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Plainfield is a village in Will County, in the Chicago metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Plainfield. For links to other places called Plainfield, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Plainfield is 41.626N. The longitude is -88.203W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 617 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 20,162.
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$80,799National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Plainfield demographic reports
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23% of Plainfield residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Plainfield ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Plainfield was $28,242, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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34% of Plainfield residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Plainfield, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $631. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,593.
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Will County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Plainfield political report.
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The average commute time for Plainfield workers is 33 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Plainfield between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 3.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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