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Population (2000): 47,829
Land Area (2000): 15.638 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.003 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 29.4186 (-1.4) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 75.0186 (23.9) / 86.4186 (30.2)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,227
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 891
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 49 inches
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Area Code(s): 908
Alias(es) (2003): MUHLENBERG, N PLAINFIELD, NORTH PLAINFIELD, PLAINFIELD

Plainfield Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	20,976	2002	22,266	2005	23,084
2000	21,889	2003	23,024	2006	23,082
2001	21,992	2004	23,126	2007	22,694

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: 59,134
: $2,804,309,000 / $684,206,000
Plainfield Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	26,211	24,196	2,016	7.69%	77
1991	25,321	22,810	2,511	9.92%	99
1992	25,981	22,797	3,184	12.25%	123
1993	25,551	22,612	2,939	11.50%	115
1994	25,454	22,867	2,587	10.16%	102
1995	25,530	23,146	2,384	9.34%	93
1996	25,716	23,415	2,301	8.95%	89
1997	25,990	23,927	2,063	7.94%	79
1998	25,760	24,001	1,759	6.83%	68
1999	25,985	24,241	1,744	6.71%	67
2000	25,325	23,939	1,386	5.47%	55
2001	25,474	23,814	1,660	6.51%	65
2002	26,080	23,761	2,319	8.89%	89
2003	25,926	23,628	2,298	8.86%	89
2004	25,599	23,688	1,911	7.47%	75
2005	25,177	23,499	1,678	6.66%	66
2006	25,241	23,613	1,628	6.45%	64
2007	25,099	23,585	1,513	6.03%	60
2008	25,491	23,539	1,953	7.66%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	25,962	24,077	1,885	7.26%	73
Feb 1990	26,065	24,208	1,857	7.12%	71
Mar 1990	26,132	24,250	1,882	7.20%	72
Apr 1990	25,970	24,143	1,827	7.04%	70
May 1990	26,128	24,200	1,928	7.38%	74
Jun 1990	26,462	24,490	1,972	7.45%	75
Jul 1990	26,636	24,460	2,176	8.17%	82
Aug 1990	26,309	24,278	2,031	7.72%	77
Sep 1990	26,147	23,996	2,151	8.23%	82
Oct 1990	26,245	24,097	2,148	8.18%	82
Nov 1990	26,232	24,084	2,148	8.19%	82
Dec 1990	26,246	24,063	2,183	8.32%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	25,239	22,773	2,466	9.77%	98
Feb 1991	25,233	22,832	2,401	9.52%	95
Mar 1991	25,299	22,838	2,461	9.73%	97
Apr 1991	25,189	22,891	2,298	9.12%	91
May 1991	25,271	22,746	2,525	9.99%	100
Jun 1991	25,576	23,052	2,524	9.87%	99
Jul 1991	25,736	23,143	2,593	10.08%	101
Aug 1991	25,286	22,832	2,454	9.70%	97
Sep 1991	25,054	22,631	2,423	9.67%	97
Oct 1991	25,328	22,722	2,606	10.29%	103
Nov 1991	25,280	22,643	2,637	10.43%	104
Dec 1991	25,359	22,613	2,746	10.83%	108

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	25,912	22,859	3,053	11.78%	118
Feb 1992	26,049	22,860	3,189	12.24%	122
Mar 1992	26,019	22,938	3,081	11.84%	118
Apr 1992	25,799	22,839	2,960	11.47%	115
May 1992	25,983	22,743	3,240	12.47%	125
Jun 1992	26,358	22,915	3,443	13.06%	131
Jul 1992	26,560	22,934	3,626	13.65%	137
Aug 1992	26,193	22,823	3,370	12.87%	129
Sep 1992	25,750	22,468	3,282	12.75%	127
Oct 1992	25,658	22,629	3,029	11.81%	118
Nov 1992	25,723	22,738	2,985	11.60%	116
Dec 1992	25,772	22,823	2,949	11.44%	114

