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Population (year 2000): 438. Estimated
population in July 2005: 432 (-1.4% change)
Males: 220 (50.2%), Females: 218 (49.8%)
Bremer County
Zip code:
50666
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $39,688 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,100 (year 2000)
Races in Plainfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (55.9%), Irish (16.9%),
Norwegian (9.1%), United States (8.0%), English (5.7%), Polish
(3.2%).
Elevation: 942 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Plainfield
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Plainfield city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Plainfield:
- WAVERLY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WAVERLY,
IA)
- FLOYD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
CHARLES CITY, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; NEW HAMPTON,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Plainfield:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 23 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 59 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 73 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plainfield:
- WAVERLY MUNI (about 9 miles; WAVERLY, IA; ID: C25)
- CHARLES CITY MUNI (about 16 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA;
ID: CCY)
- ALLISON MUNI (about 20 miles; ALLISON, IA; ID: K98)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Plainfield:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 31 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 51
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public primary/middle schools in Plainfield:
- NASHUA-PLAINFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
125; Location: 417 MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- PLAINFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 119;
Location: 417 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Plainfield:
- PLAINFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$38,419; Location: 723 MAIN ST., BOX 327; 7,484 books;
65 audio materials; 348 video materials; 52 serial
subscriptions)
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