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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
57,141
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$410,800
Owner-occupied units

Plainfield, NJ

New Jersey · 40.615° N, 74.416° W · 6 sq mi

Plainfield is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 57,141 and about 9,589 residents per square mile. The median household earns $85,908 a year, and the median home is worth $410,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
6 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
9,589
People per square mile
Rank by population
#778
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#870
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$85,908
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,767
Per month
Homeownership
44.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
29.5 min
One way

People

Median age
32.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
22%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
41.9%
Households
15,907
3.41 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 17.3%
Professional & business services 14.1%
Construction 12.4%
Transport & utilities 12.2%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in New Jersey

Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds

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

Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector

Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare

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

Largest public company in New Jersey

Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ

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

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State of New Jersey

State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State

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