COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plainfield vs Speedway
PLACE A
Plainfield, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Speedway, Indiana
Plainfield is 94% smaller than Speedway. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Speedway has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 7%).
PLAINFIELDSPEEDWAYDIFFERENCE
Total population92614,373−94% vs Speedway
Population density5943,003−2,409
Population growth7.2%18.1%−10.9 pts
Median age33.334.5−1.2
Male48.2%48.6%−0.5 pts
Female51.8%51.4%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born11.6%24.4%−12.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%51.7%+18.7 pts
Black0.0%32.5%−32.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.8%8.8%+18.0 pts
Asian0.1%2.8%−2.7 pts
Other2.7%4.2%−1.5 pts
Median household income$60,375$60,147+$228
Per capita income$27,806$34,395−$6,589
Poverty rate12.2%17.5%−5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.422−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%34.3%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree1.6%10.9%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%5.8%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation66.5%71.8%−5.3 pts
Median home value$102,300$228,600−$126,300
Median gross rent$741$1,141−$400
Owner-occupied76.9%45.2%+31.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%6.9%−5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%44.4%−5.7 pts
Average commute26.222.0+4.1
Worked from home5.8%12.3%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured14.8%6.7%+8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025