Plum Creek

Population: 1,067
Median household income: $38,915
Median home value: $110,900

Plum Creek is a community in Montgomery County, Virginia, home to 1,067 residents. The median household income of $38,915 is below the Montgomery County median ($70,769).

From 2019 to 2023, Plum Creek's population declined 29.8% from 1,521 to 1,067, while its median home value rose 20.8% from $91,800 to $110,900.

Owners occupy 66.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,067
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $38,915
Median home value: $110,900
Median gross rent: $872
Housing units: 665
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5211,067

Median household income

$37,379$38,915

Median home value

$91,800$110,900

Median gross rent

$692$872

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,521	$37,379	$91,800	$692
2020	1,066	$36,717	$96,700	$729
2021	920	$37,637	$103,700	$912
2022	1,047	$28,417	$110,100	$977
2023	1,067	$38,915	$110,900	$872

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	6.5%
5 to 17	130	12.2%
18 to 24	70	6.6%
25 to 34	199	18.7%
35 to 44	151	14.2%
45 to 54	176	16.5%
55 to 64	155	14.5%
65 to 74	58	5.4%
75 and over	59	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	893	83.7%
Black or African American	60	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	2.4%
Two or more races	88	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree2.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	13.9%
High school graduate	384	48.1%
Some college or associate's	271	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	16	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means8.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	506	84.5%
Carpooled	16	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	52	8.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	229	38.2%
15 to 29 min	219	36.6%
30 to 44 min	151	25.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 24.6% (262 of 1,067)

	Count	Share
Family households	229	44.0%
Nonfamily households	291	56.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	520	78.2%
Vacant	145	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	66.3%
Renter-occupied	175	33.7%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	394	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	246	37.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5163190
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1271, -80.5034