Castle Shannon vs Swissvale

A side-by-side comparison of Castle Shannon and Swissvale: population, income, housing, and more.

Castle Shannon and Swissvale are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swissvale has the higher population (8,499 vs 8,237 in Castle Shannon). Castle Shannon has the higher median household income ($62,426 vs $60,114 in Swissvale). Castle Shannon has the higher median home value ($182,400 vs $141,300 in Swissvale).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
Population	8,237	8,499
Median age	41.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,426	$60,114
Median home value	$182,400	$141,300
Median gross rent	$1,002	$1,097
Housing units	4,044	4,879
Homeownership rate	60.9%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.4%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
Population	8,213 → 8,237 (+0.3%)	8,760 → 8,499 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$62,149 → $62,426 (+0.4%)	$50,067 → $60,114 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $182,400 (+45.3%)	$109,900 → $141,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,002 (+16.6%)	$833 → $1,097 (+31.7%)

Castle Shannon

Population

8,2138,237

Median household income

$62,149$62,426

Median home value

$125,500$182,400

Median gross rent

$859$1,002

Swissvale

Population

8,7608,499

Median household income

$50,067$60,114

Median home value

$109,900$141,300

Median gross rent

$833$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
Under 5	3.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	19.4%	19.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	16.1%
45 to 54	7.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.3%
75 and over	9.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	58.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	27.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
No high school diploma	6.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	29.2%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
Drove alone	64.7%	49.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.7%
Public transit	13.9%	14.3%
Walked	2.4%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.9%	20.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
1-unit, detached	57.5%	46.7%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	14.7%
20 or more units	14.1%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castle Shannon	Swissvale
Poverty rate	8.4%	13.1%
Average household size	2.19	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1954	1941