The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Plainfield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Plainfield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Plainfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Plainfield rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.96% of adults 25 and older in Plainfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Plainfield in 2022 was $33,311, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,244 for a family of four. However, Plainfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Plainfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Plainfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plainfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Plainfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.56% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plainfield include French, English, Irish, Italian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Plainfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
