North Plainfield is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 23,072 people and five associated neighborhoods, North Plainfield is the 83rd largest community in New Jersey.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in North Plainfield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.26 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, North Plainfield is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the North Plainfield area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

In terms of college education, North Plainfield is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.26% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Plainfield in 2022 was $35,096, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,384 for a family of four. However, North Plainfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Plainfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call North Plainfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in North Plainfield, accounting for 53.71% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of North Plainfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in North Plainfield include Italian, Irish, German, African, and Jamaican.

In addition, North Plainfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (43.19%).

The most common language spoken in North Plainfield is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.