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Moving to Plainfield, New Jersey

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Population: 47,829. Estimated population in July 2024: 47,642 (-0.4% change)
Males: 23,393 (48.9%), Females: 24,436 (51.1%)

Union County

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $46,683
Median house value: $137,500

Population by Race

Races in Plainfield:

  • Black (61.8%)
  • Hispanic (25.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (11.5%)
  • Other race (10.8%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: West Indian (5.2%), Italian (2.5%), Irish (2.3%), German (2.2%), United States (2.1%), English (1.8%).

Elevation: 110 feet

Land area: 6.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Plainfield

  • High school or higher: 70.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plainfield city

  • Never married: 40.1%
  • Now married: 40.2%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

23.7% Foreign born (21.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,298 (+2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Plainfield:

  • MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MED CTR (PARK AVE RANDOLPH ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Plainfield:

  • RUNNELLS SPECIALIZED HOSP-UNION CO (about 5 miles; BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ)
  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 6 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)
  • CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSP (about 7 miles; MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plainfield:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 18 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 30 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 31 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Plainfield:

  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 12 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
  • LINDEN (about 13 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)

Amtrak stations near Plainfield:

  • 7 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Plainfield:

  • MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-SCHOOL OF NURS (Full-time enrollment: 134; Location: PARK AVE AND RANDOLPH RD; Private, not-for-profit)
  • MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-SCHOOL OF RAD (Full-time enrollment: 36; Location: PARK AVE & RANDOLPH RD; Private, not-for-profit)
  • DUCRET SCHOOL OF ARTS (Location: 1030 CENTRAL AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • HI TECH TRAINING SCHOOL (Location: 322 PARK AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plainfield:

  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 9 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 13 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)

Schools

Public high school in Plainfield:

  • PLAINFIELD HIGH (Students: 1,929; Location: 950 PARK AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Plainfield:

  • KOINONIA ACADEMY (Students: 289; Location: 1040 PLAINFIELD AVE; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Plainfield:

  • MAXSON (Students: 985; Location: 920 E SEVENTH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HUBBARD (Students: 681; Location: 661 W EIGHTH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WASHINGTON (Students: 601; Location: 427 DARROW AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • EMERSON (Students: 591; Location: 305 EMERSON AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CEDARBROOK (Students: 527; Location: 1049 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EVERGREEN (Students: 503; Location: 1033 EVERGREEN AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JEFFERSON (Students: 438; Location: 1200 MYRTLE AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • DEWITT D. BARLOW (Students: 383; Location: E. FRONT & FARRAGUT; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FREDERIC W. COOK (Students: 286; Location: 739 LELAND AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CLINTON (Students: 273; Location: WEST 4TH ST. AND CLINTON; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Plainfield:

  • KINGS DAUGHTERS DAY SCHOOL (Students: 150; Location: 502 WEST FRONT ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • HEIRS OF PROMISE CHRISITIAN SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 147 NORTH AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • STAR BRIGHT CHRISTIAN LEARNING (Students: 61; Location: 145 PARK AVE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • MESSIAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 630 E FRONT STREET; Grades: PK – 2)

Libraries

Library in Plainfield:

  • PLAINFIELD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,573,890; Location: 850 PARK AVENUE; 206,715 books; 3,924 audio materials; 3,230 video materials; 342 serial subscriptions)

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