Union County Review

25.7 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 21.7 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 50,252.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	7,281	22.5
Regular high school diploma	10,534	32.6
GED or alternative credential	1,053	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,849	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,300	10.2
Associate's degree	1,590	4.9
Bachelor's degree	4,196	13
Master's degree	1,788	5.5
Professional school degree	396	1.2
Doctorate degree	332	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.