Plainfield

Population: 379
Median household income: $75,500
Median home value: $132,700

Plainfield is a community in Bremer County, Iowa, home to 379 residents. Its median household income of $75,500 runs below the Bremer County figure of $83,343.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plainfield's population declined 26.7% from 517 to 379, while its median home value rose 60.5% from $82,700 to $132,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 379
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $75,500
Median home value: $132,700
Median gross rent: $682
Housing units: 183
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

517379

Median household income

$58,681$75,500

Median home value

$82,700$132,700

Median gross rent

$625$682

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	517	$58,681	$82,700	$625
2020	405	$59,250	$88,200	$638
2021	370	$70,000	$91,700	$710
2022	381	$65,250	$110,000	$646
2023	379	$75,500	$132,700	$682

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	5.3%
5 to 17	65	17.2%
18 to 24	33	8.7%
25 to 34	42	11.1%
35 to 44	49	12.9%
45 to 54	46	12.1%
55 to 64	42	11.1%
65 to 74	45	11.9%
75 and over	37	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	343	90.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	1	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	4.2%
High school graduate	120	46.0%
Some college or associate's	101	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	27	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	161	84.7%
Carpooled	11	5.8%
Public transit	1	0.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	7.9%
Other means	2	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	13.7%
15 to 29 min	96	54.9%
30 to 44 min	51	29.1%
45 to 59 min	3	1.7%
60+ min	1	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 7.4% (28 of 379)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	62.8%
Nonfamily households	61	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	164	89.6%
Vacant	19	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	138	84.1%
Renter-occupied	26	15.9%

1-unit, detached95.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	174	95.1%
1-unit, attached	2	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1963210
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8445, -92.5357