Editing Plainfield, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
Plainfield has seen a rapid rise in its [[Latino (demonym)|Latino]] community in recent decades. The city's population is now majority [[Hispanic]] for the first time, as of the 2020 census.
{{US Census population
|1870=  5095
|1880=  8125
|1890= 11267
|1900= 15369
|1910= 20550
|1920= 27700
|1930= 34422
|1940= 37469
|1950= 42366
|1960= 45330
|1970= 46862
|1980= 45555
|1990= 46567
|2000= 47829
|2010= 49808
|2020= 54586
| estimate=54670
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=ANNRNK/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small> 1870–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref><br>1860–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers03raum/page/281 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 281, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 29, 2013. "Plainfield in 1860, had a population of 3,194; and in 1870, 5,095." Population shown for 1860 is for Plainfield Township, and also conflicts with values shown elsewhere.</ref><ref>Conant, Blandina; edited by [[George Ripley (transcendentalist)|Ripley, George]]; and [[Charles Anderson Dana|Dana, Charles Anderson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=d6JRAAAAYAAJ&dq=1860+3224+1870+5095+plainfield&pg=PA568 ''The American cyclopaedia: a popular dictionary of general knowledge, Volume 13''], p. 568, [[D. Appleton & Company]], 1875. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n274 <!-- pg=261 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 261. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698356/page/n346 <!-- pg=339 --> ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 339. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref> 1870–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA712 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 712. Accessed April 10, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403959190 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Plainfield city, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212103642/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403959190|date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 10, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_uni/plainfield1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Plainfield city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032714/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_uni/plainfield1.pdf|date=April 2, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed April 10, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/plainfieldcitynewjersey QuickFacts Plainfield city, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 15, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Plainfield city, New Jersey  – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 2000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-32.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plainfield city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3459190&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plainfield city, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3459190&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,140
|5,508
|4,139
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,383
|19.63%
|11.52%
|8.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.20%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|29,641
|28,698
|24,069
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,034
|63.65%
|60.00%
|48.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|203
|91
|97
|style='background: #ffffe6; |104
|0.44%
|0.19%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|419
|428
|439
|style='background: #ffffe6; |500
|0.90%
|0.89%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.92%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|31
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|N/A
|0.06%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|168
|120
|192
|style='background: #ffffe6; |634
|0.36%
|0.25%
|0.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.16%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|N/A
|920
|749
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,131
|N/A
|1.92%
|1.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.07%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,996
|12,033
|20,105
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,792
|15.02%
|25.16%
|40.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''46,567'''
|'''47,829'''
|'''49,808'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''54,586'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 49,808 people, 15,180 households, and 10,884 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8270.1|/sqmi}}. There were 16,621 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2759.8|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 23.54% (11,724) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 50.20% (25,006) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.91% (455) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.95% (474) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (26) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 20.13% (10,024) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 4.21% (2,099) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 40.37% (20,105) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 15,180 households, 35.2% had children under the age of 18; 37.9% were married couples living together; 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.3% were non-families. Of all households, 21.3% were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.60.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.4 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $52,056 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,048) and the median family income was $58,942 (+/− $4,261). Males had a median income of $33,306 (+/− $4,132) versus $37,265 (+/− $3,034) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $23,767 (+/− $1,013). About 12.2% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403959190 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Plainfield city, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082348/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403959190 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 10, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 47,829 people, 15,137 households, and 10,898 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7,921.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 16,180 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,679.8|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 21.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 61.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.93% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 10.78% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 25.16% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603459190.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Plainfield city, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722175101/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603459190.pdf |date=July 22, 2013 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 6, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403959190 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Plainfield city, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212093544/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403959190 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 6, 2012.</ref>

There were 15,137 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.49.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the city the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the city was $46,683, and the median income for a family was $50,774. Males had a median income of $33,460 versus $30,408 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,052. About 12.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>