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Plainfield, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
Total population	47,829	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	plainfield

Plainfield, New Jersey Population

	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
Male	23,393	48.91%	49.06%
Female	24,436	51.09%	50.94%
Median age (years)	32.8		35.3

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	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	34,662	72.47%	74.31%
21 years and over	32,669	68.3%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,355	11.2%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,402	9.2%	12.43%

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	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
White	10,258	21.45%	75.14%
Black or African American	29,550	61.78%	12.32%
Asian	447	0.93%	3.64%
Some other race	5,397	11.28%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,177	4.55%	2.43%

Plainfield, New Jersey Housing

	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
Total households	15,137		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,898	72.0%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,239	28.0%	31.94%

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	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	16,180		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,043	6.45%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,137	93.55%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,579	46.84%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,558	46.71%	30.77%

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	Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	31	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,086	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,896	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,630	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	566	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	269	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	30	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	137,500	119,600

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	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,657	17.55%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,406	29.11%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,609	17.24%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,395	15.82%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,393	9.2%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,677	11.08%	9.65%

Plainfield, New Jersey Education

	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,407		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,123	8.38%	6.47%
Kindergarten	889	6.63%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,094	45.45%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,974	22.18%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,327	17.36%	22.81%

Plainfield, New Jersey Economy

	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	36,015		217,168,077
In labor force	24,972	69.34%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	24,966	69.32%	63.39%
- - Employed	22,997	63.85%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,969	5.47%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	6	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,043	30.66%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,780	52.14%	51.66%
In labor force	12,209	33.9%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	12,203	33.88%	29.65%
- - Employed	11,145	30.95%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,819	10.6%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,688		12,787,501

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	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	15,149		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,362	8.99%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	899	5.93%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,758	11.6%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,586	10.47%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,461	16.25%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,860	18.88%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,851	12.22%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,652	10.91%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	467	3.08%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	253	1.67%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	46,683		41,994

	Plainfield, New Jersey	%, Plainfield, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	12,758	35.42%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	60,195		56,604
With Social Security income	3,573	9.92%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,559		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	830	2.3%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,262		6,320
With public assistance income	892	2.48%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,823		3,032
With retirement income	2,590	7.19%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,505		17,376

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