Plainfield, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Plainfield. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Plainfield, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Total population: 15,430 (Urban population: 9,889 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 5,541 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 5,676 (5,444 occupied: 3,740 owner occupied, 1,704 renter occupied) % of renters here:   31% State:   33% Housing density: 134 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Plainfield, Connecticut on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Is New Canaan snooty or snobby?  (117 replies) Northeastern Connecticut  (63 replies) I need to come back ASAP!  (29 replies) Scenic drives in western or central CT  (13 replies) Short visit to Moosup  (26 replies) Commute to Providence, RI from UConn  (12 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $660 (lower quartile is $504, upper quartile is $815) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $610 Median gross rent in Plainfield, CT in 2007: $804 Housing units in Plainfield with a mortgage: 2,450 (297 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 710 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $209,268 (it was $106,400 in 2000) Plainfield:   $209,268 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,502 - $274,254 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $236,970 Here:   $236,970 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $238,639 Here:   $238,639 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $217,424 Here:   $217,424 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,269 Here:   $181,269 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,963 Here:   $102,963 State:   $220,717 Mobile homes: $26,339 Here:   $26,339 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 14,447 In family households: 12,514 (2,933 male householders, 1,010 female householders) 2,974 spouses, 4,539 children (3,997 natural, 134 adopted, 408 stepchildren), 167 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 237 other relatives, 492 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,933 (621 male householders (461 living alone)), 884 female householders (699 living alone)), 428 nonrelatives In group quarters: 172 (151 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,487 2-persons, 1,002 3-persons, 894 4-persons, 374 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,160 1-person, 283 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 11 4-persons. 2,476 married couples with children. 1,088 single-parent households (281 men, 807 women). 92.5% of residents of Plainfield speak English at home. 2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well). Foreign born population: 459 (3.1%) (63.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Plainfield, CT: Less than $10,000: 27 $10,000 to $14,999: 13 $15,000 to $19,999: 14 $20,000 to $24,999: 19 $25,000 to $29,999: 18 $30,000 to $34,999: 5 $35,000 to $39,999: 5 $40,000 to $49,999: 14 $50,000 to $59,999: 5 $60,000 to $69,999: 2 $70,000 to $79,999: 14 $80,000 to $89,999: 12 $90,000 to $99,999: 15 $100,000 to $124,999: 100 $125,000 to $149,999: 226 $150,000 to $174,999: 471 $175,000 to $199,999: 805 $200,000 to $249,999: 1077 $250,000 to $299,999: 575 $300,000 to $399,999: 347 $400,000 to $499,999: 110 $500,000 to $749,999: 43 $750,000 to $999,999: 13 $1,000,000 or more: 16

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Plainfield: Less than $100: 23 people $100 to $149: 30 $150 to $199: 60 $200 to $249: 47 $250 to $299: 48 $300 to $349: 33 $350 to $399: 17 $400 to $449: 47 $450 to $499: 103 $500 to $549: 134 $550 to $599: 149 $600 to $649: 132 $650 to $699: 214 $700 to $749: 184 $750 to $799: 145 $800 to $899: 195 $900 to $999: 51 $1,000 to $1,249: 95 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 67

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.0%
Number of people working at home: 73 (1.0% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 6,066 (83%)
• Carpooled: 983 (13%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
• Railroad: 18 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
• Bicycle: 2 (0%)
• Walked: 143 (2%)
• Other means: 34 (0%)
• Worked at home: 73 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 381 $10,000 to $14,999: 291 $15,000 to $19,999: 313 $20,000 to $24,999: 423 $25,000 to $29,999: 312 $30,000 to $34,999: 418 $35,000 to $39,999: 325 $40,000 to $44,999: 365 $45,000 to $49,999: 361 $50,000 to $59,999: 618 $60,000 to $74,999: 653 $75,000 to $99,999: 610 $100,000 to $124,999: 207 $125,000 to $149,999: 76 $150,000 to $199,999: 40 $200,000 or more: 55

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 2720

French Canadian: 1532

Irish: 1160

English: 1071

Italian: 976

Other groups: 899

German: 866

Polish: 799

United States or American: 740

Scottish: 225

Canadian: 194

Scotch-Irish: 192

Albanian: 166

Portuguese: 160

Swedish: 145

Finnish: 117

Lithuanian: 104

Russian: 100

Dutch: 94

Arab:: 81

Norwegian: 76

Czech: 50

Egyptian: 41

Slovak: 40

European: 39

Czechoslovakian: 30

British: 30

Scandinavian: 30

Yugoslavian: 29

Welsh: 28

Danish: 26

Greek: 26

Lebanese: 25

Belgian: 25

Estonian: 23

Swiss: 20

Romanian: 18

Hungarian: 18

Northern European: 16

Serbian: 12

Jordanian: 10

Ukrainian: 8

Subsaharan African:: 7

African: 7

Austrian: 6

Brazilian: 6

Syrian: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 9870
• Northeast: 2879
• Midwest: 296
• South: 635
• West: 296

56% of Plainfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 21
• Nursery to 4th grade: 5
• 5th and 6th grade: 17
• 7th and 8th grade: 282
• 9th grade: 180
• 10th grade: 218
• 11th grade: 188
• 12th grade, no diploma: 172
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,702
• Less than 1 year of college: 370
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 694
• Associate degree: 261
• Bachelor's degree: 282
• Master's degree: 75
• Professional school degree: 46
• Doctorate degree: 11

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 35
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 35
• 7th and 8th grade: 294
• 9th grade: 217
• 10th grade: 305
• 11th grade: 134
• 12th grade, no diploma: 115
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,876
• Less than 1 year of college: 366
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 612
• Associate degree: 450
• Bachelor's degree: 359
• Master's degree: 144
• Professional school degree: 39
• Doctorate degree: 16

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 21.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 42.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 17.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $54,768
• Black householders: $63,294
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $68,526
• Asian householders: $126,817
• Some other race householders: $51,691
• Two or more races householders: $37,986
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $82,618

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $210,055
• Black or African American householders: $267,289
• Some other race householders: $270,436
• Two or more races householders: $173,669
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $248,014

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,697
• One, attached: 58
• Two: 757
• 3 or 4: 427
• 5 to 9: 299
• 10 to 19: 111
• 20 to 49: 93
• 50 or more: 59
• Mobile homes: 170
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,057

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Connecticut:	9.9%

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Connecticut:	33.4%

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