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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

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StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Total Population5,62013,018,639334,922,499
Median Household Income$51,503$77,971$80,734
Median Age34.940.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher35.0%35.2%35.7%
Median Home Value$177,700$254,500$332,700
Median Gross Rent$891$1,209$1,413
Poverty Rate10.8%11.7%12.5%
Unemployment Rate3.9%5.3%5.2%
Foreign Born3.3%7.7%14.1%
Homeownership Rate44.2%69.3%65.2%
Average Commute Time19.826.326.4
Worked from Home10.3%15.6%15.1%
Married-Couple Households29.3%46.2%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Age in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median Age34.940.938.9
Under 18 %20.6%20.4%22.0%
Age 18-24 %8.5%9.0%9.1%
Age 25-34 %21.8%13.0%13.7%
Age 35-44 %14.1%12.6%13.2%
Age 45-64 %13.6%25.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %21.4%19.5%17.2%

Households and families in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Households2,7915,274,853129,227,496
Average Household Size2.02.42.5
Family Households37.6%62.4%64.2%
Households with Children24.0%27.0%29.5%
Single-Parent Families8.3%16.2%17.3%
People Living Alone55.5%30.9%28.7%
Never Married41.3%34.6%34.4%

Income and poverty in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$34,589$44,355$44,673
Households Under $25,00027.3%15.1%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99921.8%15.9%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99913.5%17.7%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More1.8%11.8%13.4%
Poverty Rate10.8%11.7%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty41.6%26.6%28.2%
SNAP Households17.4%14.4%n/a

Housing in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Housing Units2,9365,806,452143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes44.2%56.6%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units23.2%12.8%19.1%
Vacancy Rate4.9%9.2%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,953.01,965.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied55.8%30.7%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income24.1%29.2%30.6%
Median Property Tax$2,433$3,311n/a

Education in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than High School9.3%7.9%10.4%
High School Graduate37.5%32.9%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree18.2%24.0%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree16.8%20.9%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree18.1%14.3%14.1%

Work and commuting in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation60.9%62.7%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work58.8%68.2%68.8%
Public Transit0.0%3.6%3.2%
Walked to Work14.4%3.3%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes35.6%26.7%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour1.8%8.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car11.4%10.4%n/a

Origins and language in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

StatisticShippensburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence63.5%70.6%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens2.1%4.3%7.4%
Non-Citizens1.2%3.4%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home97.4%87.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home0.3%5.6%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency0.2%9.9%16.7%

Cities near Shippensburg

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.