Living in Plainfield City School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 15,701 households are located in Plainfield City School District area. Among them, 6,125 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.63 people. The total number of children in the region is 16,262 and 12,299 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

27% (13,066) of residents are non-citizens and 48% (23,313) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Plainfield City School District, New Jersey
Household	15,701
Population	49,072
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,125 (39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	16,262
Total Students	12,299
Pre-Kindergarten	1,014
Kindergarten	1,268
Grade 1-8	5,609
Grade 9-12	2,279
College/Graduate School	2,129
Veterans	37,267
Non-citizen	13,066
Non-English Home Language	23,313
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

38,499 residents are over the age of 16 and 26,100 people are in labor force. Among them, 26,100 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 24,037 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Plainfield City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,682	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,589	61.60%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,372	10.02%
Public transportation	2,114	8.93%
Walked	982	4.15%
Other method	3,064	12.94%
Worked from home	561	2.37%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,037	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,716	23.78%
Service	5,613	23.35%
Sales and office	4,953	20.61%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,871	11.94%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,884	20.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,037	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	43	0.18%
Construction	2,357	9.81%
Manufacturing	2,254	9.38%
Wholesale trade	889	3.70%
Retail trade	2,479	10.31%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,498	10.39%
Information	455	1.89%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,233	5.13%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,289	13.68%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,415	18.37%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,185	9.09%
Other services, except public administration	1,168	4.86%
Public administration	772	3.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,037	-
Private wage and salary workers	20,954	87.17%
Government workers	2,311	9.61%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	760	3.16%
Unpaid family workers	12	0.05%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $77,210 for the 15,701 households in Plainfield City School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $28,946. 37,170 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 74.32%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,701	-
Less than $10,000	1,289	8.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	770	4.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,472	9.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,723	10.97%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,690	10.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,127	19.92%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,550	9.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,456	15.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	823	5.24%
More than $200,000	801	5.10%
Median Household Income	$56,339	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$77,210	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,776	-
Less than $10,000	651	6.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	357	3.31%
$15,000 - $24,999	863	8.01%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,427	13.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,107	10.27%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,063	19.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,226	11.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,792	16.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	600	5.57%
More than $200,000	690	6.40%

Median Family Income	$60,361	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,034	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,946	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,812	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,812	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	50,015	-
With health insurance coverage	37,170	74.32%
Public coverage	19,115	38.22%
Private health insurance	21,922	43.83%
Without health insurance coverage	12,845	25.68%

Housing

There are 17,066 housing units in Plainfield City School District area, New Jersey with 15,701 units (92.00%) occupied. 6,940 houses (44.20%) are occupied by owner and 8,761 houses (55.80%) are rented. The average housing value is $257,200 and the average rental cost is $1,212. 212 houses (1.24%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,139 houses (53.55%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,066	-
Occupied	15,701	92.00%
Owner Occupied	6,940	44.20%
Renter Occupied	8,761	55.80%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,260	42.54%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,034	6.06%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,718	51.08%
Mobile Homes	22	0.13%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	32	0.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,066	-
Built 2014 or later	212	1.24%
Built 2010 - 2013	-	-
Built 2000 - 2009	592	3.47%
Built 1990 - 1999	527	3.09%
Built 1980 - 1989	756	4.43%
Built 1970 - 1979	998	5.85%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,007	11.76%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,835	16.61%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,139	53.55%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,066	-
1 room	688	4.03%
2 rooms	226	1.32%
3 rooms	2,205	12.92%
4 rooms	3,637	21.31%
5 rooms	3,185	18.66%
6 rooms	2,814	16.49%
7 rooms	1,940	11.37%
8 rooms	1,084	6.35%
9 rooms or more	1,287	7.54%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,066	-
no bedroom	729	4.27%
1 bedroom	2,413	14.14%
2 bedrooms	5,133	30.08%
3 bedrooms	5,458	31.98%
4 bedrooms	2,552	14.95%
5 bedrooms or more	781	4.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,940	-
Less than $50,000	150	2.16%
$50,000 - $99,999	96	1.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	533	7.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,243	17.91%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,558	36.86%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,816	26.17%
$500,000 - $999,999	468	6.74%
$1,000,000 or more	76	1.10%
Median House Value	$257,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,521	-
Less than $500	947	11.11%
$500 - $999	1,497	17.57%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,061	47.66%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,540	18.07%
$2,000 - $2,499	406	4.76%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	70	0.82%
Median Rental Costs	$1,212	-

Demographic

A total of 50,362 people lives in Plainfield City School District area, New Jersey with 25,156 male and 25,206 female. The males to female ratio is 49.95 to 50.05. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	50,362	-
Male	25,156	49.95%
Female	25,206	50.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,362	-
Under 5 years	3,814	7.57%
5 - 9 years	4,351	8.64%
10 - 14 years	3,095	6.15%
15 - 19 years	2,908	5.77%
20 - 24 years	3,405	6.76%
25 - 34 years	7,874	15.63%
35 - 44 years	7,305	14.50%
45 - 54 years	6,356	12.62%
55 - 59 years	2,920	5.80%
60 - 64 years	2,269	4.51%
65 - 74 years	3,669	7.29%
75 - 84 years	1,625	3.23%
85 years and older	771	1.53%
Median Age	34.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,362	-
One Race	49,132	97.56%
White	12,689	25.20%
Black or African American	20,877	41.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	438	0.87%
Asian	513	1.02%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.04%
Other	14,597	28.98%

Two or more races	1,230	2.44%
White and Black or African American	367	0.73%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.01%
White and Asian	38	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	201	0.40%

Living in Plainfield City School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic