Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Plum borough


Total Population 25,609 SEX Male 12,651 Female 12,958 AGE Under 5 years 1,900 5 to 17 years 4,691 18 to 20 years 1,050 21 to 24 years 1,329 25 to 44 years 9,179 45 to 54 years 3,157 55 to 59 years 1,213 60 to 64 years 1,054 65 to 74 years 1,351 75 to 84 years 558 85 years and over 127 Median age 33.1 Under 18 years 6,591 Percent of total population 25.7 65 years and over 2,036 Percent of total population 8.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 9,067 Family households (families) 7,342 Married-couple families 6,333 Percent of total households 69.8 Other family, male householder 245 Other family, female householder 764 Nonfamily households 1,725 Percent of total households 19.0 Householder living alone 1,467 Householder 65 years and over 391 Persons living in households 25,609 Persons per household 2.82 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 24,854 Black 507 Percent of total population 2.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 197 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 40 Hispanic Origin (any race) 146 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 9,289 Occupied housing units 9,067 Owner occupied 7,203 Percent owner occupied 79.4 Renter occupied 1,864 Vacant housing units 222 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 62 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 7,403 1-unit, attached 765 2 to 4 units 342 5 to 9 units 300 10 or more units 408 Mobile home, trailer, other 71 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 6,657 Less than $50,000 1,479 $50,000 to $99,999 4,600 $100,000 to $149,999 422 $150,000 to $199,999 112 $200,000 to $299,999 41 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 63,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,730 Less than $250 165 $250 to $499 1,327 $500 to $749 225 $750 to $999 12 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 401 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 6,657 White 6,528 Black 98 Percent of occupied units 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 26 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 22 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997