Plainfield New Jersey Real Estate
Plainfield, New Jersey, is located in Union County, 6 miles N of Piscataway, New Jersey and 24 miles W of New York, New York. Plainfield has a population of 47,829.
Plainfield Homes
Plainfield properties pool is 15,137 residential properties including Plainfield new homes. Median age of real estate in Plainfield is 1949. Average Household size is 3.49 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 14% are 2 bedroom homes, 43% are 3 bedroom homes, 27% are 4 bedroom homes, and 13% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Plainfield Mortgage Statistics
Plainfield mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Plainfield |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
20% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
80% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
61% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
19% |
16% |
Plainfield Area Real Estate Tax
Plainfield Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $4,164 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 50,774. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Plainfield School District: Children make up 27.5% of Plainfield population. Plainfield has 13,167 under 18 years old residents, or 0.59 kids per one worker, or 0.87 kids per one household.
Plainfield Real Estate & Plainfield Homeownership
There are 3178.77 or 21% one person households, 3784.25 or 25% two person households, and 2876.03 or 19% three person households in Plainfield, New Jersey. Median residents age is 32.8, Senior citizens (65+) make up 4,402 or 9.2%% of Plainfield population.
There are 22,405 workers (over 16 years of age) in Plainfield. Of these, 82.91% drive to work. Approximately 8.75% of workers in Plainfield take public transportation. An estimated 3.91% walk to work.
Median Plainfield homeowner's housing expences are 24%
Crime in Plainfield (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Plainfield |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
108.51 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
57.71 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
46.21 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
385.54 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
94.5 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
215.98 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
75.06 |
43.3 |
Invest in Plainfield Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Plainfield New Jersey area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Plainfield |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Piscataway, New Jersey |
- |
| Near Large City |
New York, New York |
- |
| Plainfield Zip Codes |
07060, 07062, 07063, 07069 |
- |
| Plainfield Area Codes |
908 |
- |
| White population |
21.45% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
61.78% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.93% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.41% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
25.16% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 50,774% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
15.63% |
12.4% |
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