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	25,385	22,284	3,101	12.22%	122
Feb 1993	25,618	22,459	3,159	12.33%	123
Mar 1993	25,681	22,554	3,127	12.18%	122
Apr 1993	25,595	22,466	3,129	12.23%	122
May 1993	25,805	22,622	3,183	12.33%	123
Jun 1993	26,003	22,828	3,175	12.21%	122
Jul 1993	26,078	22,861	3,217	12.34%	123
Aug 1993	25,656	22,765	2,891	11.27%	113
Sep 1993	25,103	22,361	2,742	10.92%	109
Oct 1993	25,306	22,600	2,706	10.69%	107
Nov 1993	25,242	22,766	2,476	9.81%	98
Dec 1993	25,138	22,780	2,358	9.38%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	25,132	22,460	2,672	10.63%	106
Feb 1994	25,219	22,552	2,667	10.58%	106
Mar 1994	25,273	22,560	2,713	10.73%	107
Apr 1994	25,200	22,568	2,632	10.44%	104
May 1994	25,381	22,696	2,685	10.58%	106
Jun 1994	25,761	22,937	2,824	10.96%	110
Jul 1994	25,988	23,034	2,954	11.37%	114
Aug 1994	25,718	23,053	2,665	10.36%	104
Sep 1994	25,296	22,814	2,482	9.81%	98
Oct 1994	25,575	23,141	2,434	9.52%	95
Nov 1994	25,479	23,219	2,260	8.87%	89
Dec 1994	25,421	23,369	2,052	8.07%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	25,292	22,885	2,407	9.52%	95
Feb 1995	25,352	23,101	2,251	8.88%	89
Mar 1995	25,491	23,193	2,298	9.01%	90
Apr 1995	25,399	23,108	2,291	9.02%	90
May 1995	25,527	23,129	2,398	9.39%	94
Jun 1995	25,838	23,316	2,522	9.76%	98
Jul 1995	26,113	23,371	2,742	10.50%	105
Aug 1995	25,749	23,190	2,559	9.94%	99
Sep 1995	25,345	22,912	2,433	9.60%	96
Oct 1995	25,462	23,210	2,252	8.84%	88
Nov 1995	25,425	23,194	2,231	8.77%	88
Dec 1995	25,365	23,145	2,220	8.75%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	25,421	22,932	2,489	9.79%	98
Feb 1996	25,450	23,023	2,427	9.54%	95
Mar 1996	25,616	23,131	2,485	9.70%	97
Apr 1996	25,540	23,105	2,435	9.53%	95
May 1996	25,708	23,237	2,471	9.61%	96
Jun 1996	25,864	23,531	2,333	9.02%	90
Jul 1996	26,220	23,653	2,567	9.79%	98
Aug 1996	25,870	23,630	2,240	8.66%	87
Sep 1996	25,618	23,433	2,185	8.53%	85
Oct 1996	25,810	23,759	2,051	7.95%	79
Nov 1996	25,708	23,743	1,965	7.64%	76
Dec 1996	25,761	23,803	1,958	7.60%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	25,826	23,590	2,236	8.66%	87
Feb 1997	25,920	23,754	2,166	8.36%	84
Mar 1997	26,069	23,865	2,204	8.45%	85
Apr 1997	25,804	23,813	1,991	7.72%	77
May 1997	26,002	23,912	2,090	8.04%	80
Jun 1997	26,285	24,083	2,202	8.38%	84
Jul 1997	26,542	24,210	2,332	8.79%	88
Aug 1997	26,094	24,072	2,022	7.75%	77
Sep 1997	25,823	23,735	2,088	8.09%	81
Oct 1997	25,858	23,921	1,937	7.49%	75
Nov 1997	25,849	24,107	1,742	6.74%	67
Dec 1997	25,811	24,066	1,745	6.76%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	25,707	23,697	2,010	7.82%	78
Feb 1998	25,774	23,783	1,991	7.72%	77
Mar 1998	25,859	23,834	2,025	7.83%	78
Apr 1998	25,672	23,938	1,734	6.75%	68
May 1998	25,763	24,036	1,727	6.70%	67
Jun 1998	25,998	24,224	1,774	6.82%	68
Jul 1998	26,211	24,104	2,107	8.04%	80
Aug 1998	25,711	24,064	1,647	6.41%	64
Sep 1998	25,536	23,892	1,644	6.44%	64
Oct 1998	25,597	24,035	1,562	6.10%	61
Nov 1998	25,634	24,167	1,467	5.72%	57
Dec 1998	25,655	24,239	1,416	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	25,803	24,076	1,727	6.69%	67
Feb 1999	25,954	24,168	1,786	6.88%	69
Mar 1999	25,986	24,164	1,822	7.01%	70
Apr 1999	25,835	24,096	1,739	6.73%	67
May 1999	25,979	24,205	1,774	6.83%	68
Jun 1999	26,283	24,296	1,987	7.56%	76
Jul 1999	26,483	24,314	2,169	8.19%	82
Aug 1999	26,036	24,227	1,809	6.95%	69
Sep 1999	25,763	23,999	1,764	6.85%	68
Oct 1999	25,888	24,327	1,561	6.03%	60
Nov 1999	25,897	24,438	1,459	5.63%	56
Dec 1999	25,917	24,585	1,332	5.14%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,375	23,858	1,517	5.98%	60
Feb 2000	25,521	24,004	1,517	5.94%	59
Mar 2000	25,475	24,044	1,431	5.62%	56
Apr 2000	25,280	24,031	1,249	4.94%	49
May 2000	25,202	23,890	1,312	5.21%	52
Jun 2000	25,444	24,131	1,313	5.16%	52
Jul 2000	25,517	23,991	1,526	5.98%	60
Aug 2000	25,362	23,916	1,446	5.70%	57
Sep 2000	25,065	23,652	1,413	5.64%	56
Oct 2000	25,175	23,853	1,322	5.25%	53
Nov 2000	25,214	23,880	1,334	5.29%	53
Dec 2000	25,271	24,022	1,249	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	25,340	23,749	1,591	6.28%	63
Feb 2001	25,314	23,791	1,523	6.02%	60
Mar 2001	25,311	23,811	1,500	5.93%	59
Apr 2001	25,211	23,820	1,391	5.52%	55
May 2001	25,192	23,777	1,415	5.62%	56
Jun 2001	25,566	23,960	1,606	6.28%	63
Jul 2001	25,696	23,981	1,715	6.67%	67
Aug 2001	25,448	23,739	1,709	6.72%	67
Sep 2001	25,331	23,618	1,713	6.76%	68
Oct 2001	25,685	23,835	1,850	7.20%	72
Nov 2001	25,747	23,832	1,915	7.44%	74
Dec 2001	25,847	23,860	1,987	7.69%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	25,896	23,461	2,435	9.40%	94
Feb 2002	26,094	23,722	2,372	9.09%	91
Mar 2002	26,076	23,697	2,379	9.12%	91
Apr 2002	25,958	23,702	2,256	8.69%	87
May 2002	25,985	23,737	2,248	8.65%	87
Jun 2002	26,230	23,829	2,401	9.15%	92
Jul 2002	26,382	23,873	2,509	9.51%	95
Aug 2002	26,106	23,819	2,287	8.76%	88
Sep 2002	25,996	23,747	2,249	8.65%	87
Oct 2002	26,130	23,877	2,253	8.62%	86
Nov 2002	26,084	23,827	2,257	8.65%	87
Dec 2002	26,020	23,839	2,181	8.38%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	26,027	23,526	2,501	9.61%	96
