Plainfield

Population: 35,783
Median household income: $85,074
Median home value: $263,900

Located in Hendricks County, Indiana, Plainfield is a community with a population of 35,783. Its median household income of $85,074 runs below the Hendricks County figure of $99,988.

From 2019 to 2023, Plainfield's population grew 8.8% from 32,879 to 35,783, while its median home value rose 54.9% from $170,400 to $263,900.

Households average 2.56 people. The median gross rent is $1,313.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,783
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $85,074
Median home value: $263,900
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 13,271
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,87935,783

Median household income

$61,046$85,074

Median home value

$170,400$263,900

Median gross rent

$1,001$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,879	$61,046	$170,400	$1,001
2020	34,224	$65,306	$185,800	$1,053
2021	34,311	$68,541	$203,700	$1,114
2022	35,078	$77,249	$238,000	$1,248
2023	35,783	$85,074	$263,900	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,775	5.0%
5 to 17	5,800	16.2%
18 to 24	3,396	9.5%
25 to 34	5,312	14.8%
35 to 44	6,107	17.1%
45 to 54	4,301	12.0%
55 to 64	3,486	9.7%
65 to 74	3,179	8.9%
75 and over	2,427	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,874	72.3%
Black or African American	3,079	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.2%
Asian	2,680	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	110	0.3%
Two or more races	1,626	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,355	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,518	10.1%
High school graduate	8,086	32.6%
Some college or associate's	5,845	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,217	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,146	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,933	75.6%
Carpooled	1,227	7.2%
Public transit	74	0.4%
Walked	238	1.4%
Bicycle	48	0.3%
Worked from home	2,203	12.9%
Other means	378	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,172	28.0%
15 to 29 min	6,067	40.7%
30 to 44 min	3,106	20.8%
45 to 59 min	1,015	6.8%
60+ min	538	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 6.4% (2,102 of 32,765)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,446	66.1%
Nonfamily households	4,339	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,785	96.3%
Vacant	486	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,143	63.7%
Renter-occupied	4,642	36.3%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,617	64.9%
1-unit, attached	905	6.8%
2 to 4 units	604	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2,019	15.2%
20 or more units	772	5.8%
Mobile home & other	354	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1860246
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 39.6932, -86.3720