Household Types in Plainfield, New Jersey (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Plainfield
Plainfield
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family233.508488%51.034049%33.508488%33.5%4,97425.869038%13.385700%25.869038%25.9%3,84010.644031%4.848273%10.644031%10.6%1,58023.760442%25.744864%23.760442%23.8%3,5276.218001%4.987114%6.218001%6.2%923
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Plainfield
Plainfield
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads45.021476%71.859897%45.021476%45.0%2,30639.886763%21.699523%39.886763%39.9%2,04315.091761%6.440580%15.091761%15.1%773

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Plainfield
Plainfield
New Jersey
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children234.505524%30.767220%34.505524%34.5%5,12264.935327%68.970934%64.935327%64.9%9,639
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Plainfield
Plainfield
New Jersey
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountMixed3White4Asian3Hispanic5Other3Black3-22.018349%-1.834862%-14.220183%-2.752294%-20.887064%-7.130557%-22.841410%-5.272327%-40.825688%41%59.174312%43.868642%59.174312%59%218-9.817352%-2.283105%-33.047945%-10.388128%-8.835187%-3.495737%-27.931666%-5.096918%-55.536530%56%44.463470%54.640493%44.463470%44%1,752-12.138728%-6.358382%-32.369942%-5.780347%-6.440358%-3.602382%-13.579704%-3.898946%-56.647399%57%43.352601%72.478610%43.352601%43%173-28.201439%-10.431655%-17.266187%-5.395683%-20.933785%-8.858431%-18.109178%-5.378848%-61.294964%61%38.705036%46.719757%38.705036%39%1,390-31.118788%-23.784215%-4.437948%-8.238108%-24.879977%-10.788416%-16.755770%-6.093600%-67.579059%68%32.420941%41.482237%32.420941%32%3,763-26.974033%-6.425543%-32.511924%-4.504505%-28.349233%-6.537804%-31.977075%-4.361859%-70.416004%70%29.583996%28.774028%29.583996%30%7,548
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Plainfield

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
19%26%32%39%45%52%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
14.4%18.0%21.6%25.2%28.8%32.5%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%7.6%11.0%14.4%17.8%21.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11.1%15.9%20.7%25.5%30.3%35.1%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.1%4.9%6.6%8.4%10.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
19%25%30%36%41%48%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Plainfield

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
8%20%32%44%56%69%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6%14%21%28%35%43%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
2%11%20%29%37%46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.5%18.0%22.5%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Plainfield

