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Plum, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Plum is a Census borough of 26,723 people across 28.57 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $98,705, 80.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $489,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Plum
What Plum is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area28.57 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land935
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Plum
- Population26,723
- Median age44.4
- Population under 185,652
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over6,085
- Share 65 and over22.8 percent
- Households10,885
- Family households7,623
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Plum
- Median household income$98,705
- Per capita income$48,609
- Civilian labor force14,709
- Employed14,300
- Unemployed409 plus or minus 209
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over19,569
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Plum
- Housing units11,533
- Occupied units10,885
- Vacant units648 plus or minus 192
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied8,786
- Renter occupied2,099
- Ownership rate80.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$227,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,177
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent
- Single family units10,196
- Share single family88.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,257 plus or minus 289
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Mobile homes80 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Plum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,740
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,759
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,348
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.8 percent
- Drove alone69.0 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home23.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Plum (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$489,000
- Average approval$244,500
- Median approval$244,500
- Largest approval$439,000
- Jobs supported70
- Jobs per approval35.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plum, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Plum
- NFIP communityBorough of Plum
- NFIP community number420065
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/14
The Borough of Plum participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420065 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegheny County, not Plum
Allegheny County context, not Plum figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Plum.
All Allegheny County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Plum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Plum, Pennsylvania?
26,723, in 10,885 households. Plum borough covers 28.57 square miles of land, which is 935 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Plum in?
Allegheny County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Plum?
$98,705. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,600. Median gross rent is $1,177 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Plum businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $489,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $244,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Plum, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Plum borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Plum. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Plum in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Plum appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Plum, borough of, community 420065, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Plum figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Plum.
Is zoning published for Plum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.