S Plainfield's Livability
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D+
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B
Housing -
C
Job Market -
A
Diversity -
B+
Crime -
B-
Commute -
C
Education -
B-
Weather -
A+
Amenities
About S Plainfield, NJ
S Plainfield, NJ is located in Middlesex County in the state of New Jersey.
The total City Population for S Plainfield is about 23,377 with about 2,827 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $333,200, which is roughly 9% lower than the Average Home Value of $365,627 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 43% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $100,573, which is roughly 7% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $93,038 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 43% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.93Male Population Estimate: 48.5%
Female Population Estimate: 51.5%
Median Age: 40.2
Male Median Age: 39.1
Female Median Age: 41.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:15.99%
Hispanic:13.25%
Black:11.34%
Other:6.32%
Indian:0.92%
Hawaiian:0.19%
Voting
![Bob Menendez](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bob_menendez.jpg)
![Cory Booker](/assets/images/politicians/senators/cory_booker.jpg)
![Phil Murphy](/assets/images/politicians/governors/phil_murphy.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 38.32%
Libertarian: 0.68%
Green: 0.33%
Other: 0.23%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of S Plainfield specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Middlesex County: About 1.72923 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Middlesex County: About 148.557 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Middlesex County is about 56% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 48% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for S Plainfield is about 7%.
New Jersey is ranked #6 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 80.81 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 67.65The average living wage for the state of New Jersey is $35.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Jersey a minimum wage score of 63.69 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.13/hr, which gives New Jersey a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 15.46 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Jersey is $319.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 92.35 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Jersey does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Jersey does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Jersey does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ New Jersey does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Jersey does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Jersey does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Jersey does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Jersey does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Jersey does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Jersey does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Jersey does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Jersey does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Jersey does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Jersey does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Jersey does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 07080Latitude: 40.572382
Longitude: -74.413516
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 77.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 732