COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Plum
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Plum, Pennsylvania
Freeport is 94% smaller than Plum. Plum earns more, with a median household income $49,862 higher.
FREEPORTPLUMDIFFERENCE
Total population1,67226,225−94% vs Plum
Population density1,317918+399
Population growth-4.2%0.1%−4.3 pts
Median age37.644.4−6.8
Male49.5%51.6%−2.2 pts
Female50.5%48.4%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.6%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%90.9%+2.4 pts
Black0.4%3.9%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%1.1%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other6.0%2.8%+3.1 pts
Median household income$48,843$98,705−$49,862
Per capita income$37,268$48,609−$11,341
Poverty rate27.3%3.6%+23.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.386+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%45.0%−21.4 pts
Graduate degree8.5%17.2%−8.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%2.8%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation63.7%67.5%−3.8 pts
Median home value$110,600$227,600−$117,000
Median gross rent$774$1,177−$403
Owner-occupied56.9%80.7%−23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%5.6%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%37.1%−13.4 pts
Average commute22.131.1−9.0
Worked from home12.1%23.7%−11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured1.7%2.9%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025