Feb 2003	26,065	23,601	2,464	9.45%	95
Mar 2003	25,999	23,582	2,417	9.30%	93
Apr 2003	25,865	23,610	2,255	8.72%	87
May 2003	25,806	23,553	2,253	8.73%	87
Jun 2003	26,171	23,718	2,453	9.37%	94
Jul 2003	26,164	23,632	2,532	9.68%	97
Aug 2003	25,879	23,601	2,278	8.80%	88
Sep 2003	25,675	23,423	2,252	8.77%	88
Oct 2003	25,841	23,697	2,144	8.30%	83
Nov 2003	25,822	23,773	2,049	7.94%	79
Dec 2003	25,799	23,819	1,980	7.67%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	25,844	23,483	2,361	9.14%	91
Feb 2004	25,850	23,562	2,288	8.85%	89
Mar 2004	25,807	23,568	2,239	8.68%	87
Apr 2004	25,531	23,591	1,940	7.60%	76
May 2004	25,420	23,550	1,870	7.36%	74
Jun 2004	25,774	23,783	1,991	7.72%	77
Jul 2004	25,937	23,829	2,108	8.13%	81
Aug 2004	25,599	23,798	1,801	7.04%	70
Sep 2004	25,234	23,526	1,708	6.77%	68
Oct 2004	25,366	23,787	1,579	6.22%	62
Nov 2004	25,448	23,873	1,575	6.19%	62
Dec 2004	25,383	23,908	1,475	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	25,251	23,153	2,098	8.31%	83
Feb 2005	25,398	23,227	2,171	8.55%	85
Mar 2005	25,369	23,302	2,067	8.15%	81
Apr 2005	24,856	23,390	1,466	5.90%	59
May 2005	24,871	23,426	1,445	5.81%	58
Jun 2005	25,148	23,631	1,517	6.03%	60
Jul 2005	25,279	23,683	1,596	6.31%	63
Aug 2005	25,087	23,652	1,435	5.72%	57
Sep 2005	24,932	23,438	1,494	5.99%	60
Oct 2005	25,095	23,687	1,408	5.61%	56
Nov 2005	25,259	23,661	1,598	6.33%	63
Dec 2005	25,577	23,737	1,840	7.19%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	25,541	23,385	2,156	8.44%	84
Feb 2006	25,646	23,443	2,203	8.59%	86
Mar 2006	25,453	23,516	1,937	7.61%	76
Apr 2006	25,108	23,522	1,586	6.32%	63
May 2006	25,003	23,522	1,481	5.92%	59
Jun 2006	25,256	23,716	1,540	6.10%	61
Jul 2006	25,450	23,720	1,730	6.80%	68
Aug 2006	25,168	23,675	1,493	5.93%	59
Sep 2006	24,870	23,450	1,420	5.71%	57
Oct 2006	25,025	23,756	1,269	5.07%	51
Nov 2006	25,125	23,788	1,337	5.32%	53
Dec 2006	25,245	23,863	1,382	5.47%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	25,485	23,500	1,985	7.79%	78
Feb 2007	25,521	23,534	1,987	7.79%	78
Mar 2007	25,467	23,598	1,869	7.34%	73
Apr 2007	24,978	23,538	1,440	5.77%	58
May 2007	24,876	23,520	1,356	5.45%	55
Jun 2007	25,086	23,721	1,365	5.44%	54
Jul 2007	25,183	23,672	1,511	6.00%	60
Aug 2007	24,855	23,561	1,294	5.21%	52
Sep 2007	24,751	23,451	1,300	5.25%	53
Oct 2007	24,838	23,583	1,255	5.05%	51
Nov 2007	24,964	23,698	1,266	5.07%	51
Dec 2007	25,180	23,647	1,533	6.09%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	25,598	23,439	2,159	8.43%	84
Feb 2008	25,678	23,482	2,196	8.55%	86
Mar 2008	25,690	23,460	2,230	8.68%	87
Apr 2008	25,301	23,558	1,743	6.89%	69
May 2008	25,262	23,511	1,751	6.93%	69
Jun 2008	25,469	23,685	1,784	7.00%	70
Jul 2008	25,620	23,683	1,937	7.56%	76
Aug 2008	25,497	23,595	1,902	7.46%	75
Sep 2008	25,305	23,434	1,871	7.39%	74
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Plainfield Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,027	8.67%
2.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	931	7.86%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	701	5.91%
4.	Educational Services	471	3.97%
5.	Health Care	454	3.83%
6.	Public Administration	426	3.59%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	414	3.49%
8.	Other Transportation	408	3.44%
9.	Finance and Insurance	386	3.26%
10.	Chemical Manufacturing	374	3.16%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	360	3.04%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	341	2.88%
13.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	338	2.85%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	301	2.54%
15.	Truck Transportation	292	2.46%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	277	2.34%
17.	Repair and Maintenance	267	2.25%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	234	1.97%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	228	1.92%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	203	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,632	14.64%
2.	Educational Services	1,008	9.04%
3.	Finance and Insurance	914	8.20%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	595	5.34%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	574	5.15%
6.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	543	4.87%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	481	4.32%
8.	Social Assistance	468	4.20%
9.	Chemical Manufacturing	409	3.67%
10.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	381	3.42%
11.	Public Administration	348	3.12%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	310	2.78%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	228	2.05%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	207	1.86%
15.	Other Transportation	180	1.62%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	160	1.44%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	142	1.27%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	135	1.21%
19.	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale	133	1.19%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	127	1.14%

