Philadelphia vs Shirley

A side-by-side comparison of Philadelphia and Shirley: population, income, housing, and more.

Philadelphia and Shirley are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shirley has the higher population (1,026 vs 381 in Philadelphia). Philadelphia has the higher median home value ($200,700 vs $103,700 in Shirley). Since 2019, Shirley's population has grown faster (+7.8% vs -37.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Philadelphia	Shirley
Population	381	1,026
Median age	29.8 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,429
Median home value	$200,700	$103,700
Median gross rent	—	$513
Housing units	157	400
Homeownership rate	47.8%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Philadelphia	Shirley
Population	610 → 381 (-37.5%)	952 → 1,026 (+7.8%)
Median household income	—	$55,040 → $66,429 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$154,200 → $200,700 (+30.2%)	$78,200 → $103,700 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$745 → $513 (-31.1%)

Philadelphia

Population

610381

Median home value

$154,200$200,700

Shirley

Population

9521,026

Median household income

$55,040$66,429

Median home value

$78,200$103,700

Median gross rent

$745$513

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Philadelphia	Shirley
Under 5	3.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	27.3%	27.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	31.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	23.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	3.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	5.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	4.7%	5.4%
75 and over	0.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Philadelphia	Shirley
White (non-Hispanic)	39.1%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	42.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Philadelphia	Shirley
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	5.7%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Philadelphia	Shirley
Drove alone	100.0%	90.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Philadelphia	Shirley
1-unit, detached	47.8%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	52.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Philadelphia	Shirley
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1938	1956