CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plainfield

Indiana · 10,433 residents · 26.9 sq mi

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Plainfield is a city of 10,433 people in Indiana. There are 7,963 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of residents. That is roughly 20% ahead of the Indiana median. Median home value sits at $68,600. Median household income runs $34,466, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,433

−43%vs 2000

vs 18,396 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(740)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(709)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(728)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(635)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(654)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(1,808)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(1,405)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(1,208)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(968)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(888)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(566)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(124)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,466

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,782 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,307

−27%vs 2000

vs $21,083 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,600

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$453

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $629 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

33.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(17,351)

Black2.2%(403)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(251)

Asian0.9%(165)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(10,317)

Black0.7%(78)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(29)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.3%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(1,263)

Spaniard1.3%(459)

Puerto Rican0.7%(263)

Central American0.6%(217)

Salvadoran0.5%(174)

Dominican0.2%(74)

Honduran0.1%(33)

South American0.1%(28)

Bolivian0%(18)

Nicaraguan0%(10)

Colombian0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4%(1,460)

Chinese0.6%(217)

Vietnamese0.5%(175)

Indonesian0.4%(148)

Filipino0.3%(104)

Taiwanese0.2%(56)

Pakistani0.1%(47)

Japanese0%(17)

Laotian0%(16)

Korean0%(6)

Burmese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(18)

Ancestry

American21%(7,643)

German12%(4,374)

English10.3%(3,763)

Irish7.6%(2,781)

Subsaharan African2.4%(860)

Ethiopian1.5%(544)

Scottish1.3%(488)

French1.3%(484)

Italian1.2%(445)

Polish1.2%(420)

Dutch0.7%(260)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(198)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(198)

Macedonian0.5%(195)

Nigerian0.4%(161)

Welsh0.4%(149)

Romanian0.4%(140)

Belgian0.3%(116)

Hungarian0.3%(114)

West Indian0.3%(107)

Arab0.2%(77)

Haitian0.2%(77)

Finnish0.2%(75)

Norwegian0.2%(75)

Ghanaian0.2%(60)

Slovene0.1%(52)

Egyptian0.1%(50)

Swiss0.1%(48)

British0.1%(46)

Slovak0.1%(39)

Russian0.1%(36)

Portuguese0.1%(35)

Greek0.1%(34)

Danish0.1%(28)

Moroccan0.1%(27)

Lithuanian0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Croatian0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Czech0%(17)

Serbian0%(12)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.8%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.3%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.7%(6,647)

Married46.5%(7,987)

Widowed2.4%(418)

Divorced12.3%(2,106)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(3,416)

Married53.7%(7,180)

Widowed8.5%(1,138)

Divorced12.2%(1,636)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.8%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.4%(480)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(604)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.6%(585)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(70)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,047 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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