Plainfield Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	914	7.71%
2.	Other Production Occupations	907	7.65%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	649	5.48%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	591	4.99%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	574	4.84%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	551	4.65%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	505	4.26%
8.	Other Management Occupations	408	3.44%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	367	3.10%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	312	2.63%
11.	Other Material Moving Workers	311	2.62%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	297	2.51%
13.	Construction Laborers	262	2.21%
14.	Other Construction Trades	231	1.95%
15.	Assemblers and Fabricators	220	1.86%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	212	1.79%
17.	Computer Specialists	195	1.65%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	193	1.63%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	189	1.59%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	189	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	790	7.09%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	730	6.55%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	564	5.06%
4.	Other Production Occupations	506	4.54%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	462	4.15%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	405	3.63%
7.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	389	3.49%
8.	Cashiers	381	3.42%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	374	3.36%
10.	Other Management Occupations	343	3.08%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	330	2.96%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	312	2.80%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	307	2.75%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	297	2.66%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	291	2.61%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	276	2.48%
17.	Registered Nurses	230	2.06%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	229	2.05%
19.	Child Care Workers	220	1.97%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	211	1.89%

Plainfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	22,213	61.68%
15-35 hours	3,060	8.50%
1-14 hours	931	2.59%
No regular hours	9,811	27.24%

