Community

Village Population:
30,314 (*2005) *U.S. Dept.Commerce-Census Bureau

Township Population:
100,000 (*2005)

Median Age:
33.2

Land Area:
7.5 square miles in Will County

Average Household Income:
$80,799

Per Capita Income:
$23,000

Median Property Value:
$204,000

Average Annual Property Tax On Median-Priced Home:
$4,729

Distances:
35 miles to Chicago's Loop
40 miles to O'Hare Int'l. Airport
30 miles to Midway Airport
2 miles to Interstate 55
7 miles to Interstate 80
12 miles to Interstate 88

Counties:
Will County

Climate:
Average Winter Temp.: 21F
Average Summer Temp.: 73F
Average Annual Rain: 32.3 in. Average Annual Snow 40.3 in.

Health Care:
There are four hospitals in the Plainfield Area
Click here to see a list of Plainfield hospitals

Houses Of Worship:
Plainfield has 2 non-denominational and 22 denominational churches
Click here to see a list of Plainfield churches

Plainfield Public Library District:
Plainfield Public Library has 70,185 volumes
Library Web Site

Newspapers:
The Enterprise (Weekly)
Herald News, Plainfield/Shorewood Edition (Daily)
The Chicago Tribune (Daily)
The Daily Southtown (Daily)
The Star (Sunday & Thursday)

Village Of Plainfield:
Village President, 6-member Board of Trustees, full-time Administrator and staff with a budget for police, planning, streets, water and sewer, and administrative services.
Village Web Site

Police Protection:
46 full-time officers;
13 full-time, 11 part-time civilian employees

Water Supplier:
Municipal

Water Source:
4 Wells

Fire Protection District:
A 5-7/person daytime firecrew in stations from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. 7 days/week and volunteer firefighters.
Full-time paramedics and paid on-call emergency medical technicians work around-the-clock.

Ambulance Protection District:
Full-time paramedics and paid-on-call emergency medical technicians work around the clock

Fire Insurance Rating:
Class 5

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202:
4 high schools, 7 middle schools , 17 elementary schools, and 1 Early Learning Center.
District 202 Web Site

Plainfield Township Park District:
78 parks totaling 1,300 acres that include a Recreation/Administration Center, nature areas, picnic sites, athletic fields, an outdoor swimming pool, fishing ponds, canoe launches, outdoor ice skating areas, playgrounds, and much more.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Census, Equifax National Decision Systems (ENDC), Village of Plainfield, Plainfield Township, Plainfield Fire Protection District, Plainfield park District, Plainfield Public Library.