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Place in the New York Area

There are 818 places in the New York Area. This section compares Plainfield to all of the places in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plainfield.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plainfield, selected other places in the New York Area, and entities that contain Plainfield
0%50%100%Count#Malverne Pk OaksBlackwells MillsGilgoClydeRoss CornerNew SquareKiryas JoelKaserMonseyHewlett NeckBrookvilleMunsey ParkShort HillsWest PointPlandomeW Hampton DunesScarsdaleWesley HillsLloyd HarborMuttontownPleasant PlainsBelle MeadYorketownLake SuccessEast HillsKings PointUpper BrookvilleLong ValleyMill NeckBlawenburgHaworthFanwoodHerricksChestnut RdgKenilworthBch Hvn WKatonahIslipCrown HeightsNew JerseyHopewell JctUnionUnited StatesNortheastGreenport WMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaHartsdaleYonkersJersey CityNew YorkN AmityvillePlainfieldPlainfieldNewarkAsbury ParkOak Bch-CaptreeRiversideZarephathDering Harbor100.000000%100.000000%100%2011100.000000%100.000000%100%1892100.000000%100.000000%100%773100.000000%100.000000%100%704100.000000%100.000000%100%26596.923077%96.923077%97%1,260694.443041%94.443041%94%3,739794.090909%94.090909%94%828889.463857%89.463857%89%3,354987.826087%87.826087%88%1011085.656292%85.656292%86%6331185.516373%85.516373%86%6791285.495224%85.495224%85%3,4011385.347985%85.347985%85%6991485.135135%85.135135%85%3151584.615385%84.615385%85%221684.587088%84.587088%85%4,5991784.420519%84.420519%84%1,3331883.404619%83.404619%83%9751983.290925%83.290925%83%9822082.802548%82.802548%83%1302182.758621%82.758621%83%482282.665331%82.665331%83%1,6502382.475661%82.475661%82%5932482.403068%82.403068%82%1,9342581.998474%81.998474%82%1,0752681.692913%81.692913%82%4152780.982567%80.982567%81%5112880.911681%80.911681%81%2842980.645161%80.645161%81%753076.943700%76.943700%77%8615972.211195%72.211195%72%1,81911768.960125%68.960125%69%88217665.677626%65.677626%66%1,63823462.915888%62.915888%63%1,68329260.632689%60.632689%61%1,03535158.265139%58.265139%58%35640955.894980%55.894980%56%3,38546753.068933%53.068933%53%56252651.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.000000%50.000000%50%7358449.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.823770%46.823770%47%45764246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M41.787624%41.787624%42%1,09470140.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k71637.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k74236.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M75335.305454%35.305454%35%1,83275933.508488%33.508488%34%4,97433.508488%33.508488%34%4,97477326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k80321.447602%21.447602%21%1,44981415.686275%15.686275%16%881514.163823%14.163823%14%838160.000000%0.000000%0%08170.000000%0.000000%0%0818
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 818 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Plainfield to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plainfield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Married by Place#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plainfield, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Plainfield
0%20%40%60%Count#LakewoodRidgewoodWestfieldParamusOld BridgeIselinSummitS PlainfieldFair LawnBergenfieldPrincetonElmwood ParkSomersetToms RiverSayrevilleKearnyNew JerseyCliftonPalisades PkN PlainfieldUnionUnited StatesFort LeeCarteretNortheastMiddle AtlanticRahwayNew York AreaCliffside PkGarfieldLindenVinelandEnglewoodPerth AmboyBayonneLodiPassaicLong BranchMillvilleElizabethJersey CityWest New YorkUnion CityHackensackPatersonPlainfieldPlainfieldRosellePleasantvilleHobokenBridgetonNew BrunswickTrentonNewarkAtlantic CityEast OrangeCamden72.423719%72.423719%72%7,548168.974205%68.974205%69%5,749268.707289%68.707289%69%7,239368.524435%68.524435%69%5,791466.653722%66.653722%67%5,149564.501628%64.501628%65%4,161664.045089%64.045089%64%4,943762.155992%62.155992%62%4,901861.554037%61.554037%62%7,296957.553877%57.553877%58%5,1811057.495237%57.495237%57%5,7341154.873223%54.873223%55%3,7441254.174802%54.174802%54%4,7171353.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k1453.825579%53.825579%54%8,6531551.178674%51.178674%51%6,9691651.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k1750.605134%50.605134%51%3,8051850.292716%50.292716%50%3,6941949.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.201699%48.201699%48%8,0012048.173459%48.173459%48%3,8772147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.175071%46.175071%46%4,8532246.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.578295%45.578295%46%4,8552344.616365%44.616365%45%4,9022443.928798%43.928798%44%6,2192543.731032%43.731032%44%9,2222643.099410%43.099410%43%4,6002742.232641%42.232641%42%6,6662841.927730%41.927730%42%10,64010.6k2940.516767%40.516767%41%3,6853039.720930%39.720930%40%7,6863139.176036%39.176036%39%4,6693239.025070%39.025070%39%4,2033338.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k3437.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k3536.350273%36.350273%36%6,9243634.825766%34.825766%35%8,2453734.814295%34.814295%35%6,4493834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k3933.508488%33.508488%34%4,97433.508488%33.508488%34%4,9744033.495267%33.495267%33%2,6894133.318459%33.318459%33%2,2404230.423333%30.423333%30%7,6254330.342443%30.342443%30%1,8434428.974771%28.974771%29%4,1464528.883081%28.883081%29%7,9574626.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4723.391965%23.391965%23%3,6044822.250382%22.250382%22%5,5314919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Plainfield to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plainfield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plainfield, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Plainfield
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverNew JerseyCliftonUnionNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterPlainfieldPlainfieldWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k349.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k48.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.508488%33.508488%34%4,97433.508488%33.508488%34%4,97433.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Plainfield to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plainfield. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Plainfield, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Plainfield
0%20%40%Count#San JoseNew JerseyVirginia BchUnionEl PasoUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNew York AreaFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverPlainfieldPlainfieldTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.034049%51.034049%51%1,630,5451.63M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.824496%49.824496%50%93,11793.1k48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k646.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M45.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.508488%33.508488%34%4,97433.508488%33.508488%34%4,97433.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Plainfield. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

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State:
New Jersey
County:
Union
Metro Area:
New York Area
ZIP Codes:
07060, 07062, 07063, 07076, 08812
Unified School District:
Plainfield
Congressional District:
NJ-12
State Senate District:
NJ-22
General Assembly District:
NJ-22
Neighboring Boroughs:
Dunellen, Fanwood, North Plainfield, South Plainfield, Watchung
Neighboring Townships:
Edison, Green Brook, Scotch Plains
Nearby Boroughs:
Garwood, Metuchen, Middlesex, Mountainside, New Providence
Nearby Cities:
Rahway
Nearby Towns:
Westfield
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Colonia, Iselin, Society Hill