Plainfield Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	705	3.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM	425	1.92%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	952	4.31%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,382	10.77%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,370	10.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,522	15.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,152	14.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,560	11.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,061	4.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,053	4.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	370	1.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	259	1.17%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,618	7.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,683	7.61%

Plainfield Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	344	1.56%
5-9	1,430	6.47%
10-14	2,519	11.39%
15-19	3,181	14.39%
20-24	3,238	14.64%
25-29	1,521	6.88%
30-34	4,087	18.48%
35-39	668	3.02%
40-44	899	4.07%
45-59	1,671	7.56%
60-89	1,605	7.26%
At least 90	949	4.29%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	440	1.99%	11,793	53.33%
30-44	414	1.87%	5,240	23.70%
45-59	249	1.13%	1,422	6.43%
At least 60	858	3.88%	1,696	7.67%

Plainfield Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	180	0.80%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,762	21.25%
Car / truck / van, solo	13,814	61.66%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	520	2.32%
Public transportation	1,961	8.75%
Walked	875	3.91%
Worked at home	293	1.31%

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Plainfield Family Information Back to top
: 15,149 (46,920 people)
: 11,002 (38,408 people)
: 3,273
: 24,460
Plainfield Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,362	8.99%
$10,000-$14,999	899	5.93%
$15,000-$19,999	907	5.99%
$20,000-$24,999	851	5.62%
$25,000-$29,999	740	4.88%
$30,000-$34,999	846	5.58%
$35,000-$39,999	859	5.67%
$40,000-$44,999	790	5.21%
$45,000-$49,999	812	5.36%
$50,000-$59,999	1,397	9.22%
$60,000-$74,999	1,463	9.66%
$75,000-$99,999	1,851	12.22%
$100,000-$124,999	1,063	7.02%
$125,000-$149,999	589	3.89%
$150,000-$199,999	467	3.08%
$200,000 or more	253	1.67%

Plainfield Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,194	21.10%
Family, 2 people	3,096	20.45%
Nonfamily, 2 people	699	4.62%
Family, 3 people	2,658	17.56%
Nonfamily, 3 people	159	1.05%
Family, 4 people	2,252	14.88%
Nonfamily, 4 people	77	0.51%
Family, 5 people	1,406	9.29%
Nonfamily, 5 people	52	0.34%
Family, 6 people	721	4.76%
Nonfamily, 6 people	28	0.18%
Family, 7 or more people	765	5.05%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	30	0.20%

Plainfield Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,758	32.23%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,285	8.30%
Public Assistance	892	2.25%
Retirement	2,590	6.54%
Self Employment	920	2.32%
Social Security	3,573	9.03%
Supplemental Security	830	2.10%
Wage / Salary	12,588	31.80%
Other	2,152	5.44%

Plainfield Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,075	51.22%
With children under 18	2,929	48.78%

Plainfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,172	6.67%
Married	8,105	46.11%
Never Married	7,829	44.54%
Widowed	471	2.68%

Plainfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,062	10.77%
Married	8,231	43.00%
Never Married	6,883	35.95%
Widowed	1,968	10.28%

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Plainfield Education Information Back to top
Plainfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,361	12.57%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,253	18.03%
High school diploma or equivalent	9,923	28.61%
Some college, no degree	7,104	20.48%
Associate degree	1,315	3.79%
Bachelors degree	3,885	11.20%
Graduate or professional degree	1,846	5.32%

