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Plainfield township, Will County, IL

84,540 Population
33.2 square miles 2,545.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±3.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Will County: 39.4 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,041 ±$2,710 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Will County: $46,831 ±$983
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$129,979 ±$6,796 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Will County: $109,820 ±$4,177
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

3.6% ±1.6% (3,001  ±1,315) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Will County: 7.9% † 55,477 (±1.2% / ±8,691)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.4 minutes ±0.8 (1,237,255  ±55,946) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Will County: 31.4 9,493,250 (±0.4 / ±156,714)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

26,810 ±1,550 Number of households
  • Will County: 249,199 ±1,629
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (84,050  ±55) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Will County: 2.8 701,121 (±0 / ±265)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4% ±2.4% (861  ±521) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Will County: 4.7% † 7,759 (±0.9% / ±1,477)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

27,286 ±1,617 Number of housing units
  • Will County: 257,267 ±191
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$346,400 ±$9,177 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Will County: $340,200 ±$4,515
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5% ±2% (4,176  ±1,636.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Will County: 8.2% † 57,567 (±0.9% / ±6,588.9)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.7% ±5.3% (55,257  ±3,858.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Will County: 92.3% 445,223
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.3% ±3.7% (23,531  ±2,395.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Will County: 39.6% 190,895
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.2% ±2.4% (10,283  ±1,991) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Will County: 14.5% 102,794
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.4% ±1.4% (2,966  ±904) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Will County: 4.6% 25,293 (±0.5% / ±2,448)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,966 Total veterans ±904 2,447 Male ±710 519 Female ±412

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