Plainfield Plans To Complete Extra Census To Secure More State Revenue
PLAINFIELD, IL — Plainfield is set to undergo a Special Census to capture extra state revenue rather than waiting for the 2030 Census, village documents revealed.
The 2020 Census revealed Plainfield has a total population of 44,762 people. At $258.35 per capita from the state, the village was set to $11,564,262.70 in annual funding revenue each year. Staff estimate the village to have a total population of 49,278 people in the Special Census, which would result in an extra $1,166,708.60 in annual funding, documents show.
Village officials said Plainfield is one of the fastest-growing communities in Illinois due to extensive residential development. Using the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimation formula, staff estimate the population has increased by 10.09 percent since the 2020 Census.
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“If the population is 50,000-plus as we suspect it is, it could mean an additional million dollars in state revenue started early,” Mayor John Argoudelis told Patch. “It’s certainly worth doing a census right now. … The more people that participate, the more state revenue will come to Plainfield rather than putting that burden just on our residents.”
Staff set aside $1 million for the census in the proposed 2024-25 budget and received an estimated cost of $873,530 from the Census Bureau.
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The village is tentatively scheduled for a Special Census on April 15, 2025, and the process takes two to three months to complete, according to documents. It takes the Census Bureau about a year to certify the results and another two months to update revenue allocations.
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