<page_title> North Plainfield, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18,820 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 21,103 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12.1% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 21,936 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3.9% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 Census, the North Plainfield population was 21,936, reflecting an increase of +3.9% from the 21,103 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by +12.1% from the 18,820 counted in the 1990 Census.