Plainfield, Connecticut Population

Overview

14,991

Total Population

41.5

Median age

49.49%

Female population %

102.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

46.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

429

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Plainfield town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Plainfield town is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plainfield town's population under 18 was 18.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainfield town, 15.90% were under the age of 15, 17.18% aged 15 to 29, 51.32% aged 30 to 64, 13.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 153 less females than males in Plainfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.49% females and 50.51% males in Plainfield, Connecticut.
The Plainfield, Connecticut gender ratio is 102.1:100 i.e. 102.1 men to 100 women (1.021).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 839.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 631.

Plainfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainfield town population: 90.41% are White, 4% are Black or African American, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.88% are Asian, 0.33% are some other race and 3% are multiracial.
Plainfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 429 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,562 (97.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainfield town is White with a population of 13,553 (90.41% of the total population).

Plainfield town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,479 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Plainfield town's population increased by 772 (5.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainfield town's population decreased by 453 (2.94%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2021, Plainfield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,628.