North Plainfield

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  6. North Plainfield Education Information
  7. North Plainfield Public Benefits Information
  8. North Plainfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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North Plainfield Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 21,103
  • Land Area (2000): 7.225 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,393
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North Plainfield Employment Information Back to top
North Plainfield Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 614 10.38%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 408 6.90%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 373 6.31%
4. Finance and Insurance 227 3.84%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 225 3.80%
6. Chemical Manufacturing 207 3.50%
7. Metal Manufactuing 201 3.40%
8. Public Administration 190 3.21%
9. Educational Services 184 3.11%
10. Health Care 172 2.91%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 171 2.89%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 169 2.86%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 153 2.59%
14. Other Transportation 152 2.57%
15. Truck Transportation 152 2.57%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 149 2.52%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 122 2.06%
18. Repair and Maintenance 119 2.01%
19. U.S. Postal Service 105 1.78%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 94 1.59%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 734 14.53%
2. Educational Services 512 10.13%
3. Finance and Insurance 389 7.70%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 353 6.99%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 254 5.03%
6. Chemical Manufacturing 226 4.47%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 173 3.42%
8. Social Assistance 168 3.32%
9. Public Administration 156 3.09%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 155 3.07%
11. Department and Other General Stores 147 2.91%
12. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 106 2.10%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 104 2.06%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 95 1.88%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 93 1.84%
16. Other Transportation 78 1.54%
17. Construction 73 1.44%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 73 1.44%
19. Info Services and Data Processing 72 1.42%
20. Metal Manufactuing 69 1.37%

North Plainfield Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 454 7.68%
2. Computer Specialists 362 6.12%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 313 5.29%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 283 4.79%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 272 4.60%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 235 3.97%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 216 3.65%
8. Other Office and Admin Support 173 2.93%
9. Other Management Occupations 172 2.91%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 157 2.65%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 150 2.54%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 148 2.50%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 120 2.03%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 120 2.03%
15. Construction Laborers 112 1.89%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 111 1.88%
17. Other Material Moving Workers 105 1.78%
18. Accountants and Auditors 99 1.67%
19. Engineers 91 1.54%
20. Top Executives 89 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 406 8.03%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 385 7.62%
3. Business Operations Specialists 228 4.51%
4. Other Production Occupations 214 4.24%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 206 4.08%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 199 3.94%
7. Other Management Occupations 171 3.38%
8. Registered Nurses 171 3.38%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 165 3.27%
10. Cashiers 146 2.89%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 144 2.85%
12. Computer Specialists 135 2.67%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 132 2.61%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 123 2.43%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 123 2.43%
16. Child Care Workers 118 2.34%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 108 2.14%
18. Customer Service Representatives 107 2.12%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 96 1.90%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 91 1.80%

North Plainfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,620 65.64%
15-35 hours 1,403 8.67%
1-14 hours 450 2.78%
No regular hours 3,707 22.91%

North Plainfield Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 250 2.38%
5 AM-5:29 AM 242 2.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 397 3.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM 962 9.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,053 10.02%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,619 15.41%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,797 17.10%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,388 13.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 704 6.70%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 631 6.00%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 142 1.35%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 57 0.54%
Noon-3:59 PM 614 5.84%
4 PM-11:59 PM 653 6.21%

North Plainfield Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 166 1.58%
5-9 765 7.28%
10-14 1,044 9.93%
15-19 1,395 13.27%
20-24 1,544 14.69%
25-29 828 7.88%
30-34 1,857 17.67%
35-39 395 3.76%
40-44 464 4.42%
45-59 990 9.42%
60-89 622 5.92%
At least 90 439 4.18%

North 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 40 0.38% 5,702 54.26%
30-44 52 0.49% 2,664 25.35%
45-59 16 0.15% 974 9.27%
At least 60 363 3.45% 698 6.64%

North Plainfield Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 33 0.31%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,371 12.79%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,240 76.85%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 7 0.07%
Color 4 Box Other 190 1.77%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 471 4.39%
Color 6 Box Walked 197 1.84%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 213 1.99%

North 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.


