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Compare Plainfield to Machesney Park

This post compares Plainfield, Illinois to Machesney Park, 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) Machesney Park (village)
Population 41,978 23,002
Income (median) $70,810 $46,711
Home Value (median) $296,800 $114,400
White 81% 93%
Black 6% 1%
Asian 7% 1%
With Kids 56% 35%
Age (median) 34 39
Rentals 13% 22%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Plainfield or Machesney Park?
A: Plainfield has a larger population count than Machesney Park: 41978 compared with 23002 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Machesney Park does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 13% for Plainfield versus 22% for Machesney Park.

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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