Plainfield, Massachusetts Population

Overview

676

Total Population

49.4

Median age

53.85%

Female population %

85.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

69.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

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 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plainfield town's population under 18 was 19.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainfield town, 14.35% were under the age of 15, 17.16% aged 15 to 29, 41.86% aged 30 to 64, 25.30% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 more females than males in Plainfield town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.85% females and 46.15% males in Plainfield, Massachusetts.
The Plainfield, Massachusetts gender ratio is 85.7:100 i.e. 85.7 men to 100 women (0.857).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 34.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 45.

Plainfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainfield town population: 89.79% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.33% are Asian and 8.58% are multiracial.
Plainfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 665 (98.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainfield town is White with a population of 607 (89.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 663 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Plainfield town's population increased by 57 (9.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainfield town's population decreased by 19 (2.93%), 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 2022, Plainfield town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 591.