What percentage of people rent in Plainfield Village, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Plainfield Village, CT, 2020–2024
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50.2% (±14.8 points) of the occupied homes in Plainfield Village, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 458 renting households against 454 that own their home.

In Plainfield Village, the share of households that rent went from 39.6% in 2015–2019 to 50.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.2% (±14.8 points)
Renting households: 458 (±155)
Median renter income: $57,941 (±$21,892)

Who rents and who owns in Plainfield Village

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plainfield Village	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.2% (±14.8 points)	22.7% (±1.4 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	458 (±155)	8,959 (±561)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	454 (±169)	30,453 (±595)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,941 (±$21,892)	$51,311 (±$6,154)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,250 (±$27,842)	$104,896 (±$3,737)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Plainfield Village, the renter share is higher than in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (22.7%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (33.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Plainfield Village ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 13 of 132.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Plainfield Village has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	39.6% (±12.9 points)	50.2% (±14.8 points)	+10.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$862 (±$177)	$1,267 (±$123)	+47.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,800 (±$17,315)	$54,375 (±$17,730)	+1.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Plainfield Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plainfield Village
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plainfield Village	—	50.2% (±14.8 points)	—
Moosup	3.9 mi	27.5% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Canterbury	4.5 mi	11.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Wauregan	5.2 mi	39.4% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling	5.9 mi	18.9% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Griswold	6.2 mi	26.7% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Lisbon	6.7 mi	2.1% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Brooklyn	7.9 mi	18.3% (±4.3 points)	Lower
East Brooklyn	8.1 mi	26.3% (±11.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Moosup, CT (27.5%), Canterbury, CT (11.3%), Sterling, CT (18.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Plainfield Village	50.2% (±14.8 points)
2	South Woodstock	49.5% (±19.0 points)
3	Putnam (community)	49.3% (±5.9 points)
4	Wauregan	39.4% (±17.8 points)
5	Moosup	27.5% (±9.4 points)
6	North Grosvenor Dale	27.4% (±20.9 points)
7	East Brooklyn	26.3% (±11.9 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Plainfield Village is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Plainfield, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Plainfield Village

How many renters are there in Plainfield Village?

Plainfield Village has an estimated 458 (±155) renting households, 50.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plainfield Village?

In Plainfield Village, the share of households that rent went from 39.6% in 2015–2019 to 50.2% in 2020–2024 (+10.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plainfield Village?

A renting household in Plainfield Village has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plainfield Village?

The median renting household in Plainfield Village, CT has an income of $57,941 (±$21,892) a year, against $54,250 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Plainfield Village CDP, Connecticut (place:60090, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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