Northfield vs Plainfield

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

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

Northfield has the higher population (4,165 vs 441 in Plainfield). Northfield has the higher median household income ($50,417 vs $44,698 in Plainfield). Northfield has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $163,800 in Plainfield).

Population, income & housing

	Northfield	Plainfield
Population	4,165	441
Median age	26.1 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,417	$44,698
Median home value	$233,700	$163,800
Median gross rent	$977	$1,104
Housing units	1,314	254
Homeownership rate	54.2%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northfield	Plainfield
Population	2,125 → 4,165 (+96.0%)	321 → 441 (+37.4%)
Median household income	$65,647 → $50,417 (-23.2%)	$41,354 → $44,698 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $233,700 (+54.9%)	$176,600 → $163,800 (-7.2%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $977 (+13.6%)	$945 → $1,104 (+16.8%)

Northfield

Population

2,1254,165

Median household income

$65,647$50,417

Median home value

$150,900$233,700

Median gross rent

$860$977

Plainfield

Population

321441

Median household income

$41,354$44,698

Median home value

$176,600$163,800

Median gross rent

$945$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northfield	Plainfield
Under 5	3.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	9.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	34.6%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	4.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	22.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.0%
75 and over	7.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northfield	Plainfield
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northfield	Plainfield
No high school diploma	6.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.7%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northfield	Plainfield
Drove alone	70.4%	68.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	17.5%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northfield	Plainfield
1-unit, detached	48.9%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.6%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	27.6%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northfield	Plainfield
Poverty rate	22.3%	19.3%
Average household size	2.41	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938