What is the population of Plainfield, Illinois?

The population of Plainfield, Illinois is 35,072.

What is the median household income in Plainfield, Illinois?

The median household income in Plainfield, Illinois is $137,624, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Plainfield, Illinois is $300,992, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Plainfield, Illinois is 4.1%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Plainfield	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	35,072	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1302.0	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.45%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	35.8	37.3	37.1
Households	10,871	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Plainfield

Group	Share

Plainfield has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Plainfield	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$137,624	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.34%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Plainfield	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$300,992	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,819	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	89.3%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Plainfield	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	31.5	23.8	22.5
Work from home	21.2%	14.0%	13.4%

Plainfield has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Plainfield	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	3.14	2.48	2.54

Plainfield has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Plainfield	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.6	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.7%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	13.6%	19.2%	19.0%