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07060

Plainfield, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
48,363
Median household income
$78,602
People below poverty
15.6%
Median home value
$393,800

Income

The median income of households in 07060 was $78,602. An estimated 3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3
$10,000 to $14,999 3.8
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 16.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 19.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 8.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46071
Female 41429

An estimated 89.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 22% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,455. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 89.6
Social Security 22
Retirement income 12.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 7.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13

In 2020-2024, 14.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07060 in 2020-2024, 70.3% had health insurance coverage and 29.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 38.9% and public coverage was 36.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 13.6%.


In 2020-2024, 07060 had a total population of 48,363 - 24,146 (49.9%) females and 24,217 (50.1%) males. The median age was 33.4 years. An estimated 27% of the population was under 18 years, 37.8% was 19 to 44 years, 23% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07060 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1923 1933
5 to 9 1982 1350
10 to 14 1943 1989
15 to 19 1796 1594
20 to 24 1566 2137
25 to 29 1739 1597
30 to 34 2011 2315
35 to 39 2225 1721
40 to 44 1698 1291
45 to 49 1252 1123
50 to 54 1289 1434
55 to 59 1526 1505
60 to 64 1316 1681
65 to 69 815 865
70 to 74 560 658
75 to 79 322 475
80 to 84 155 231
85 and over 99 247

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 13% were White; 23.8% were Black or African American; 0.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.3% were Asian; 7.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 62.9% of the people in 07060 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 9.2% of the people in 07060 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,951 households in 07060. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Married-couple households made up 38% of the households in 07060 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.8% of all households, while 16.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.7% of all households.

In 07060, 39.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38
Cohabiting Couples 14.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.2% of males and 34.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.1 47
Now married, except separated 39.2 34.3
Separated 3.3 3.5
Widowed 1.9 5.3
Divorced 7.5 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07060, 1,491 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 52.4% of the people living in 07060 were U.S. natives. 40.8% of the 07060 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 47.6% of 07060 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07060 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 07060.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 92.1
Asia 2.7
Europe 1.9
Africa 3.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07060 in 2020-2024, 66.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 59.8% of people at least five years old; 37.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 59.8
Other Indo-European languages 4.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 1.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 07060 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.5
Different house, same county 5.2
Different county, same state 3.7
Different state 0.4
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 71.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 28.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07060 was 13,528 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 978 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,536. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,014.

Educational Attainment of People in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 28.3
High school diploma or equivalency 27.8
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 6.2
Bachelor's degree 13.4
Graduate or professional degree 6.6

Disability

In 07060, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.8% of people under 18 years old, to 4.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07060, 67.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 21,328 86.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,164 8.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,086 4.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07060 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 13.5
Manufacturing 11.5
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 12.3
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 2.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07060 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,411 22
Service occupations 5,269 21.4
Sales and office occupations 4,102 16.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 4,020 16.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 5,787 23.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.8% of 07060 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.7
Walked 1.4
Other means 20.6
Worked from home 6

In 2020-2024, 07060 had a total of 15,653 housing units. Of these housing units, 39.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 60.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 39.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 60.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 35% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07060 was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 47.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07060 had 14,951 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 702 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 38.1% while renters occupied 61.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.04 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.29.

4.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.2% and another 16.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07060:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07060 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 79.4
Electricity 16.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.7
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07060 was $393,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.9 % had a mortgage. 27.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,709 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,242.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07060 was $1,724. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.