COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lower Burrell vs Plum
PLACE A
Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Plum, Pennsylvania
Lower Burrell is 56% smaller than Plum. Plum earns more, with a median household income $14,103 higher.
LOWER BURRELLPLUMDIFFERENCE
Total population11,47026,225−56% vs Plum
Population density1,018918+100
Population growth-0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Median age46.844.4+2.4
Male50.5%51.6%−1.1 pts
Female49.5%48.4%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.8%2.6%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.7%90.9%+3.8 pts
Black1.0%3.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%1.1%+0.5 pts
Asian0.5%1.3%−0.8 pts
Other2.3%2.8%−0.5 pts
Median household income$84,602$98,705−$14,103
Per capita income$46,074$48,609−$2,535
Poverty rate7.8%3.6%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.386+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%45.0%−11.9 pts
Graduate degree10.7%17.2%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%2.8%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation58.6%67.5%−8.9 pts
Median home value$198,600$227,600−$29,000
Median gross rent$911$1,177−$266
Owner-occupied84.5%80.7%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%5.6%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%37.1%−1.2 pts
Average commute26.431.1−4.7
Worked from home12.0%23.7%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
Uninsured4.2%2.9%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025