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Plainfield, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Plainfield is a Census town of 36,369 people across 26.93 square miles of land, in Hendricks County. Median household income is $87,272, 62.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 71 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plainfield
What Plainfield is
- Census place typetown
- Land area26.93 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,351
- County holding the largest share of its areaHendricks County, 100.0 percent
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
- Population36,369
- Median age38.4
- Population under 187,400
- Share under 1820.3 percent
- Population 65 and over5,826
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households12,809
- Family households8,417
- Share of households that are families65.7 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$87,272
- Per capita income$38,621
- Civilian labor force17,921
- Employed17,276
- Unemployed645 plus or minus 208
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over25,527
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainfield
Housing in Plainfield
- Housing units13,359
- Occupied units12,809
- Vacant units550 plus or minus 219
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied7,986
- Renter occupied4,823
- Ownership rate62.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$280,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,499
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units9,418
- Share single family70.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,595
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent
- Mobile homes346 plus or minus 155
- Median year structure built2000
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 commute14,703
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,345
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,743
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.3 percent
- Drove alone75.2 percent
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home13.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Plainfield
SBA loans in Plainfield (7(a))
- Approvals71
- Gross approval$36,774,000
- Average approval$517,944
- Median approval$107,100
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,077,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported631
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full17
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.7 percent
- Share to franchises23.9 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 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)
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$14,012,000
- Average approval$636,909
- Median approval$571,500
- Largest approval$2,158,000
- Jobs supported277
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plainfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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 communityTown of Plainfield
- NFIP community number180089
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Town of Plainfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180089 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.
Hendricks County, not Plainfield
Hendricks County context, not Plainfield figures
- Establishments in Hendricks County3,860
- Covered employment, Hendricks County81,164
- Average annual pay, Hendricks County$53,449
- Housing units permitted, Hendricks County1,295
Every figure in this section is published for Hendricks County as a whole and is not a measurement of Plainfield.
All Hendricks County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Indiana?
36,369, in 12,809 households. Plainfield town covers 26.93 square miles of land, which is 1,351 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?
Hendricks County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Plainfield?
$87,272. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $280,600. Median gross rent is $1,499 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?
71 7(a) approvals totaling $36.8 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $107,100, plus 22 504 approvals worth $14.0 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 17 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, town of, community 180089, 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 Hendricks 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.
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