Plainfield township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 82,415 ( 2,097 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.2 square miles
Population density: 2481.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	51,496	62.48%	5.9%
Black:	7,681	9.32%	43.2%
Indian:	1	0.00%	98.8%
Asian:	3,509	4.26%	5.9%
2+ races:	2,526	3.06%	111.7%
Hispanic:	16,940	20.55%	8.9%

Total non-White:	30,919	37.52%	20.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-3,228	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,325	8.0

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
80,318
54,724	68.13%
5,365	6.68%
82	0.10%
3,312	4.12%
1,193	1.49%
15,556	19.37%
25,594	31.87%

2000
45,691
40,073	87.70%
912	2.00%
31	0.07%
960	2.10%
449	0.98%
3,247	7.11%
5,618	12.30%

1990
15,408
15,082	97.88%
0	0.00%
10	0.06%
64	0.42%
n/a
252	1.64%
326	2.12%

1980
14,711
14,288	97.12%
13	0.09%
53	0.36%
40	0.27%
n/a
310	2.11%
423	2.88%

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

14,651	32.1
19,976	43.7

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

24,991	162.2
5,292	34.3

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

794	5.4
-97	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Plainfield township, IL

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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
35.1
22,292	27.0%
60,123	73.0%
7,735	9.4%

25,463
3.23

21,245	83.4%
17,520	82.5%
1,181	5.6%
4,218	16.6%

2010
Number	Percent
32.5
26,966	33.6%
53,352	66.4%
4,468	5.6%

24,276
3.30

20,302	83.6%
16,862	83.1%
1,456	7.2%
3,974	16.4%

2000
Number	Percent
30.1
15,204	33.3%
30,487	66.7%
2,392	5.2%

14,744
3.09

12,365	83.9%
11,007	89.0%
586	4.7%
2,379	16.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
4,322	28.1%
11,086	71.9%
1,218	7.9%

5,173
2.96

4,385	84.8%
3,933	89.7%
216	4.9%
788	15.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
4,916	33.4%
9,795	66.6%
864	5.9%

4,595
3.19

3,938	85.7%
3,593	91.2%
173	4.4%
657	14.3%

2022 Housing Data for Plainfield township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	335	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	216	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	169	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	479	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	294	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	435	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	414	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	634	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	820	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	994	3.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,025	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,241	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,942	15.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,216	12.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,136	16.2%
$200,000 or more	4,113	16.2%

Median Household Income	116,260
Per Capita Income	41,689

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	565	2.2%
Public Assistance	432	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,166	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	34,944	78.8%
Unemployed	1,946	4.4%
In Armed Forces	29	0.1%

Total Labor Force	36,919	83.2%
Not in Labor Force	7,438	16.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,898	14,009	57.4%
Non-Profit	966	1,997	32.6%
Self-Employed	2,058	1,289	61.5%

Local Government	1,566	2,370	39.8%
State Government	302	588	33.9%
Federal Government	427	208	67.2%

Total Private + Self	20,956	15,298	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,261	5,163	38.7%
Total	24,217	20,461	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,399	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,991	22.4%
Professional, Technical	9,694	21.7%
Service Occupations	6,815	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	102	0.2%
All others	10,798	24.2%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,291	14.1%
Retail trade	5,512	12.3%
Manufacturing	4,876	10.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4,363	9.8%
Educational services	4,197	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	2,911	6.5%
Construction	2,856	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,285	5.1%
Finance and insurance	2,120	4.7%
Other services	2,001	4.5%
Wholesale trade	1,879	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,432	3.2%
Public administration	1,333	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	850	1.9%
Information	612	1.4%
Utilities	504	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	420	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	97	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	91	0.2%
Management	67	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13,093	15.89%
Puerto Rican	1,344	1.63%
Cuban	237	0.29%
Dominican	36	0.04%