Plainfield Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	712	1.49%	411	0.86%	1,123	2.35%
Kindergarten	654	1.37%	235	0.49%	889	1.86%
Grades 1-4	2,668	5.58%	351	0.73%	3,019	6.31%
Grades 5-8	2,678	5.60%	397	0.83%	3,075	6.43%
Grades 9-12	2,655	5.55%	319	0.67%	2,974	6.22%
Undergrad college	1,310	2.74%	673	1.41%	1,983	4.15%
Graduate or professional school	185	0.39%	159	0.33%	344	0.72%
Total	10,862	22.71%	2,545	5.32%	13,407	28.03%

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Plainfield Business Information Back to top
: 4,219
: $170,076,000
: $24,570,000

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Plainfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Plainfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	39,441	84.07%
Below Poverty Level	7,476	15.93%

Plainfield Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$3,435	$388	$206	$0	$0	$193	$3,834	$2,314	$3,096	$0
1952	$3,780	$449	$273	$0	$0	$313	$4,366	$2,560	$4,982	$0
1953	$4,168	$438	$165	$0	$0	$400	$4,733	$2,638	$5,071	$0
1954	$4,376	$457	$186	$0	$0	$252	$4,814	$3,063	$4,703	$3,146
1955	$4,393	$473	$283	$0	$0	$245	$4,921	$3,327	$6,268	$4,257
1956	$4,767	$473	$650	$0	$0	$416	$5,833	$3,511	$6,087	$3,856
1957	$5,097	$504	$729	$0	$0	$450	$6,276	$3,960	$9,292	$6,727
1958	$5,540	$522	$1,008	$0	$0	$651	$7,199	$4,248	$8,647	$4,101
1959	$5,551	$481	$824	$0	$0	$580	$6,955	$4,537	$7,997	$3,736
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$8,058	$662	$1,907	$0	$0	$305	$10,270	$7,465	$7,531	$4,922
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$11,383	$776	$3,343	$0	$0	$560	$15,286	$10,660	$11,630	$3,947
1971	$13,619	$817	$5,084	$0	$0	$593	$19,296	$11,897	$10,882	$3,176
1972	$15,000	$849	$7,141	$0	$0	$411	$22,552	$13,027	$10,208	$2,473
1973	$15,750	$891	$7,498	$0	$0	$432	$23,680	$13,678	$10,718	$2,596
1974	$16,537	$936	$7,873	$0	$0	$453	$24,863	$14,362	$10,718	$2,596
1975	$17,364	$983	$8,267	$0	$0	$475	$26,106	$15,080	$10,718	$2,596
1976	$16,622	$1,126	$11,826	$0	$0	$1,022	$29,470	$19,648	$9,675	$2,367
1977	$17,459	$1,286	$8,821	$0	$0	$1,290	$27,570	$19,061	$9,042	$2,077
1978	$16,070	$1,450	$12,062	$0	$0	$1,023	$29,155	$19,200	$9,548	$2,639
1979	$15,823	$1,728	$12,900	$0	$0	$1,393	$30,116	$20,357	$8,532	$1,770
1980	$15,379	$1,838	$14,013	$0	$0	$1,503	$30,895	$22,299	$9,727	$3,194
1981	$16,660	$1,990	$15,176	$0	$0	$1,529	$33,365	$23,440	$9,727	$3,194
1982	$17,366	$142	$21,781	$0	$0	$2,837	$41,984	$23,380	$10,358	$4,337
1983	$17,740	$172	$23,145	$0	$0	$2,653	$43,538	$22,035	$13,282	$7,749
1984	$18,448	$182	$25,218	$0	$0	$2,612	$46,278	$24,062	$14,898	$7,850
1985	$19,118	$212	$27,804	$0	$0	$3,062	$49,984	$27,296	$15,400	$7,720
1986	$10,754	$251	$7,912	$0	$0	$2,508	$21,174	$8,102	$18,242	$10,531
1987	$11,672	$269	$7,348	$0	$0	$2,551	$21,571	$9,691	$13,720	$5,317
1988	$12,295	$293	$6,710	$0	$0	$3,410	$22,415	$10,520	$12,578	$4,723
1989	$12,628	$311	$14,690	$0	$0	$3,062	$30,380	$10,976	$13,655	$8,258
1990	$14,468	$268	$15,021	$0	$0	$3,206	$32,695	$12,594	$12,086	$12,613
1991	$14,830	$275	$15,397	$0	$0	$3,286	$33,513	$12,909	$12,086	$12,613
1992	$17,091	$317	$20,971	$0	$0	$3,876	$41,938	$14,621	$9,357	$24,642
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$24,722	$171	$12,873	$0	$0	$8,575	$46,170	$21,156	$13,624	$2,823
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$23,774	$520	$17,984	$0	$0	$7,475	$49,233	$23,392	$20,201	$7,600
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$36,032	$584	$19,598	$0	$0	$8,950	$64,580	$25,040	$13,507	$4,295
2005	$44,488	$813	$23,870	$0	$0	$19,261	$87,619	$33,517	$38,795	$30,166
2006	$43,782	$765	$24,121	$0	$0	$21,992	$89,895	$29,694	$46,908	$32,622

