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Plainfield, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Plainfield is a Census village of 46,708 people across 25.90 square miles of land, lying across Will County and Kendall County. Median household income is $144,000, 88.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 143 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plainfield
What Plainfield is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area25.9 sq mi
- Water area1.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,803
- County holding the largest share of its areaWill County, 80.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inWill County 80.7 percent, Kendall County 19.3 percent
Plainfield crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainfield
How many people live in Plainfield
- Population46,708
- Median age37.5
- Population under 1813,318
- Share under 1828.5 percent
- Population 65 and over4,621
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent
- Households14,634
- Family households12,111
- Share of households that are families82.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainfield
Income and work in Plainfield
- Median household income$144,000
- Per capita income$54,333
- Civilian labor force25,387
- Employed24,431
- Unemployed956 plus or minus 342
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over29,687
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainfield
Housing in Plainfield
- Housing units14,889
- Occupied units14,634
- Vacant units255 plus or minus 140
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied12,880
- Renter occupied1,754
- Ownership rate88.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$431,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,119
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent
- Single family units13,631
- Share single family91.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,225 plus or minus 257
- Share in buildings of two or more8.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainfield
How Plainfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18,436
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,492
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,248
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.6 percent
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home23.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainfield
SBA loans in Plainfield (7(a))
- Approvals143
- Gross approval$56,829,900
- Average approval$397,412
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,072,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,351
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome27
- Paid in full27
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.8 percent
- Share to franchises14.7 percent
- Distinct lenders39
- Distinct industries by NAICS58
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 27 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Plainfield
SBA loans in Plainfield (504)
- Approvals48
- Gross approval$37,107,000
- Average approval$773,063
- Median approval$403,000
- Largest approval$3,808,000
- Jobs supported443
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Plainfield
Flood risk in Plainfield
- NFIP communityVillage of Plainfield
- NFIP community number170771
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/15/19
The Village of Plainfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170771 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Will County, not Plainfield
Will County context, not Plainfield figures
- Establishments in Will County17,085
- Covered employment, Will County263,673
- Average annual pay, Will County$60,570
- Housing units permitted, Will County2,002
Every figure in this section is published for Will County as a whole and is not a measurement of Plainfield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Plainfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Plainfield, Illinois?
46,708, in 14,634 households. Plainfield village covers 25.90 square miles of land, which is 1,803 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Plainfield in?
Plainfield lies in more than one. By area it is 80.7 percent in Will County, 19.3 percent in Kendall County. This page sits under Will County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Plainfield?
$144,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $431,400. Median gross rent is $2,119 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Plainfield businesses?
143 7(a) approvals totaling $56.8 m since FY2020, across 39 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 48 504 approvals worth $37.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Plainfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Plainfield. Only 27 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Plainfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Plainfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Plainfield, village of, community 170771, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Plainfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Will County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Plainfield.
Is zoning published for Plainfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.