Illinois · Census place 60287
Plainfield village, IL
Quick answer
Plainfield village has 45,705 residents, ranking #32 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $142,265, the median home is worth $398,000 and median gross rent runs $1,889 a month.
- Population
- 45,705Plainfield village residents
- Median household income
- $142,265Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $398,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,889Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plainfield village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plainfield village median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.1% of residents and 88.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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