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About Plainfield, Illinois
Plainfield

Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 44,762 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

The village includes land in Will County's Plainfield and Wheatland townships, as well as Na-Au-Say and Oswego townships in Kendall County. With the growth in the Chicago suburbs in the 1990s and 2000s, the village has seen a population increase from 4,500 in 1990 to nearly 45,000 in 2020. It is midway between the cities of Naperville and Joliet in Chicago's collar counties.

The village has established a community Preservation Commission and historic preservation ordinance. It is the home of the Lake Renwick Preserve, a county forest preserve used for birdwatching and other activities. Located south of Village Hall is Settlers' Park, which includes a lake, war monument, open space, and more. The park presents outdoor concerts to the public in the summer.

Gender
Gender Plainfield Illinois Country
Female 51.5% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 48.5% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%49%Female51.5%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%1%3%3%5%10%11%28%17%23%$100K to $150K27.6%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Plainfield Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 1.3% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 0.6% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 2.6% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 2.5% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 5% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 10% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.6% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 27.6% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 16.5% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 23.3% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.01%2%18%16%8%35%16%2%2%Bachelor Degree35%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Plainfield Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 1% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 18% 26% 27.0%
Other College 16% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 35% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 16% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Plainfield Illinois  Country
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Education
 Plainfield Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade15526718262716202088935222016109222211
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.067%8%0%9%12%0%3%0%White66.8%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Plainfield Illinois Country
White 66.8% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 8.2% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 9.4% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.9% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 12.4% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Plainfield Illinois  Country
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