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Plainfield, Indiana

Town in Hendricks County, Indiana · ZIP 46168, 46231

  • Hendricks County
  • Within Guilford Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 9 public schools
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  • 37,796 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 12,785Households
  • $85,074Median household income
  • $263,900Median home value
  • 9Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Plainfield

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Population, 2000 to 2020+88.2%
10k20k30k40k2000: 18,39620002010: 27,63120102020: 34,625202018,39634,625
Population of Plainfield at each census
CensusPopulation
200018,396
201027,631
202034,625

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Plainfield
Under $50k25.2%
$50k to $100k33%
$100k to $150k20.7%
$150k to $200k12%
$200k and over9.1%

Median household income $85,074 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Plainfield
Owner occupied
8,143 units
Renter occupied
4,642 units
Vacancy rate
3.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Plainfield compared with its county and state
Plainfield compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePlainfieldHendricks CountyIndiana
Population35,783179,3796,811,752
Median household income$85,074$99,988$70,051
Median age38.038.638.0
Median home value$263,900$281,500$201,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher33.7%39.6%28.8%
Foreign-born residents9.6%6.1%5.9%
Owner-occupied homes63.7%77.8%70.4%
Mean commute to work22.9 minutes25.2 minutes24.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Plainfield9
Public schools in Plainfield, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Little Quakers AcademyPublicPre-KPlainfield Community School Corp
Brentwood Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Plainfield Community School Corp
Central Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Plainfield Community School Corp
Clarks Creek ElementaryPublicK–5Plainfield Community School Corp
Guilford ElementaryPublicK–5Plainfield Community School Corp
Van Buren Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Plainfield Community School Corp
Plainfield Community Middle SchoolPublic6–8Plainfield Community School Corp
Plainfield High SchoolPublic9–12Plainfield Community School Corp
Pride AcademyPublicK–12Plainfield Community School Corp

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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