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Compare Plainfield to Lansing

This post compares Plainfield, Illinois to Lansing, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Plainfield (village) Lansing (village)
Population 41,978 28,308
Income (median) $70,810 $45,080
Home Value (median) $296,800 $125,500
White 81% 51%
Black 6% 39%
Asian 7% 1%
With Kids 56% 28%
Age (median) 34 41
Rentals 13% 33%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Plainfield or Lansing?
A: Plainfield has a larger population count than Lansing: 41978 compared with 28308 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Plainfield or in Lansing?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Plainfield.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Plainfield or Lansing?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Plainfield.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Lansing does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 13% for Plainfield versus 33% for Lansing.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Plainfield may include: Oswego, South-Elgin, and Lake-in-the-Hills.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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