Danielson vs Plainfield Village

A side-by-side comparison of Danielson and Plainfield Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Danielson and Plainfield Village are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Danielson has the higher population (4,185 vs 2,260 in Plainfield Village). Danielson has the higher median household income ($71,672 vs $50,703 in Plainfield Village). Plainfield Village has the higher median home value ($227,500 vs $219,800 in Danielson).

Population, income & housing

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
Population	4,185	2,260
Median age	34.6 yrs	28.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,672	$50,703
Median home value	$219,800	$227,500
Median gross rent	$1,251	$1,161
Housing units	1,897	944
Homeownership rate	44.8%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
Population	3,993 → 4,185 (+4.8%)	1,920 → 2,260 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$44,246 → $71,672 (+62.0%)	$53,800 → $50,703 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $219,800 (+40.4%)	$173,300 → $227,500 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $1,251 (+19.4%)	$862 → $1,161 (+34.7%)

Danielson

Population

3,9934,185

Median household income

$44,246$71,672

Median home value

$156,500$219,800

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,251

Plainfield Village

Population

1,9202,260

Median household income

$53,800$50,703

Median home value

$173,300$227,500

Median gross rent

$862$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
Under 5	4.8%	14.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	11.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	16.0%
25 to 34	22.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	16.5%	8.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.9%
75 and over	5.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	89.6%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
No high school diploma	10.6%	20.5%
High school graduate	36.6%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
Drove alone	83.3%	83.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	7.8%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
1-unit, detached	41.2%	47.5%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	33.3%	32.4%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	12.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Danielson	Plainfield Village
Poverty rate	25.4%	24.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1949	1960