North Plainfield Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,242 (20,914 people)
Families (2000): 5,147 (17,521 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,229
People at same address in 1995: 10,275
North Plainfield Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 272 3.76%
$10,000-$14,999 316 4.36%
$15,000-$19,999 312 4.31%
$20,000-$24,999 330 4.56%
$25,000-$29,999 343 4.74%
$30,000-$34,999 427 5.90%
$35,000-$39,999 407 5.62%
$40,000-$44,999 358 4.94%
$45,000-$49,999 408 5.63%
$50,000-$59,999 773 10.67%
$60,000-$74,999 910 12.57%
$75,000-$99,999 1,124 15.52%
$100,000-$124,999 643 8.88%
$125,000-$149,999 260 3.59%
$150,000-$199,999 254 3.51%
$200,000 or more 105 1.45%

North Plainfield Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,673 23.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,580 21.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 348 4.83%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,195 16.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 63 0.87%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,144 15.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 18 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 655 9.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 8 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 257 3.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 255 3.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.04%

North Plainfield Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,432 33.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,481 12.78%
Public Assistance 112 0.58%
Retirement 923 4.76%
Self Employment 753 3.88%
Social Security 1,413 7.28%
Supplemental Security 187 0.96%
Wage / Salary 6,281 32.36%
Other 828 4.27%

North Plainfield Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,733 45.02%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,116 54.98%

North Plainfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 613 7.60%
Color 1 Box Married 4,524 56.07%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,729 33.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 202 2.50%

North Plainfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 766 9.14%
Color 1 Box Married 4,669 55.73%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,182 26.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 761 9.08%

North 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.


North Plainfield Education Information Back to top
North Plainfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,305 8.33%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,970 12.57%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,720 30.12%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,010 19.21%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 815 5.20%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,540 16.21%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,312 8.37%

North 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 205 0.97% 193 0.91% 398 1.89%
Kindergarten 210 1.00% 112 0.53% 322 1.53%
Grades 1-4 1,058 5.01% 159 0.75% 1,217 5.77%
Grades 5-8 1,162 5.51% 82 0.39% 1,244 5.89%
Grades 9-12 1,016 4.81% 100 0.47% 1,116 5.29%
Undergrad college 524 2.48% 224 1.06% 748 3.54%
Graduate or professional school 117 0.55% 110 0.52% 227 1.08%
Total 4,292 20.34% 980 4.64% 5,272 24.98%

North 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.


North Plainfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
North Plainfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 19,586 93.60%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,340 6.40%

North 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.


North Plainfield Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
North Plainfield Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,195 15.14%
10-19 Years 2,695 12.77%
20-29 Years 3,154 14.95%
30-39 Years 4,173 19.77%
40-49 Years 3,242 15.36%
50-59 Years 2,089 9.90%
60-69 Years 1,052 4.99%
70-79 Years 891 4.22%
80-89 Years 508 2.41%
90+ Years 104 0.49%

North Plainfield Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,409 49.32%
Color 1 Box Female 10,694 50.68%

North Plainfield Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,023 47.50%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 6,916 32.77%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,580 12.23%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,053 4.99%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 451 2.14%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 37 0.18%
Color 6 Box Other Race 36 0.17%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 7 0.03%

North Plainfield Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 2,927 21.36%
2. Irish 2,161 15.77%
3. German 2,123 15.49%
4. English 1,040 7.59%
5. Polish 975 7.11%
6. United States Or American 708 5.17%
7. Scottish 295 2.15%
8. French Non-Basque 243 1.77%
9. Jamaican 203 1.48%
10. Russian 172 1.25%

North Plainfield Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,266 57.70%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 6,002 30.74%
3. Italian 416 2.13%
4. Arabic 240 1.23%
5. Chinese 151 0.77%
6. Other Asian 149 0.76%
7. African 131 0.67%
8. Other Indic 119 0.61%
9. Urdu 117 0.60%
10. Tagalog 116 0.59%

North Plainfield Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,123 66.92%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,328 11.03%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 4,652 22.04%

North 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.
North 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.