Plainfield, New York Population

Overview

845

Total Population

41.5

Median age

50.77%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

42.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19

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 15.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainfield town, 11.24% were under the age of 15, 28.64% aged 15 to 29, 41.66% aged 30 to 64, 16.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 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 50.77% females and 49.23% males in Plainfield, New York.
The Plainfield, New York gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 63.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 87.

Plainfield town's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainfield town population: 99.17% are White, 0.24% are Asian and 0.59% are multiracial.
Plainfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 19 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 826 (97.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainfield town is White with a population of 838 (99.17% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,034 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Plainfield town's population decreased by 69 (7.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainfield town's population increased by 7 (0.76%), 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 2019 at 868.