Plum Valley

Population: 542
Median household income: $213,084
Median home value: $268,600

Plum Valley is a community in Will County, Illinois, home to 542 residents. At $213,084, its median household income sits above Will County's $107,799.

Between 2020 and 2023, Plum Valley's population grew 43.0% from 379 to 542, while its median home value fell 4.5% from $281,300 to $268,600.

Owners occupy 79.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 542
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $213,084
Median home value: $268,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 194
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

379542

Median household income

$179,375$213,084

Median home value

$281,300$268,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	379	$179,375	$281,300
2021	433	$187,594	$283,100
2022	405	$205,444	$284,100
2023	542	$213,084	$268,600

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1729.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5433.4%

55 to 643.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	2.6%
5 to 17	158	29.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	31	5.7%
35 to 44	27	5.0%
45 to 54	181	33.4%
55 to 64	17	3.1%
65 to 74	51	9.4%
75 and over	63	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	81	14.9%
Black or African American	378	69.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	6.8%
Two or more races	46	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree34.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	2.2%
High school graduate	70	18.9%
Some college or associate's	84	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	82	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	126	34.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 53 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	88.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	11.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	55	26.6%
30 to 44 min	25	12.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	127	61.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 1.5% (8 of 542)

	Count	Share
Family households	160	82.5%
Nonfamily households	34	17.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	194	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	155	79.9%
Renter-occupied	39	20.1%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	194	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1760826
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4611, -87.5442