Demographics of Plum borough, Pennsylvania

Plum borough, Pennsylvania had 26,225 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −903 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Plum borough, in four figures

26,225
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,723 ±44.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −903 people.; 44.4 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,705 ±$4,362
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Plum borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Plum borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Plum borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Plum borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	27,128	100.0	100.0
2021	26,938	99.3	100.2
2022	26,661	98.3	100.7
2023	26,468	97.6	101.6
2024	26,318	97.0	102.5
2025	26,225	96.7	103.1

Population of Plum borough, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	27,128	—
2021	26,938	−190
2022	26,661	−277
2023	26,468	−193
2024	26,318	−150
2025	26,225	−93

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±1.6: for men 42.6 ±1.6 and for women 47.6 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Plum borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	1,355 ±269	5.1% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,297 ±576	16.1% ±2.2	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,502 ±302	5.6% ±1.1	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,419 ±541	24.0% ±2.0	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,065 ±605	26.4% ±2.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,085 ±537	22.8% ±2.0	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,705 ±$4,362, and income per person $48,609 ±$2,236, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Plum borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	844 ±193	7.8% ±1.8	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,308 ±244	12.0% ±2.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,693 ±284	15.6% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,712 ±312	15.7% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,605 ±341	23.9% ±3.1	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,410 ±298	13.0% ±2.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,313 ±213	12.1% ±1.9	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Plum borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	951 ±271	3.6% ±1.0	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	54 to 218	1.0% to 3.8%	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	363 ±128	2.8% ±1.0	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	452 ±180	5.7% ±2.2	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Plum borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Plum borough	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	11,533 ±334	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±0.2	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±1.7	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±1.9	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±2.8	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$227,600 ±$6,548	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,177 ±$55	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Plum borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	139 to 427	0.5% to 1.6%	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,290 ±603	90.9% ±2.3	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,034 ±500	3.9% ±1.9	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	132 to 586	0.5% to 2.2%	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 210	0% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	649 ±217	2.4% ±0.8	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Plum borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	22,577 ±465	84.5% ±1.7	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,402 ±464	12.7% ±1.7	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 101	0.1% to 0.4%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	684 ±285	2.6% ±1.1	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	622 ±276	2.3% ±1.0	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	15 to 109	0.1% to 0.4%	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Plum borough among the places of Pennsylvania

22nd of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Plum borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Drexel Hill CDP	30,451 ±1,573
Hazleton city	30,111 ±32
Easton city	29,739 ±32
Monroeville municipality	28,295 ±66
Williamsport city	27,612 ±53
Plum borough	26,723 ±44
Lebanon city	26,536 ±65
King of Prussia CDP	25,857 ±642
Pottstown borough	23,476 ±44
Chambersburg borough	22,319 ±22
Allison Park CDP	22,045 ±1,277

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Plum borough, Pennsylvania

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Pennsylvania by median age
No. 22 Places in Pennsylvania by homeownership rate
No. 28 Places in Pennsylvania by median household income
No. 39 Places in Pennsylvania by per capita income
No. 74 Places in Pennsylvania by median rent
No. 101 Places in Pennsylvania by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026