63 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Plainfield

By Will County Gazette

Apr 8, 2022

63 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Plainfield in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 19.3 percent higher than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 44,857.

96.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree distribution in Plainfield for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	947	3.4
Regular high school diploma	4,399	16
GED or alternative credential	479	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,400	5.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,963	10.8
Associate's degree	2,112	7.7
Bachelor's degree	9,680	35.2
Master's degree	4,354	15.8
Professional school degree	625	2.3
Doctorate degree	544	2