Plainfield, Pennsylvania

For the township in Northampton County, see Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania.

Plainfield
CDP
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cumberland
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	376
• Density	610/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Plainfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Plainfield is located at 40°12′7″N 77°17′12″W (40.202023, -77.286621)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 376 people, 141 households, and 109 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 594.3 people per square mile (230.4/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 256.1/sq mi (99.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.94% White, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 141 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $27,000. Males had a median income of $33,150 versus $23,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,993. About 9.5% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.