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Plainfield town, Washington County, VT

1,251 Population
21 square miles 59.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±5.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 43.7 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Vermont: 43 ±0.2

Economics

$39,163 ±$3,689 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $45,017 ±$1,433
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Vermont: $44,365 ±$525
$68,182 ±$39,066 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington County: $79,853 ±$2,906
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Vermont: $78,024 ±$1,357

15.7% ±5.9% (195  ±78) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 9.4% † 5,456 (±1.3% / ±771)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Vermont: 10.3% 63,902 (±0.4% / ±2,288)

24.2 minutes ±8 (13,995  ±3,148) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 23.5 595,645 (±0.8 / ±27,185)
  • a little higher than the figure in Vermont: 23.4 6,579,490 (±0.1 / ±81,792)

Families

552 ±104 Number of households
  • Washington County: 25,474 ±375
  • Vermont: 269,466 ±1,559
2.2 ±0.5 (1,211  ±177) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 2.3 58,008 (±0 / ±50)
  • a little less than the figure in Vermont: 2.3 620,334

6.6% ±6.2% (19  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Washington County: 3.6% † 465 (±1.3% / ±161)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Vermont: 4% 5,652 (±0.4% / ±530)

Housing

605 ±103 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 30,860 ±63
  • Vermont: 337,072 ±133

$303,700 ±$32,503 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington County: $293,900 ±$7,123
  • a little higher than the amount in Vermont: $290,500 ±$2,466

13.2% ±6.3% (162  ±80.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington County: 10.2% † 6,082 (±1.2% / ±686.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Vermont: 12.2% 78,305 (±0.5% / ±2,940.1)

Social

97.9% ±0.8% (905  ±132.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 95.7% 42,037 (±2.8% / ±1,212.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Vermont: 94.5% 437,670 (±0.8% / ±3,850.8)
49.1% ±2% (454  ±69) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 47% 20,641 (±1.8% / ±807.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Vermont: 42.6% 197,369 (±0.6% / ±2,637.6)

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

3.6% ±2% (45  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 3.1% 1,872
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Vermont: 4.3% 27,968

5.4% ±2.3% (55  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 6.3% † 3,055 (±0.7% / ±338)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Vermont: 6.5% 34,076 (±0.2% / ±1,086)
55 Total veterans ±25 54 Male ±24 1 Female ±3

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