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Compare places
Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Plainfield, MA compare?
| Figure | Plainfield, MA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 643 |
| Change since April 2020 | +2.1% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 633 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 30 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | 4.7 |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 4.9 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 24.4% |
| Measure | Plainfield, MA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 616±107 |
| Median age | 50.6±9.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5%±1.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 83.9%±8.4 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±6.7 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.5%±0.6 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 4.7%±2.5 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 52.6%±7.7 pts |
| Median household income | $63,500±$13,875 |
| Per capita income | $40,036±$6,941 |
| People below the poverty line | 16.9%±10.1 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 1.0%±2.1 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $309,000±$46,806 |
| Median gross rent | $1,292±$558 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 0.0%±100.0 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 98.0%±1.8 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.7%±0.9 pts |
| Worked from home | 26.2%±8.3 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 62.1%±8.6 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±13.1 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 37.9 min±5.5 |
| No health insurance coverage | 3.9%±3.1 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov