Indiana · Census place 60246
Plainfield town, IN
Quick answer
Plainfield town has 35,783 residents, ranking #27 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $85,074, the median home is worth $263,900 and median gross rent runs $1,313 a month.
- Population
- 35,783Plainfield town residents
- Median household income
- $85,074Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $263,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,313Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plainfield town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plainfield town median would spend about 18.5% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.4% of residents and 63.7% 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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