COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plainfield vs South Plainfield
PLACE A
Plainfield, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is 96% smaller than South Plainfield. South Plainfield earns more, with a median household income $69,864 higher.
PLAINFIELDSOUTH PLAINFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population92624,891−96% vs South Plainfield
Population density5943,000−2,406
Population growth7.2%4.1%+3.1 pts
Median age33.341.7−8.4
Male48.2%50.0%−1.9 pts
Female51.8%50.0%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born11.6%23.9%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%47.9%+22.6 pts
Black0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.8%17.0%+9.8 pts
Asian0.1%21.3%−21.2 pts
Other2.7%4.1%−1.4 pts
Median household income$60,375$130,239−$69,864
Per capita income$27,806$51,315−$23,509
Poverty rate12.2%3.0%+9.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.343+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%44.0%−36.7 pts
Graduate degree1.6%17.8%−16.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%5.6%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation66.5%67.4%−0.9 pts
Median home value$102,300$470,900−$368,600
Median gross rent$741$2,107−$1,366
Owner-occupied76.9%85.9%−9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%2.1%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%46.8%−8.1 pts
Average commute26.229.7−3.5
Worked from home5.8%16.4%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured14.8%3.2%+11.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025