Plum, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,198 (Urban population: 23,328, Rural population: 2,870 (all nonfarm))

Plum, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,624 (10,270 occupied: 8,196 owner occupied, 2,074 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

Housing density: 371 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $103,154.

Median contract rent in 2007: $670 (lower quartile is $542, upper quartile is $789)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $642

Median gross rent in Plum, PA in 2007: $843

Housing units in Plum with a mortgage: 5,144 (611 second mortgage, 997 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,535

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,611 (it was $92,900 in 2000)

Plum:	$126,611
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,282 - $167,909

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $145,932
Here: $145,932
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,558
Here: $125,558
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $91,106
Here: $91,106
State: $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $84,047
Here: $84,047
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $74,740
Here: $74,740
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,707

In family households: 23,700 (6,259 male householders, 1,405 female householders)
6,493 spouses, 8,637 children (8,108 natural, 170 adopted, 359 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 232 other relatives, 246 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,007 (1,244 male householders (991 living alone)), 1,334 female householders (1,216 living alone)), 429 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 233 (43 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,193 2-persons, 1,770 3-persons, 1,787 4-persons, 648 5-persons, 214 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,207 1-person, 352 2-persons, 11 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

5,500 married couples with children.
889 single-parent households (189 men, 700 women).

96.5% of residents of Plum speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 629 (2.3%)
(59.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plum, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 101 4 rooms: 338 5 rooms: 1,376 6 rooms: 2,327 7 rooms: 1,985 8 rooms: 1,404 9 or more rooms: 636

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plum, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 83 3 rooms: 293 4 rooms: 635 5 rooms: 584 6 rooms: 249 7 rooms: 129 8 rooms: 48 9 or more rooms: 24

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 163
1995 to 1998: 608
1990 to 1994: 669
1980 to 1989: 1,277
1970 to 1979: 2,402
1960 to 1969: 2,883
1950 to 1959: 1,273
1940 to 1949: 406
1939 or earlier: 943

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plum:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 157 2 bedrooms: 1,065 3 bedrooms: 5,189 4 bedrooms: 1,630 5 or more bedrooms: 149

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plum:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 580 2 bedrooms: 1,091 3 bedrooms: 328 4 bedrooms: 30 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Plum in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 290 1 vehicle: 1,988 2 vehicles: 4,360 3 vehicles: 1,213 4 vehicles: 215 5 or more vehicles: 130

Cars and other vehicles available in Plum in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 218 1 vehicle: 1,061 2 vehicles: 713 3 vehicles: 69 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Plum, PA:

Less than $10,000: 15
$10,000 to $14,999: 9
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 15
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 36
$40,000 to $49,999: 52
$50,000 to $59,999: 144
$60,000 to $69,999: 231
$70,000 to $79,999: 361
$80,000 to $89,999: 484
$90,000 to $99,999: 550
$100,000 to $124,999: 1918
$125,000 to $149,999: 1514
$150,000 to $174,999: 1021
$175,000 to $199,999: 538
$200,000 to $249,999: 594
$250,000 to $299,999: 205
$300,000 to $399,999: 192
$400,000 to $499,999: 34
$500,000 to $749,999: 10
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Plum rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Plum:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 26
$350 to $399: 68
$400 to $449: 112
$450 to $499: 114
$500 to $549: 134
$550 to $599: 130
$600 to $649: 185
$650 to $699: 247
$700 to $749: 183
$750 to $799: 141
$800 to $899: 138
$900 to $999: 69
$1,000 to $1,249: 53
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 12
$2,000 or more: 206
No cash rent: 100

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 105 1990 to 1994: 196 1985 to 1989: 18 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 77 1970 to 1974: 29 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 145

Plum, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.8%
Number of people working at home: 313 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 289
5 to 9 minutes: 1094
10 to 14 minutes: 1264
15 to 19 minutes: 1979
20 to 24 minutes: 1662
25 to 29 minutes: 639
30 to 34 minutes: 1645
35 to 39 minutes: 502
40 to 44 minutes: 652
45 to 59 minutes: 1741
60 to 89 minutes: 1069
90 or more minutes: 233

Plum mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,081 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,138 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 370 (3%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 105 (1%)
Other means: 67 (1%)
Worked at home: 313 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 452
$10,000 to $14,999: 542
$15,000 to $19,999: 418
$20,000 to $24,999: 507
$25,000 to $29,999: 701
$30,000 to $34,999: 713
$35,000 to $39,999: 698
$40,000 to $44,999: 715
$45,000 to $49,999: 550
$50,000 to $59,999: 1221
$60,000 to $74,999: 1385
$75,000 to $99,999: 1324
$100,000 to $124,999: 616
$125,000 to $149,999: 167
$150,000 to $199,999: 161
$200,000 or more: 72

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 5367

German: 4748

Irish: 3071

Polish: 1765

English: 1695

Other groups: 1206

United States or American: 850

Slovak: 847

Scotch-Irish: 623

Scottish: 355

Hungarian: 325

Russian: 268

Croatian: 187

French (except Basque): 156

Slovene: 150

Ukrainian: 129

Greek: 112

European: 111

Serbian: 99

Swedish: 96

Welsh: 91

Czech: 83

Czechoslovakian: 82

Austrian: 80

Arab:: 73

Subsaharan African:: 70

Nigerian: 60

Lebanese: 53

Dutch: 51

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 51

Carpatho Rusyn: 38

Yugoslavian: 36

Lithuanian: 35

British: 30

Norwegian: 30

Danish: 30

Albanian: 26

Haitian: 21

Syrian: 20

Pennsylvania German: 20

Jamaican: 17

Finnish: 15

Eastern European: 14

Swiss: 14

Romanian: 14

Belgian: 14

Canadian: 13

British West Indian: 13

African: 10

French Canadian: 9

Turkish: 9

Portuguese: 5

Bulgarian: 5

Slavic: 4

Northern European: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Italy (20%)
United Kingdom (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
India (9%)
Russia (6%)
Venezuela (5%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 22988
Northeast: 991
Midwest: 913
South: 1053
West: 284

68% of Plum residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 119
9th grade: 93
10th grade: 140
11th grade: 188
12th grade, no diploma: 173
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,851
Less than 1 year of college: 546
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,167
Associate degree: 769
Bachelor's degree: 1,922
Master's degree: 553
Professional school degree: 108
Doctorate degree: 156

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 79
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 54
7th and 8th grade: 247
9th grade: 126
10th grade: 137
11th grade: 117
12th grade, no diploma: 232
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,730
Less than 1 year of college: 613
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,028
Associate degree: 895
Bachelor's degree: 1,612
Master's degree: 606
Professional school degree: 167
Doctorate degree: 63

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 35.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $60,124
Black householders: $52,478
Asian householders: $199,351
Two or more races householders: $33,118
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $54,811

Plum household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Plum household income for Black householders

Plum household income for Asian householders

Plum household income for Two or more races householders

Plum household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Plum marital status for males

Plum marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,883
Black or African American householders: $111,891
Asian householders: $192,301
Two or more races householders: $96,491
Hispanic or Latino householders: $148,144

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,297
One, attached: 753
Two: 128
3 or 4: 220
5 to 9: 383
10 to 19: 300
20 to 49: 201
50 or more: 205
Mobile homes: 137

Median worth of mobile homes: $82,034

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Plum:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 456

Here:	14.4%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 58

Here:	4.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 283

Here:	26.6%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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