North Plainfield is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,566 people and five associated neighborhoods, North Plainfield is the 83rd largest community in New Jersey.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in North Plainfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In North Plainfield, the average commute to work is 31.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in North Plainfield use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of North Plainfield‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

In terms of college education, North Plainfield is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.26% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Plainfield in 2022 was $35,096, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,384 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 53.71% 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in North Plainfield include Italian, Irish, German, African, and Jamaican.

Foreign born people are also an important part of North Plainfield's cultural character, accounting for 43.19% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in North Plainfield is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.