Demographics of Plainfield city, New Jersey

Plainfield city, New Jersey had 57,141 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,833 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Plainfield city, in four figures

57,141
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 55,236 ±56.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,833 people.; 32.4 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,908 ±$3,620
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Plainfield city, New Jersey's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Plainfield city, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Plainfield city, New Jersey's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Plainfield city, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	54,308	100.0	100.0
2021	54,950	101.2	100.2
2022	54,896	101.1	100.7
2023	55,908	102.9	101.6
2024	56,897	104.8	102.5
2025	57,141	105.2	103.1

Population of Plainfield city, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	54,308	—
2021	54,950	+642
2022	54,896	−54
2023	55,908	+1,012
2024	56,897	+989
2025	57,141	+244

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.4 ±0.9: for men 31.6 ±1.2 and for women 33.4 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Plainfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	4,377 ±632	7.9% ±1.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,591 ±775	21.0% ±1.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,169 ±523	9.4% ±0.9	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,565 ±982	30.0% ±1.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,946 ±812	21.6% ±1.5	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,588 ±516	10.1% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,908 ±$3,620, and income per person $30,960 ±$1,578, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Plainfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	1,558 ±353	9.8% ±2.2	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,586 ±455	16.3% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,786 ±418	17.5% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,445 ±454	15.4% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,136 ±449	19.7% ±2.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,785 ±273	11.2% ±1.7	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,611 ±244	10.1% ±1.5	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Plainfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	8,419 ±1,317	15.5% ±2.4	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,496 ±618	22.7% ±3.7	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,938 ±664	12.7% ±2.1	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	985 ±223	12.4% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Plainfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Plainfield city	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	16,712 ±610	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±1.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±1.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.8% ±2.0	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.2% ±3.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$410,800 ±$14,895	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,767 ±$49	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Plainfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	31,556 ±1,444	57.1% ±2.6	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,634 ±613	6.6% ±1.1	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,962 ±1,394	32.5% ±2.5	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	184 to 672	0.3% to 1.2%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	662 ±255	1.2% ±0.5	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	994 ±350	1.8% ±0.6	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Plainfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	23,571 ±1,282	42.7% ±2.3	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,291 ±895	13.2% ±1.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,208 ±382	2.2% ±0.7	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	23,166 ±1,163	41.9% ±2.1	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,436 ±680	9.8% ±1.2	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17,730 ±1,025	32.1% ±1.9	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Plainfield city among the places of New Jersey

18th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Plainfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Union City city	66,463 ±59
Vineland city	61,006 ±42
Hoboken city	58,668 ±56
New Brunswick city	56,345 ±62
Perth Amboy city	55,855 ±61
Plainfield city	55,236 ±56
West New York town	52,004 ±42
Hackensack city	46,057 ±38
Sayreville borough	45,838 ±57
Sicklerville CDP	44,998 ±1,807
Linden city	44,192 ±85

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Plainfield city, New Jersey

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 13 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 17 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 84 Places by foreign-born share
No. 85 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 159 Places in New Jersey by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026