Total Central American	555	0.67%
Costa Rican	99	0.12%
Guatemalan	366	0.44%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	78	0.09%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	12	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	421	0.51%
Argentinean	23	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	66	0.08%
Ecuadorian	163	0.20%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	111	0.13%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	58	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,254	1.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,290	1.57%
Indian	838	1.02%
Korean	143	0.17%
Chinese	94	0.11%
Cambodian	52	0.06%
Hmong	49	0.06%
Thai	30	0.04%
Vietnamese	27	0.03%
Malaysian	23	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	61,055	79.1%
Spanish	9,627	12.5%
Other Indo-European	1,884	2.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,744	2.3%
Tagalog	837	1.1%
Other	713	0.9%
Arabic	658	0.9%
Other Asian	302	0.4%
German, other Germanic	138	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	15,753	19.1%
Irish	11,434	13.9%
Polish	10,513	12.8%
Italian	8,167	9.9%
English	4,515	5.5%
American	1,799	2.2%
Czech	1,695	2.1%
Swedish	1,583	1.9%
Lithuanian	1,537	1.9%
French	1,124	1.4%
European	1,026	1.2%
Scottish	964	1.2%
Dutch	828	1.0%
Norwegian	706	0.9%
Croatian	581	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	79,131	96.0%
Not a citizen	3,284	4.0%

Native	72,225	87.6%
Foreign-born	10,190	12.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,555	3.0%	2,065	4.0%	12,542	24.1%	17,575	33.7%	12,625	24.2%	5,752	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,555	3.0%
9-12 Years	2,065	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	12,542	24.1%
Some College	17,575	33.7%
Bach. Degree	12,625	24.2%
Grad Degree	5,752	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,722	D +1,754	D + 3.0%
D +4,476
2020 vs. 2012	R +4,140	D +1,692	D + 2.0%
D +5,832
2020 vs. 2008	R +5,165	R +645	R + 5.8%
D +4,520

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,443	R +2,399	R + 8.8%
D +44
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Joe Biden (D)	21,866	54.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	17,508	43.6%	773	1.9%	40,147	3	-3	0.66%
2016	59%	Hillary Clinton (D)	17,390	50.3%	Donald Trump (R)	14,786	42.7%	2,417	7.0%	34,593	4	-3	0.62%
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	16,034	53.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	13,368	44.6%	552	1.8%	29,954	4	-3	0.57%
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	17,346	57.7%	John McCain (R)	12,343	41.0%	399	1.3%	30,088	4	-5	0.54%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	9,425	54.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	7,394	43.0%	379	2.2%	17,198	12	7	0.36%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Plainfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21,866

54.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

17,508

43.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

478

1.2%

Other

295

0.7%

TOTAL

40,147

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Plainfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17,390

50.3%

Donald Trump (R)

14,786

42.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,489

4.3%

Other

928

2.7%

TOTAL

34,593

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Plainfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

16,034

53.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

13,368

44.6%

Other

552

1.8%

TOTAL

29,954

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Plainfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

17,346

57.7%

John McCain (R)

12,343

41.0%

Other

399

1.3%

TOTAL

30,088

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Plainfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

9,425

54.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

7,394

43.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

289

1.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

17,198

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Plainfield township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	42%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	13,990	54.1%	Kathy Salvi (R)	11,429	44.2%	461 [+]	1.8%	25,880	3	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 461 (1.8%);
2022	G	42%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	13,387	51.8%	Darren Bailey (R)	11,662	45.1%	812 [+]	3.1%	25,861	3	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 812 (3.1%);
2020	S2	64%	Richard Durbin* (D)	21,120	53.3%	Mark Curran (R)	16,108	40.6%	2,428 [+]	6.1%	39,656	2	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 1,485 (3.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 570 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 373 (0.9%);
2018	G	45%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	14,553	53.2%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	10,922	39.9%	1,867 [+]	6.8%	27,342	1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 1,171 (4.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 696 (2.5%);
2016	S3	58%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	17,716	52.0%	Mark Kirk* (R)	13,935	40.9%	2,413 [+]	7.1%	34,064	1	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 1,496 (4.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 846 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 71 (0.2%);
2014	S2	35%	Richard Durbin* (D)	9,678	48.3%	Jim Oberweis (R)	9,469	47.3%	875 [+]	4.4%	20,022	5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 875 (4.4%);
2014	G	36%	Bruce Rauner (R)	10,962	53.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	8,785	43.1%	636 [+]	3.1%	20,383	4	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 636 (3.1%);

*: 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	26,108
Median Value	$280,800

Occupied	25,463	97.5%
Vacant	645	2.5%

Owned	22,918	90.0%
Rented	2,545	10.0%
Median Rent	$1,840

Single-Family Units	24,744	94.8%
Detached	21,198	81.2%
Attached	3,546	13.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	727	2.8%
Mobile Homes	60	0.2%

Plainfield township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Plainfield township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Plainfield township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Plainfield township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Plainfield township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Plainfield township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Plainfield township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Plainfield township, IL