Plainfield, New Jersey Population & Demographics

Statistic	Plainfield	New Jersey	National
Population	50,578	8,882,190	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	8,487	1,215	91
Median age	34.4	39.5	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	38%	56%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	49%	45%	43%
Speak English	51%	69%	79%
Speak Spanish	45%	16%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Plainfield is 599% higher than New Jersey
The median age in Plainfield is 13% lower than New Jersey
In Plainfield 19.53% of the population is White
In Plainfield 41.23% of the population is Black
In Plainfield 1.12% of the population is Asian

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Plainfield population breakdown by race

Race	Plainfield	New Jersey	National
White	19.53%	68.15%	73.35%
Black	41.23%	13.54%	12.63%
Asian	1.12%	9.19%	5.22%
American Indian	0.94%	0.21%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.12%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	2.09%	2.53%	3.06%
Other race	34.97%	6.35%	4.75%

In Plainfield, 41.2% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Plainfield, NJ demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).