Otsego County > Plainfield (town)
Population trend for Plainfield
02,0001990: 85085019902000: 98698620002010: 91591520102020: 92292220202023: 9939932023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Plainfield is a town in Otsego County, in the Mohawk Valley region.

2023 Median income for Otsego County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Otsego County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 385%.

260 157 54 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Plainfield
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Plainfield
Married-couple families: 183 (85.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 7 (3.3%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 23 (10.8%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 96 (90.6%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 10 (9.4%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Plainfield

Pct 5 and under 2% Pct 6 to 17 7% Pct 18 to 64 6% Pct 65 and over 14%

The overall poverty rate in Plainfield is 7 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Plainfield lived in the prior year

Same house: 962 (97.9%) Different NY county: 10 (1%) 983 current residents Same house: 962 (97.9%) Same house Different NY county: 10 (1%) Different NY county Different state: 8 (0.8%) Different state (under 1%) Same county (different house): 3 (0.3%) Same county (different house) (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Plainfield residents
46.2 45 40.2 34.6 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau