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South Plainfield, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 21,810. Estimated population in July 2024: 23,064 (+5.7% change)
Males: 10,690 (49.0%), Females: 11,120 (51.0%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $67,466
Median house value: $165,800

Population by Race

Races in South Plainfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.9%)
  • Hispanic (8.7%)
  • Black (8.6%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Asian Indian (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Filipino (2.0%)
  • Vietnamese (1.5%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (25.0%), Irish (16.5%), German (15.7%), Polish (11.4%), English (5.6%), Hungarian (2.8%).

Elevation: 67 feet

Land area: 8.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in South Plainfield

  • High school or higher: 84.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Plainfield borough

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

14.8% Foreign born (5.9% Latin America, 5.9% Asia, 2.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,185 (+5.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near South Plainfield:

  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 4 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)
  • ST PETERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
  • RUNNELLS SPECIALIZED HOSP-UNION CO (about 7 miles; BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Plainfield:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 19 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 30 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 32 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Plainfield:

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

Amtrak stations near South 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.
  • 7 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.
  • 18 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Plainfield:

  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 7 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 10 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)

Schools

Public high school in South Plainfield:

  • SOUTH PLAINFIELD HIGH (Students: 1,191; Location: 200 LAKE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in South Plainfield:

  • GRANT CENTRAL SIXTH SCH (Students: 627; Location: CROMWELL PLACE; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • SO PLAINFIELD MIDDLE (Students: 596; Location: 220L PLAINFIELD AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • ROOSEVELT (Students: 375; Location: 125 JACKSON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • FRANKLIN (Students: 363; Location: 1000 FRANKLIN AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
  • JOHN E RILEY (Students: 346; Location: 100 MORRIS AVENUE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY (Students: 304; Location: 2900 NORWOOD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • ROOSEVELT/ADMINISTRATION (Students: 51; Location: 135 JACKSON STREET; Grades: PK – PK)

Libraries

Library in South Plainfield:

  • SOUTH PLAINFIELD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $648,207; Location: 2484 PLAINFIELD AVENUE; 50,063 books; 2,169 audio materials; 2,422 video materials; 203 serial subscriptions)

 

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