Plainfield town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 957 ( 42 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.5 square miles
Population density: 32.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	913	95.40%	2.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	12	1.25%	200.0%
2+ races:	9	0.94%	125.0%
Hispanic:	23	2.40%	130.0%

Total non-White:	44	4.60%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	20	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
915
893	97.60%
2	0.22%
2	0.22%
4	0.44%
4	0.44%
10	1.09%
22	2.40%

2000
986
934	94.73%
35	3.55%
0	0.00%
4	0.41%
0	0.00%
13	1.32%
52	5.27%

1990
856
825	96.38%
6	0.70%
0	0.00%
23	2.69%
n/a
2	0.23%
31	3.62%

1980
888
874	98.42%
13	1.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.11%
14	1.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-41	-4.2
-30	-3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

109	12.7
21	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-49	-5.5
17	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Plainfield town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.6
172	18.0%
785	82.0%
139	14.5%

317
3.02

214	67.5%
178	83.2%
19	8.9%
103	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
233	25.5%
682	74.5%
146	16.0%

352
2.60

256	72.7%
210	82.0%
15	5.9%
96	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.3
307	31.1%
679	68.9%
109	11.1%

348
2.83

268	77.0%
225	84.0%
13	4.9%
80	23.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
248	29.0%
608	71.0%
134	15.7%

303
2.83

216	71.3%
188	87.0%
6	2.8%
87	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
26.0
342	38.5%
546	61.5%
60	6.8%

256
3.47

204	79.7%
186	91.2%
9	4.4%
52	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Plainfield town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	8.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	13	4.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	14.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	24	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	10.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	39	12.3%
$200,000 or more	9	2.8%

Median Household Income	65,250
Per Capita Income	28,660

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	2.8%
Public Assistance	12	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	31	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	395	60.3%
Unemployed	45	6.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	440	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	215	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	132	109	54.8%
Non-Profit	14	60	18.9%
Self-Employed	23	10	69.7%

Local Government	0	12	0.0%
State Government	22	8	73.3%
Federal Government	2	14	12.5%

Total Private + Self	155	119	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38	94	28.8%
Total	193	213	47.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	60	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	80	19.7%
Professional, Technical	77	19.0%
Service Occupations	105	25.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	1.7%
All others	84	20.7%

White Collar		53.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	62	15.3%
Accommodation and food services	52	12.8%
Health care and social assistance	48	11.8%
Finance and insurance	46	11.3%
Educational services	32	7.9%
Retail trade	28	6.9%
Construction	26	6.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	20	4.9%
Other services	18	4.4%
Information	12	3.0%
Public administration	12	3.0%
Wholesale trade	11	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.5%
Management	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.73%
Puerto Rican	16	1.67%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	10	1.04%
Thai	2	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	879	96.8%
Spanish	11	1.2%
Tagalog	10	1.1%
Other Asian	5	0.6%
Chinese	2	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	198	20.7%
German	183	19.1%
Irish	153	16.0%
Hungarian	102	10.7%
Italian	55	5.7%
Polish	39	4.1%
American	28	2.9%
Dutch	27	2.8%
Slovak	26	2.7%
French Canadian	23	2.4%
Welsh	23	2.4%
Scottish	21	2.2%
French	20	2.1%
Lithuanian	15	1.6%
Portuguese	15	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	949	99.2%
Not a citizen	8	0.8%

Native	933	97.5%
Foreign-born	24	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	4.6%	28	5.0%	207	36.8%	156	27.7%	87	15.5%	59	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	4.6%
9-12 Years	28	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	207	36.8%
Some College	156	27.7%
Bach. Degree	87	15.5%
Grad Degree	59	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	R +6	D + 7.1%
D +30
2020 vs. 2012	R +119	R +124	R + 19.2%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +122	R +134	R + 22.5%
D -12

2016 vs. 2008	R +86	R +128	R + 29.5%
D -42
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	345	72.9%	Joe Biden (D)	112	23.7%	16	3.4%	473	35	26	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	309	75.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	82	20.1%	16	3.9%	407	39	30	0.01%
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	226	64.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	117	33.3%	8	2.3%	351	29	17	0.00%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	223	63.5%	Barack Obama (D)	124	35.3%	4	1.1%	351	28	18	0.00%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	225	62.0%	John Kerry (D)	133	36.6%	5	1.4%	363	22	11	0.00%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	219	60.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	127	35.2%	15	4.2%	361	25	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

112

23.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

345

72.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

473

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.1%

Donald Trump (R)

309

75.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

407

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

117

33.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

226

64.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

351

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

124

35.3%

John McCain (R)

223

63.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

351

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

225

62.0%

John Kerry (D)

133

36.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

TOTAL

363

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Plainfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

219

60.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

127

35.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

361

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Plainfield town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	40%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	203	66.6%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	102	33.4%	0	0.0%	305	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	40%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	216	71.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	57	18.8%	30 [+]	9.9%	303	35	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 18 (5.9%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 7 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.7%);
2016	S3	52%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	221	58.0%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	156	40.9%	4 [+]	1.0%	381	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 2 (0.5%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%);
2014	G	44%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	194	60.8%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	96	30.1%	29 [+]	9.1%	319	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 25 (7.8%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 3 (0.9%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	379
Median Value	$144,000

Occupied	317	83.6%
Vacant	62	16.4%

Owned	270	85.2%
Rented	47	14.8%
Median Rent	$683

Single-Family Units	285	75.2%
Detached	282	74.4%
Attached	3	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	2.9%
Mobile Homes	82	21.6%

Plainfield town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Plainfield town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Plainfield town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Plainfield town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Plainfield town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Plainfield town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Plainfield town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Plainfield town, NY