Demographics of Plainfield town, Connecticut

Plainfield town, Connecticut had 15,381 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +387 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 town, in four figures

15,381
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,141 ±23.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +387 people.; 37.0 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,993 ±$7,931
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Plainfield town, Connecticut's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Plainfield town, Connecticut'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Plainfield town, Connecticut's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Plainfield town, Connecticut'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	14,994	100.0	100.0
2021	15,057	100.4	100.2
2022	15,157	101.1	100.7
2023	15,234	101.6	101.6
2024	15,330	102.2	102.5
2025	15,381	102.6	103.1

Population of Plainfield town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,994	—
2021	15,057	+63
2022	15,157	+100
2023	15,234	+77
2024	15,330	+96
2025	15,381	+51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.0 ±4.5: for men 36.1 ±3.2 and for women 39.5 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Plainfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	1,095 ±238	7.2% ±1.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,840 ±321	12.2% ±2.1	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,544 ±317	10.2% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,151 ±485	27.4% ±3.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,995 ±494	26.4% ±3.3	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,516 ±367	16.6% ±2.4	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,993 ±$7,931, and income per person $36,700 ±$2,325, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Plainfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	638 ±207	10.5% ±3.4	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	950 ±249	15.7% ±4.0	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,383 ±351	22.8% ±5.7	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,038 ±247	17.1% ±4.0	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,054 ±251	17.4% ±4.0	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	578 ±189	9.5% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	419 ±169	6.9% ±2.8	19.2% ±0.3	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	1,310 ±459	8.7% ±3.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	137 to 513	4.9% to 17.3%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	663 ±246	7.6% ±2.8	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	322 ±142	9.5% ±4.0	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Plainfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Plainfield town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	6,168 ±291	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.2% ±1.6	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	< 0.1% to 3.5%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±3.9	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±4.2	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$272,100 ±$15,563	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,204 ±$70	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1967 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,125 ±420	7.4% ±2.8	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,810 ±547	84.6% ±3.6	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	238 to 718	1.6% to 4.7%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	82 to 370	0.5% to 2.4%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 126	0% to 0.8%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	445 ±203	2.9% ±1.3	4.3% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	9,446 ±724	62.4% ±4.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,811 ±681	31.8% ±4.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	43 to 355	0.3% to 2.3%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	685 ±234	4.5% ±1.5	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	411 ±164	2.7% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 454	0.6% to 3.0%	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<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%.

Plainfield town among the places and towns of Connecticut

81st of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Plainfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wolcott town	16,279 ±44
Suffield town	15,702 ±24
Colchester town	15,648 ±29
Ledyard town	15,433 ±38
Storrs CDP	15,207 ±648
Plainfield town	15,141 ±23
Greenwich CDP	14,792 ±1,194
Tolland town	14,606 ±31
Cromwell town	14,334 ±27
Orange CDP	14,315 ±24
New Fairfield town	13,584 ±27

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026