One downside of living in Plainfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Plainfield, the average commute to work is 30.60 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of Plainfield’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Plainfield is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking taxis. For Plainfield, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The citizens of Plainfield are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.99% of adults in Plainfield having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Plainfield in 2022 was $28,788, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,152 for a family of four. However, Plainfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Plainfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plainfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Plainfield, accounting for 52.36% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Plainfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Plainfield include Jamaican, Haitian, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Italian, and African.
In addition, Plainfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (39.26%).
The most common language spoken in Plainfield is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
