COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plainfield vs Crest Hill
PLACE A
Plainfield, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Crest Hill, Illinois
Plainfield is 96% smaller than Crest Hill. Crest Hill earns more, with a median household income $12,658 higher. Plainfield has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
PLAINFIELDCREST HILLDIFFERENCE
Total population92620,695−96% vs Crest Hill
Population density5942,306−1,711
Population growth7.2%-1.8%+9.0 pts
Median age33.339.1−5.8
Male48.2%56.3%−8.1 pts
Female51.8%43.7%+8.1 pts
Foreign-born11.6%12.3%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%50.5%+20.0 pts
Black0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.8%27.0%−0.2 pts
Asian0.1%2.4%−2.3 pts
Other2.7%5.1%−2.5 pts
Median household income$60,375$73,033−$12,658
Per capita income$27,806$35,379−$7,573
Poverty rate12.2%12.0%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.397−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%23.9%−16.7 pts
Graduate degree1.6%9.4%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%5.5%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation66.5%58.2%+8.3 pts
Median home value$102,300$232,900−$130,600
Median gross rent$741$1,481−$740
Owner-occupied76.9%67.3%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%1.5%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%45.7%−7.0 pts
Average commute26.228.0−1.8
Worked from home5.8%6.2%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured14.8%6.8%+8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025