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PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County WILL           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 3,959 4,557 13,038 30,314 Avg. Winter Temp 15.00 F -9.44 C County 324,460 357,313 502,266 668,217 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 252,514 345,717 Avg. Annual Rainfall 36.80 In 93.47 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 22.00 In 55.88 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / VILLAGE     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2005       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  5    in city   5    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           48         60         10
    Police Department           72         12         35
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  63
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  18  Assets $  2,750,000,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
CURRENT POPULATION FOR VILLAGE IS FROM 10/27/05
SPECIAL CENSUS.  CURRENT COUNTY POPULATION IS FROM
JULY 2006.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   3 State
Interstates Serving Community I-55                                              
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   5
               Local Carriers  12
          Interstate Carriers   2
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    45 MI 72 KM
       Commercial Airlines   32   Flights per day 2060

    Nearest Public Airport JOLIET PARK DISTRICT AIRPORT
                     Local NO    9 MI   14 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,452 FT   1,053 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway NONE                     
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    20 MI   32 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           758     1,213       0         2
Chicago            50        80       0         0
Cleveland         398       637       0         1
Dallas            971     1,554       0         2
Denver          1,071     1,714       0         2
Detroit           325       520       0         1
Kansas City       592       947       0         1
Los Angeles     2,098     3,357       0         4
Memphis           587       939       0         1
Minneapolis       460       736       0         1
New Orleans       969     1,550       0         2
New York          859     1,374       0         2
St. Louis         339       542       0         1
Seattle         2,102     3,363       0         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ELGIN JOLIET EASTERN                   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    14 MI   22 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier IL AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        9,250,000          35,150,000
            Treatment Capacity        3,420,000          12,996,000
          Average Daily Demand        3,700,000          14,060,000
             Peak Daily Demand        7,800,000          29,640,000
               Excess Capacity        3,420,000          12,996,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process ACTIVATED SLUDGE    
            Treatment Capacity        4,300,000          16,340,000
                  Present Load        2,643,000          10,043,400
               Excess Capacity       10,790,000          41,002,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI  

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  10 MI   16 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    41
            Dentists in Community    28
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    7 MI   11 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary               14         0      13,385
Junior High               6         0       6,087
High School               3         0       6,827
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.1

Remarks
JUNIOR COLLEGE IN JOLIET; 4-YEAR COLLEGES IN
LOCKPORT, JOLIET, AURORA, AND NAPERVILLE.
PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AMONG THE TOP PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.   ACT LISTED IS FOR
DISTRICT 308.  DISTRICT 202 IS 19.7,

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
PLAINFIELD COMM            EDUCATION               2,800                      0
CONS SCHOOL DIST NO 202  
MEIJER                     RETAIL (GROCERY)          450                      0
                         
CHICAGO BRIDGE             CONSULTING                318                      0
& IRON                   
WAL-MART                   RETAIL                    260                   2004
                         
JEWEL                      RETAIL (GROCERY)          200                      0
                         
PLAINFIELD COMPANIES       MANUFACTURING             200  UPW              1959
                         
DIAGEO GLOBAL SUPPLY       MANUFACTURING             200                      0
                         
ACRES GROUP                SERVICE                   200                      0
                         
R.A. BRIGHT CONSTRUCTION,  CONSTRUCTION              180                      0
INC.                     
FLEXIMAT                   MANUFACTURING             180                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for WILL COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   345,717
             Unemployed  14,703
             Percentage   4.30%
         Total Employed   331,014
          Manufacturing  23.60%
      Non-Manufacturing  75.10%
            Agriculture   1.30%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1998
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 4 NE       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 18.13  $ 38.72   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.08  $ 22.93
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.36  $ 13.75   Office Clerk             $  8.54  $ 14.99
Assembler-Production     $  7.39  $ 13.27   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.67
Computer Operator        $ 11.97  $ 21.04   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.17  $ 18.85
Computer Programmer      $ 21.04  $ 37.91   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.17  $ 15.84
Data Entry Operator      $  9.16  $ 14.89   Systems Analyst          $ 26.00  $ 43.14
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.52  $ 15.39   Technician               $ 12.09  $ 25.28
Engineer                 $ 22.75  $ 37.65   Tool & Die Maker         $ 13.07  $ 26.02
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.40  $ 12.73   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.09  $ 17.76
Laborer                  $ 11.58  $ 28.80   Welder                   $ 11.55  $ 19.90
Machinist                $ 10.62  $ 19.48   Word Processor           $ 11.01  $ 17.82

Remarks
Wage Rates 1st QTR 2006 from IL Dept of Employment
Security Web Site.  Add'l employers: Village of
Plainfield, Fox Valley Publications, Menards,
Lakewood Nursing & Rehab Ctr., USPS, Target,
Kohl's.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      46        Protestant Churches  93
                 Number of Rooms   3,000          Catholic Churches  30
                     Restaurants     200          Jewish Synagogues   2
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     500              Country Clubs   4
             Public Golf Courses       4               Health Clubs  30
            Public Tennis Courts      13      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River DUPAGE RIVER                                      

Remarks
DUPAGE RIVER - NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR TRANSPORTATION
OR MOTORIZED LEISURE CRAFT.

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where commercial property is assessed at
38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.4076%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5027%          2005       2004              Electricity  4.00%
  School  4.5950%         6.9837%    7.1693%            Natural Gas  4.00%
Other(s)  1.4148%                                         Telephone  4.00%
   Total  6.9248%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
James Testin                         James Testin                       
Comm Dev Director                    Comm Dev Director        
Village of Plainfield                Village of Plainfield              
24000 W Lockport St                  24000 W Lockport St                
Plainfield, IL  60544                Plainfield, IL  60544    
Phone (815) 439-2824                 Phone (815) 439-2824
  Fax (815) 436-9785                   Fax (815) 436-9785

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60544           Rep Dist            83                          
                            Senate Dist        42                           
                            Congressional Dist 13               


Remarks
Village Web Site: www.plainfield-il.org
Centrally located in the fastest growing area in
the state.

Last updated 08/07/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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