South Plainfield vs Woodbridge

A side-by-side comparison of South Plainfield and Woodbridge: population, income, housing, and more.

South Plainfield and Woodbridge are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Plainfield has the higher population (24,231 vs 20,086 in Woodbridge). South Plainfield has the higher median household income ($126,063 vs $99,718 in Woodbridge). South Plainfield has the higher median home value ($443,900 vs $361,200 in Woodbridge).

Population, income & housing

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
Population	24,231	20,086
Median age	41.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$126,063	$99,718
Median home value	$443,900	$361,200
Median gross rent	$1,928	$2,077
Housing units	8,443	8,132
Homeownership rate	85.2%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.0%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
Population	23,956 → 24,231 (+1.1%)	18,768 → 20,086 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$101,565 → $126,063 (+24.1%)	$85,857 → $99,718 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$340,200 → $443,900 (+30.5%)	$278,100 → $361,200 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,702 → $1,928 (+13.3%)	$1,676 → $2,077 (+23.9%)

South Plainfield

Population

23,95624,231

Median household income

$101,565$126,063

Median home value

$340,200$443,900

Median gross rent

$1,702$1,928

Woodbridge

Population

18,76820,086

Median household income

$85,857$99,718

Median home value

$278,100$361,200

Median gross rent

$1,676$2,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
Under 5	6.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	16.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.1%
75 and over	7.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	50.6%	38.1%
Black or African American	10.7%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	16.0%	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
No high school diploma	7.5%	8.4%
High school graduate	25.3%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
Drove alone	75.6%	66.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.7%
Public transit	2.1%	9.2%
Walked	1.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	12.3%	11.5%
Other means	0.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
1-unit, detached	78.7%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	30.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Plainfield	Woodbridge
Poverty rate	3.6%	7.3%
Average household size	2.89	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1962	1968