Plainfield, Vermont Population

Overview

1,138

Total Population

45.9

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

54.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

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 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plainfield town's population under 18 was 15.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plainfield town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plainfield town, 13.62% were under the age of 15, 15.55% aged 15 to 29, 49.38% aged 30 to 64, 19.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 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 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Plainfield, Vermont.
The Plainfield, Vermont gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 87.

Plainfield town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Plainfield town population: 91.12% are White, 0.79% are Black or African American, 1.93% are Asian and 6.15% are multiracial.
Plainfield town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,12 (98.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plainfield town is White with a population of 1,037 (91.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,362 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Plainfield town's population decreased by 39 (3.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plainfield town's population decreased by 11 (0.88%), 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 2020 at 1,238.