Plainfield, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Plainfield: | $360,724 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 648 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 576 (30 farm, 546 nonfarm))
Houses: 310 (242 occupied: 206 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 15 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $222,792.
Median contract rent in 2022: $686 (lower quartile is $475, upper quartile is $1,101)
Median gross rent in Plainfield, MA in 2022: $871
Housing units in Plainfield with a mortgage: 63 (6 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 137,248- In family households: 102,805 (23,141 male householders, 11,339 female householders)
26,289 spouses, 34,225 children (31,880 natural, 1,196 adopted, 1,149 stepchildren), 1,465 grandchildren, 834 brothers or sisters, 944 parents, foster children, 834 other relatives, 3,097 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34,443 (10,544 male householders (7,207 living alone)), 13,678 female householders (10,221 living alone)), 10,221 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20,832 (1,268 institutionalized population)
21,116 married couples with children.
6,740 single-parent households (1,315 men, 5,425 women).
93.5% of residents of Plainfield speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 34 (5.5%)
(58.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 7.5 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainfield, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 592 bedrooms
- 853 bedrooms
- 344 bedrooms
- 205+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 71 bedroom
- 132 bedrooms
- 133 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 4no vehicle
- 411 vehicle
- 1142 vehicles
- 343 vehicles
- 94 vehicles
- 45+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 241 vehicle
- 102 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plainfield, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 324 rooms
- 465 rooms
- 316 rooms
- 377 rooms
- 228 rooms
- 349+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 34 rooms
- 135 rooms
- 86 rooms
- 57 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Plainfield, MA household income distribution
- 3,510Less than $10,000
- 3,082$10,000 to $19,999
- 3,329$20,000 to $29,999
- 2,673$30,000 to $39,999
- 3,008$40,000 to $49,999
- 3,102$50,000 to $59,999
- 4,372$60,000 to $74,999
- 6,062$75,000 to $99,999
- 5,651$100,000 to $124,999
- 5,277$125,000 to $149,999
- 5,248$150,000 to $199,999
- 4,929$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.4%
Number of people working at home: 57 (18.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 12
- 5 to 9 minutes: 26
- 10 to 14 minutes: 12
- 15 to 19 minutes: 16
- 20 to 24 minutes: 16
- 25 to 29 minutes: 14
- 30 to 34 minutes: 27
- 35 to 39 minutes: 16
- 40 to 44 minutes: 29
- 45 to 59 minutes: 49
- 60 to 89 minutes: 19
- 90 or more minutes: 8
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 216 (78.8%)
- Carpooled: 15 (5.5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1.1%)
- Walked: 10 (3.6%)
- Worked at home: 30 (10.9%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Plainfield, Massachusetts
- 21995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 31985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 21975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 9Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 115 (16.5%)
- Irish: 89 (12.8%)
- German: 72 (10.3%)
- French: 65 (9.3%)
- Italian: 63 (9.1%)
- French Canadian: 59 (8.5%)
- Polish: 49 (7.0%)
- Other: 42 (6.0%)
- United States: 33 (4.7%)
- Scottish: 30 (4.3%)
- Scotch-Irish: 24 (3.4%)
- Russian: 23 (3.3%)
- Ukrainian: 10 (1.4%)
- Portuguese: 4 (0.6%)
- Czech: 3 (0.4%)
- Dutch: 3 (0.4%)
- Swedish: 3 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 3 (0.4%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 2 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 2 (0.3%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Plainfield: | 39.1% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
| Plainfield: | 26.1% (6) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.9% (14,883) |
| Plainfield: | 8.7% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.3% (25,403) |
| Plainfield: | 8.7% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.3% (1,943) |
| Plainfield: | 8.7% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.7% (5,693) |
| Plainfield: | 8.7% (2) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.2% (1,206) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 360
- Other state: 180
- Northeast: 111
- Midwest: 36
- South: 22
- West: 11
59% of Plainfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 2
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 7
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 0
- 11th grade: 3
- 12th grade, no diploma: 5
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 66
- Less than 1 year of college: 13
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24
- Associate degree: 10
- Bachelor's degree: 33
- Master's degree: 18
- Professional school degree: 10
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 2
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 5
- 11th grade: 8
- 12th grade, no diploma: 0
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 63
- Less than 1 year of college: 12
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 36
- Associate degree: 16
- Bachelor's degree: 26
- Master's degree: 32
- Professional school degree: 7
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 263
- One, attached: 23
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $140,902
- 49.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.7%Wood
- 19.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%Electricity
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 66.7%Wood
- 19.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.3%Electricity
- 5.6%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
| Here: | 28.1% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
