New Jersey · Census place 59190
Plainfield city, NJ
Quick answer
Plainfield city has 54,515 residents, ranking #18 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $80,334, the median home is worth $383,300 and median gross rent runs $1,673 a month.
- Population
- 54,515Plainfield city residents
- Median household income
- $80,334Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $383,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,673Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plainfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plainfield city median would spend about 25% 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 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.1% of residents and 42.4% 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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