One downside of living in North Plainfield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.88 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, North Plainfield is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the North Plainfield area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
In terms of college education, North Plainfield is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.38% of adults in North Plainfield have a college degree.
The per capita income in North Plainfield in 2022 was $35,195, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,780 for a family of four. However, North Plainfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Plainfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call North Plainfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in North Plainfield, accounting for 48.23% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of North Plainfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Plainfield include Italian, Irish, German, African, and Jamaican.
In addition, North Plainfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (40.48%).
The most common language spoken in North Plainfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
