Plainfield Village

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,260
Median household income: $50,703
Median home value: $227,500

Located in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Plainfield Village is a community with a population of 2,260. At $50,703, its median household income sits below Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's $87,564.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plainfield Village's population grew 17.7% from 1,920 to 2,260, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $173,300 to $227,500.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 16.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,260
Median age: 28.2 yrs
Median household income: $50,703
Median home value: $227,500
Median gross rent: $1,161
Housing units: 944
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9202,260

Median household income

$53,800$50,703

Median home value

$173,300$227,500

Median gross rent

$862$1,161

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,920	$53,800	$173,300	$862
2020	2,136	$59,224	$179,500	$777
2021	1,950	$47,349	$183,100	$998
2022	2,681	$62,638	$218,900	$1,113
2023	2,260	$50,703	$227,500	$1,161

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 514.8%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	334	14.8%
5 to 17	252	11.2%
18 to 24	361	16.0%
25 to 34	266	11.8%
35 to 44	196	8.7%
45 to 54	198	8.8%
55 to 64	236	10.4%
65 to 74	201	8.9%
75 and over	216	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,026	89.6%
Black or African American	4	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.3%
Two or more races	52	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	171	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	269	20.5%
High school graduate	410	31.2%
Some college or associate's	466	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	136	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	32	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	697	83.9%
Carpooled	69	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	286	37.3%
15 to 29 min	157	20.5%
30 to 44 min	157	20.5%
45 to 59 min	41	5.4%
60+ min	125	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 24.8% (529 of 2,135)

	Count	Share
Family households	525	60.6%
Nonfamily households	341	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	866	91.7%
Vacant	78	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	515	59.5%
Renter-occupied	351	40.5%

1-unit, detached47.5%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units32.4%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	448	47.5%
1-unit, attached	61	6.5%
2 to 4 units	306	32.4%
5 to 19 units	119	12.6%
20 or more units	10	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0960090
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.6752, -71.9247