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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
50,043
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$431,400
Owner-occupied units

Plainfield, IL

Illinois · 41.620° N, 88.227° W · 26 sq mi

Plainfield is a city in Illinois, with a population of 50,043 and about 1,914 residents per square mile. The median household earns $144,000 a year, and the median home is worth $431,400.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
26 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,914
People per square mile
Rank by population
#893
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#527
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$144,000
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,119
Per month
Homeownership
88%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
33.3 min
One way

People

Median age
37.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
56%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.7%
Households
14,634
3.17 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 21/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 154/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 41/yr
Days above 90° 9/yr
Below freezing 112/yr
Annual rainfall 42.4in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 83°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 18°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.5%
Professional & business services 13.5%
Retail trade 10.5%
Manufacturing 9.7%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name
Lukas Walton
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Chicago
Source of wealth
Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer
Advocate Health Care
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company
Archer Daniels Midland
Revenue
$85.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Chicago
Ticker
ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Illinois

State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Violet
State capital
Springfield
Nickname
The Prairie State

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