North Plainfield

Population: 22,667
Median household income: $83,529
Median home value: $350,700

North Plainfield, a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, has 22,667 residents. Its median household income of $83,529 runs below the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

From 2019 to 2023, North Plainfield's population grew 5.4% from 21,501 to 22,667, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $272,900 to $350,700.

25.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,667
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $83,529
Median home value: $350,700
Median gross rent: $1,651
Housing units: 8,109
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,50122,667

Median household income

$69,566$83,529

Median home value

$272,900$350,700

Median gross rent

$1,382$1,651

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,501	$69,566	$272,900	$1,382
2020	21,445	$77,160	$276,400	$1,390
2021	22,635	$76,355	$285,000	$1,407
2022	22,695	$81,219	$334,100	$1,485
2023	22,667	$83,529	$350,700	$1,651

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,710	7.5%
5 to 17	3,487	15.4%
18 to 24	2,480	10.9%
25 to 34	2,948	13.0%
35 to 44	3,091	13.6%
45 to 54	3,037	13.4%
55 to 64	3,621	16.0%
65 to 74	1,636	7.2%
75 and over	657	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,255	18.8%
Black or African American	4,523	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	871	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	399	1.8%
Two or more races	445	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,174	53.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,429	16.2%
High school graduate	4,104	27.4%
Some college or associate's	4,670	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,599	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,188	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit5.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,172	68.1%
Carpooled	1,328	11.1%
Public transit	605	5.0%
Walked	88	0.7%
Bicycle	54	0.5%
Worked from home	953	7.9%
Other means	792	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,809	16.4%
15 to 29 min	3,809	34.5%
30 to 44 min	3,150	28.5%
45 to 59 min	770	7.0%
60+ min	1,501	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 14.0% (3,180 of 22,657)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,654	70.8%
Nonfamily households	2,334	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,988	98.5%
Vacant	121	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,432	55.5%
Renter-occupied	3,556	44.5%

1-unit, detached52.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units21.3%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,241	52.3%
1-unit, attached	148	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,729	21.3%
5 to 19 units	1,122	13.8%
20 or more units	869	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3453280
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6213, -74.4395