Plainfield, IL
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Our record for Plainfield may be out of date. The most recent record we hold is from Thu Jul 9, 2026. (53 days ago) Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the board or council has met. Check the official portal before concluding nothing is scheduled.
PlainfieldIL averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $432,279 +1.5% yr/yr · +30% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$87.3M (FY2023)
Total spending$60.1M (FY2023)
Taxes$27.8M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$49.2M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,324 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025740 housing units ($182.7M)
Recent meetings
Thu Jun 18, 2026
Committee of the Whole Workshop of the President and the Board of Trustees - CANCELLED
Mon Jun 8, 2026
Committee of the Whole Workshop of the President and the Board of Trustees
Mon May 11, 2026
Committee of the Whole Workshop of the President and the Board of Trustees
Mon Apr 13, 2026
Committee of the Whole Workshop of the President and the Board of Trustees
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 56 on record.
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $21.8M | FUEL SERVICES DL JV Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF ALONGSIDE AIRCRAFT REFUELING AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH |
| $14.9M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · AWARDS OPTION YEAR 2 OF THE FACILITIES ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS & MAINT |
| $13.4M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE SERVICES RICHMOND FIELD OFFICES |
| $9.1M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · COMPLETE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE (CFM) SERVICES VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROU |
| $5.8M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · 47PB0022A0004-BPA CALL 47PF5225F0002 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE, AND CUS |
| $5.2M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · AWARDING THE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT CALL FOR THE BASE PERIOD OF BP |
| $5.2M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · BPA CALL FOR ROUTINE COMBINED SERVICES COMBINED CUSTODIAL AND FACILITI |
| $5.0M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · BPA CALL FOR BASE YEAR HIGHGATE COMBINED SEVICES BLANKET PURCHASE AGRE |
| $4.4M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · BPA CALL FOR OPTION PERIOD 1 COMBINED SERVICES AT THE PASTORE FEDERAL |
| $3.0M | DAE SUNG LLC General Services Administration · BPA CALL FOR OPTION PERIOD 1 COMBINED SERVICES AT THE HAROLD D DONOHUE |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Will County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+334 people (-$102.2M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)3 ({"Severe Storm": 5, "Flood": 4, "Snowstorm": 4, "Tornado": 3 · last Fri Sep 20, 2024)
Traffic fatalities1 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments17,085 (267,545 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,886/mo (78 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy16.8% (low numeracy 25% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$87.3M
Annual budget
$49.2M
Debt outstanding
740
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$87.3M
Spending$60.1M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$49.2M
Debt-to-revenue0.56×
Debt-load index42 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.