Language Spoken At Home in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,336 | 100% |
English only | 23,906 | 90.8% |
Language other than English | 2,430 | 9.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,019 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 887 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 292 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,119 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 591 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 204 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 86 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 220 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 50 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,912 | 100% |
American | 3,291 | 11.8% |
Arab | 100 | 0.4% |
Czech | 19 | 0.1% |
Danish | 61 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 855 | 3.1% |
English | 4,120 | 14.8% |
French (except Basque) | 467 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 81 | 0.3% |
German | 6,452 | 23.1% |
Greek | 173 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 63 | 0.2% |
Irish | 4,047 | 14.5% |
Italian | 706 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 56 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 151 | 0.5% |
Polish | 588 | 2.1% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 50 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 418 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 1,074 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 342 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 229 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 86 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,976 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,760 | 67.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,271 | 32.8% |
Married-couple family | 5,116 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,397 | 24.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 431 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 143 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,213 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 731 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 3,216 | 32.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,826 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 845 | 8.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,465 | 34.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,176 | 21.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 25,426 | 100% |
Householder | 9,976 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 5,115 | 20.1% |
Child | 8,203 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 1,154 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 978 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 409 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,661 | 100% |
Never married | 4,081 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,688 | 48.8% |
Separated | 117 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 286 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 1,489 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,689 | 100% |
Never married | 2,518 | 23.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,397 | 50.5% |
Separated | 317 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 1,002 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 1,455 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 298 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 59 | 19.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 384 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 100 | 26.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 54 | 14.1% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 46 | 12.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 100 | 100% |
Who are female | 58 | 100% |
Who are married | 63 | 100% |
School Enrollment in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,106 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 377 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 460 | 6.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,255 | 45.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,564 | 22.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,450 | 20.4% |
Educational Attainment in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,785 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 573 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,303 | 6.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,125 | 32.6% |
Some college, no degree | 4,235 | 22.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,484 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,427 | 18.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,638 | 8.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.0% |
Veteran Status in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,191 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,359 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,431 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,659 | 10.5% |
Under 18 years | 6,719 | 100% |
With a disability | 266 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 15,627 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,239 | 7.9% |
65 years and over | 3,085 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,154 | 37.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,608 | 100% |
Same house | 22,448 | 81.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,039 | 18.3% |
Same county | 1,976 | 7.2% |
Different county | 3,063 | 11.1% |
Same state | 2,514 | 9.1% |
Different state | 549 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 121 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,912 | 100% |
Native | 26,402 | 94.6% |
Born in United States | 26,147 | 93.7% |
State of residence | 19,216 | 68.8% |
Different state | 6,931 | 24.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 255 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 1,510 | 5.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,510 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 647 | 42.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 863 | 57.2% |
Year of Entry in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,765 | 100% |
Native | 255 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 255 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,510 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 78 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,432 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Plainfield Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,510 | 100% |
Europe | 89 | 5.9% |
Asia | 575 | 38.1% |
Africa | 255 | 16.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 552 | 36.6% |
Northern America | 39 | 2.6% |