New Jersey / Census place 3453280

North Plainfield

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: North Plainfield borough

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
22,879
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.2%
Population estimate
Density
8,149/sq mi
2.8 sq mi land area
Median age
36.2 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$87,349
Median home value
$374,700
Median gross rent
$1,752
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.3%
Typical commute
31.4 min
Public transit commute
4.4%

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: SOMERSET AP (12 mi from place center)
Average high
63.6°F
Average low
41.4°F
Annual rainfall
45.5"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in North Plainfield.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches
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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.

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