

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 480 3.60%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,553 11.66%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,928 29.50%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,512 26.37%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 799 6.00%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,106 15.82%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 938 7.04%

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 228 1.21% 166 0.88% 394 2.10%
Kindergarten 212 1.13% 39 0.21% 251 1.34%
Grades 1-4 955 5.08% 209 1.11% 1,164 6.19%
Grades 5-8 1,152 6.13% 160 0.85% 1,312 6.98%
Grades 9-12 1,230 6.54% 102 0.54% 1,332 7.08%
Undergrad college 525 2.79% 93 0.49% 618 3.29%
Graduate or professional school 136 0.72% 20 0.11% 156 0.83%
Total 4,438 23.61% 789 4.20% 5,227 27.80%

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 17,825 94.78%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 981 5.22%

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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Plainfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,950 15.69%
10-19 Years 3,056 16.25%
20-29 Years 1,432 7.62%
30-39 Years 2,794 14.86%
40-49 Years 3,228 17.17%
50-59 Years 2,203 11.72%
60-69 Years 1,597 8.49%
70-79 Years 1,083 5.76%
80-89 Years 411 2.19%
90+ Years 47 0.25%

Plainfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,409 50.05%
Color 1 Box Female 9,392 49.95%

Plainfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 18,171 96.65%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 211 1.12%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 164 0.87%
Color 2 Box Asian 112 0.60%
Color 1 Box African-American 80 0.43%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 56 0.30%
Color 6 Box Other Race 6 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Plainfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,338 20.40%
2. Irish 3,118 14.66%
3. Dutch 2,858 13.44%
4. English 2,627 12.36%
5. Polish 2,051 9.65%
6. French Non-Basque 1,106 5.20%
7. United States Or American 1,079 5.07%
8. Italian 580 2.73%
9. Scottish 476 2.24%
10. French Canadian 449 2.11%

Plainfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,936 97.20%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 318 1.83%
3. German 45 0.26%
4. Other Indo European 19 0.11%
5. Italian 16 0.09%
6. Hindi 16 0.09%
7. Chinese 16 0.09%
8. Hungarian 12 0.07%
9. Korean 10 0.06%
10. Other West Germanic 9 0.05%

Plainfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,521 98.32%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 203 1.08%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 114 0.61%

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.