Shippensburg, PA Demographic Data
Shippensburg, PA Summary
Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 5,371
- Area: 1.99 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.99 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,693.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 646.33 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Shippensburg, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,701
49%
50.8
Male
2,828
51%
49.2
Total Population
5,529
323,128,000
Shippensburg, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
281
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
221
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
293
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
276
5.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
958
17.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,034
18.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
537
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
437
7.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
247
4.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
159
2.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
534
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
350
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
202
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,587
83.0%
77.2
Female
2,252
49.1%
51.3
Male
2,335
50.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,187
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,193
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,086
19.6%
15.2
Female
650
59.9%
55.8
Male
436
40.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Shippensburg, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,300
95.9%
96.8
White
4,978
90.0%
72.6
Black or African American
131
2.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
19
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
172
3.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
229
4.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
488
8.8%
17.8
Mexican
240
4.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
57
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
191
3.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,041
91.2%
82.2
Shippensburg, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
90
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
521
14.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,239
35.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
439
12.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
222
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
511
14.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
478
13.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
611
17.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,889
82.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
989
28.3%
31.2
Shippensburg, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,357
49.8%
33.7%
Now Married
1,569
33.1%
47.5
Divorced
378
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
64
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
366
7.7
5.8%
Shippensburg, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,786
91.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
462
8.8%
21.6%
Spanish
401
7.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
40
0.8%
1.1%
Shippensburg, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
77
3.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
235
9.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
528
20.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
511
19.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
367
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
419
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
156
6.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
176
6.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
45
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
32,284
57,617
Per capita income
24,330
31,128
Shippensburg, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
21
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
457
16.0%
9.8
Construction
114
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
733
25.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
88
3.1%
6.6
Information
48
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
233
8.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
152
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
189
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
100
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
501
17.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
161
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
56
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
108
3.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
790
27.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
443
15.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
742
26.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
770
27.0%
18.1%
Shippensburg, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,799
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,137
76.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
280
10.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
308
11.0%
2.7
Other means
31
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
43
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.7
26.6
Shippensburg, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
428
16.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,060
41.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
760
29.4%
37.1
3 or more
339
13.1%
21.0
Shippensburg, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,587
92.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
914
35.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,673
64.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
202
7.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Shippensburg, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,789
1 room
189
6.8%
2.4
2 rooms
45
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
213
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
516
18.5%
16.5
5 rooms
532
19.1%
19.8
6 rooms
481
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
279
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
250
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
284
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Shippensburg, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,789
1-unit, detached
1,229
44.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
607
21.8%
5.9
2-units
142
5.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
248
8.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
289
10.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
138
4.9%
4.4
20 or more units
124
4.4%
9.0
Mobile home
12
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Shippensburg, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,015
36.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
316
11.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
221
7.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
267
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
378
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
162
5.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
224
8.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
168
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Shippensburg, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
876
33.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
970
37.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
615
23.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
47
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
60
2.3%
1.1
Shippensburg, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
485
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
18
3.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
22
4.5%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
75
15.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
127
26.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
243
50.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
218
44.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
116
23.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
58
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
34
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
59
12.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Shippensburg, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,572
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
44
2.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
197
12.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
327
20.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,004
63.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
101
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
813
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
163
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
140
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
214
13.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
275
17.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
50
3.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
730
46.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
101
0.0%
0.0%
Shippensburg, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
914
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
40
4.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
99
10.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
331
36.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
185
20.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
219
24.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
31
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
147,700
205,000
