Plum

Population: 26,873
Median household income: $98,475
Median home value: $218,600

Plum, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 26,873 residents. At $98,475, its median household income sits above Allegheny County's $76,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Plum's population declined 1.2% from 27,195 to 26,873, while its median home value rose 42.2% from $153,700 to $218,600.

3.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.51 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,873
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $98,475
Median home value: $218,600
Median gross rent: $1,156
Housing units: 11,476
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,19526,873

Median household income

$78,709$98,475

Median home value

$153,700$218,600

Median gross rent

$948$1,156

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,195	$78,709	$153,700	$948
2020	27,137	$82,704	$159,800	$951
2021	27,123	$85,237	$170,900	$974
2022	27,032	$91,931	$199,100	$1,078
2023	26,873	$98,475	$218,600	$1,156

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,455	5.4%
5 to 17	4,430	16.5%
18 to 24	1,633	6.1%
25 to 34	3,039	11.3%
35 to 44	3,489	13.0%
45 to 54	3,428	12.8%
55 to 64	3,893	14.5%
65 to 74	2,839	10.6%
75 and over	2,667	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,747	92.1%
Black or African American	880	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	275	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	130	0.5%
Two or more races	595	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	243	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	489	2.5%
High school graduate	4,731	24.4%
Some college or associate's	5,761	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,455	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,919	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,056	71.0%
Carpooled	643	4.5%
Public transit	269	1.9%
Walked	90	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,998	21.2%
Other means	108	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,763	15.8%
15 to 29 min	3,823	34.2%
30 to 44 min	2,603	23.3%
45 to 59 min	1,843	16.5%
60+ min	1,134	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 3.1% (818 of 26,786)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,658	71.6%
Nonfamily households	3,034	28.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,692	93.2%
Vacant	784	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,640	80.8%
Renter-occupied	2,052	19.2%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,005	78.5%
1-unit, attached	1,054	9.2%
2 to 4 units	323	2.8%
5 to 19 units	420	3.7%
20 or more units	565	4.9%
Mobile home & other	109	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4261536
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 40.5019, -79.7482

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