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$2,216	$138	$21	$72	$350	$58	$4,358
1951	$780	$149	$104	$0	$0	$470	$4,358
1952	$2,681	$175	$35	$76	$615	$60	$4,930
1952	$770	$75	$90	$0	$0	$353	$4,930
1953	$2,510	$125	$29	$97	$717	$46	$4,984
1953	$858	$92	$124	$0	$0	$386	$4,984
1954	$2,191	$167	$17	$88	$388	$47	$4,461
1954	$953	$138	$113	$0	$0	$359	$4,461
1955	$3,545	$172	$19	$98	$467	$67	$6,313
1955	$928	$171	$121	$0	$0	$725	$6,313
1956	$3,105	$129	$31	$108	$463	$90	$6,257
1956	$1,021	$200	$156	$0	$0	$954	$6,257
1957	$3,798	$181	$64	$91	$409	$100	$6,984
1957	$1,211	$230	$213	$0	$0	$687	$6,984
1958	$5,502	$177	$28	$127	$481	$114	$8,778
1958	$1,158	$305	$245	$0	$0	$641	$8,778
1959	$3,789	$180	$0	$124	$415	$131	$7,734
1959	$1,227	$279	$227	$0	$0	$1,362	$7,734
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$8,516	$279	$83	$166	$466	$174	$13,731
1967	$1,864	$184	$107	$0	$0	$1,892	$13,731
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$12,209	$387	$55	$232	$886	$217	$19,182
1970	$2,677	$119	$496	$0	$0	$1,904	$19,182
1971	$11,897	$417	$84	$307	$503	$246	$20,624
1971	$3,169	$171	$471	$0	$0	$3,359	$20,624
1972	$11,986	$594	$132	$449	$722	$315	$21,388
1972	$3,730	$235	$443	$0	$0	$2,782	$21,388
1973	$12,585	$625	$139	$471	$758	$330	$22,457
1973	$3,916	$246	$466	$0	$0	$2,921	$22,457
1974	$13,214	$655	$146	$495	$796	$347	$23,580
1974	$4,112	$259	$489	$0	$0	$3,067	$23,580
1975	$13,875	$688	$153	$520	$836	$364	$24,759
1975	$4,317	$272	$513	$0	$0	$3,221	$24,759
1976	$15,492	$593	$69	$240	$514	$413	$32,542
1976	$4,128	$127	$811	$0	$0	$10,155	$32,542
1977	$16,938	$785	$43	$237	$628	$322	$30,286
1977	$4,217	$160	$786	$0	$0	$6,170	$30,286
1978	$18,177	$807	$47	$284	$804	$210	$32,236
1978	$3,183	$176	$420	$0	$0	$8,128	$32,236
1979	$19,179	$995	$77	$204	$310	$310	$33,853
1979	$4,153	$161	$428	$0	$0	$8,036	$33,853
1980	$20,833	$1,377	$56	$244	$804	$321	$38,912
1980	$4,573	$192	$391	$0	$0	$10,121	$38,912
1981	$24,117	$1,490	$60	$263	$869	$346	$43,684
1981	$4,952	$207	$423	$0	$0	$10,957	$43,684
1982	$25,224	$1,560	$63	$271	$1,433	$979	$47,401
1982	$4,575	$289	$656	$0	$0	$12,351	$47,401
1983	$27,729	$2,076	$321	$263	$921	$709	$48,108
1983	$5,013	$329	$777	$0	$0	$9,970	$48,108
1984	$30,578	$1,544	$500	$244	$1,248	$431	$48,996
1984	$5,450	$369	$976	$0	$0	$7,656	$48,996
1985	$31,384	$1,616	$726	$315	$1,214	$406	$52,154
1985	$6,620	$398	$894	$0	$0	$8,581	$52,154
1986	$0	$1,818	$565	$278	$903	$397	$21,183
1986	$6,917	$368	$770	$0	$0	$9,167	$21,183
1987	$0	$1,802	$0	$838	$808	$359	$23,589
1987	$7,083	$492	$1,205	$0	$0	$11,002	$23,589
1988	$0	$1,791	$1	$751	$805	$137	$25,082
1988	$7,152	$787	$1,070	$0	$0	$12,588	$25,082
1989	$0	$2,064	$0	$840	$2,177	$155	$26,754
1989	$7,675	$411	$967	$0	$0	$12,465	$26,754
1990	$0	$2,552	$57	$723	$2,275	$213	$27,996
1990	$8,900	$482	$811	$0	$0	$11,983	$27,996
1991	$0	$2,617	$58	$741	$2,332	$218	$28,666
1991	$9,122	$494	$811	$0	$0	$12,273	$28,666
1992	$0	$2,830	$57	$810	$2,535	$233	$32,804
1992	$9,943	$540	$1,519	$0	$0	$14,337	$32,804
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$2,952	$0	$671	$3,374	$498	$43,079
1997	$14,864	$4,175	$806	$340	$0	$15,399	$43,079
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$2,962	$850	$400	$5,075	$550	$51,559
2000	$18,252	$4,466	$2,639	$0	$0	$16,365	$51,559
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$4,261	$400	$487	$2,766	$630	$58,310
2004	$19,814	$1,730	$853	$0	$0	$27,369	$58,310
2005	$0	$4,750	$0	$996	$9,614	$750	$82,704
2005	$20,682	$1,173	$1,631	$0	$0	$43,108	$82,704
2006	$0	$4,610	$0	$1,403	$4,037	$763	$82,173
2006	$22,911	$648	$1,580	$0	$0	$46,221	$82,173

