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Plum borough, Allegheny County, PA

26,723 Population
28.6 square miles 935.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Allegheny County: 40.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,609 ±$2,236 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Allegheny County: $49,588 ±$525
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$98,705 ±$4,362 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Allegheny County: $78,548 ±$994
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.6% ±1% (951  ±271) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Allegheny County: 11.5% 138,617 (±0.4% / ±4,383)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.1 minutes ±2.4 (333,565  ±35,614) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Allegheny County: 25.2 12,420,495 (±0.2 / ±145,283)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,885 ±316 Number of households
  • Allegheny County: 545,802 ±1,976
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (26,649  ±50) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Allegheny County: 2.2 1,201,208 (±0 / ±442)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±2.1% (277  ±114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Allegheny County: 4.7% 13,396 (±0.3% / ±894)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,533 ±334 Number of housing units
  • Allegheny County: 606,827 ±276
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$227,600 ±$6,548 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Allegheny County: $227,600 ±$1,801
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.6% ±1.5% (1,744  ±409) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Allegheny County: 12.1% 148,645 (±0.4% / ±4,358.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.8% ±4.4% (19,130  ±996) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Allegheny County: 95.7% 860,893 (±0.7% / ±6,517.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
45% ±3.3% (8,799  ±691.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Allegheny County: 45.8% 411,770 (±0.5% / ±4,439.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±1.1% (684  ±285) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Allegheny County: 6.6% 81,618
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±1.4% (1,495  ±298) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Allegheny County: 5.7% 57,630 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,495 Total veterans ±298 1,402 Male ±272 93 Female ±81

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