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.

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Plainfield Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.667	0.191	0.000	0.810	1.669	0.143	3.289	24.075	1.955	29.462
2000	0.959	0.183	0.000	0.914	2.056	0.228	2.970	24.167	2.102	29.467
2001	0.773	0.273	0.045	0.955	2.046	0.227	3.138	17.643	1.819	22.826
2002	0.808	0.135	0.045	0.584	1.572	0.090	2.695	18.234	1.841	22.860
2003	1.042	0.304	0.043	0.651	2.041	0.217	3.344	15.245	1.477	20.066
2004	1.340	0.086	0.000	0.649	2.076	0.130	2.638	13.967	1.730	18.334
2005	0.823	0.000	0.043	0.780	1.646	0.087	3.336	15.075	1.733	20.144
2006	0.607	0.000	0.000	0.563	1.170	0.260	3.639	15.813	1.820	21.272
2007	0.837	0.000	0.000	0.661	1.498	0.000	3.349	14.145	1.410	18.904

Plainfield Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	15	54
2005	17	55
2006	17	55
2007	16	56

Plainfield Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	653
2000	690
2001	547
2002	544

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.

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Plainfield Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	7,607	15.90%
10-19 Years	6,857	14.34%
20-29 Years	7,231	15.12%
30-39 Years	8,246	17.24%
40-49 Years	6,643	13.89%
50-59 Years	5,118	10.70%
60-69 Years	3,051	6.38%
70-79 Years	1,949	4.07%
80-89 Years	900	1.88%
90+ Years	227	0.47%

Plainfield Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	23,393	48.91%
Female	24,436	51.09%

Plainfield Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	28,698	60.00%
Hispanic/Latino	12,033	25.16%
Caucasian	5,508	11.52%
Multiracial	920	1.92%
Asian	428	0.89%
Other Race	120	0.25%
Amerindian	91	0.19%
Pacific Islander	31	0.06%

Plainfield Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Jamaican	1,450	13.03%
2.	Italian	1,176	10.57%
3.	Irish	1,074	9.65%
4.	German	1,054	9.47%
5.	United States Or American	987	8.87%
6.	English	859	7.72%
7.	Polish	659	5.92%
8.	African	499	4.48%
9.	Barbadian	270	2.43%
10.	West Indian	227	2.04%

Plainfield Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	31,536	71.35%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	11,051	25.00%
3.	Italian	228	0.52%
4.	African	183	0.41%
5.	French	174	0.39%
6.	German	138	0.31%
7.	Arabic	136	0.31%
8.	French Creole	132	0.30%
9.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	124	0.28%
10.	Polish	95	0.21%

Plainfield Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	36,502	76.32%
Naturalized immigrant	3,158	6.60%
Not a citizen	8,169	17.08%

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.

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07060	07062
07061	07063

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.