Pennside vs Shillington

A side-by-side comparison of Pennside and Shillington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shillington has the higher population (5,462 vs 5,406 in Pennside). Pennside has the higher median household income ($77,411 vs $77,289 in Shillington). Pennside has the higher median home value ($195,000 vs $190,600 in Shillington).

Population, income & housing

	Pennside	Shillington
Population	5,406	5,462
Median age	39.0 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,411	$77,289
Median home value	$195,000	$190,600
Median gross rent	$1,289	$1,293
Housing units	2,352	2,421
Homeownership rate	77.7%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pennside	Shillington
Population	4,304 → 5,406 (+25.6%)	5,300 → 5,462 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$65,295 → $77,411 (+18.6%)	$65,032 → $77,289 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$153,000 → $195,000 (+27.5%)	$143,700 → $190,600 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,289 (+34.3%)	$985 → $1,293 (+31.3%)

Pennside

Population

4,3045,406

Median household income

$65,295$77,411

Median home value

$153,000$195,000

Median gross rent

$960$1,289

Shillington

Population

5,3005,462

Median household income

$65,032$77,289

Median home value

$143,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$985$1,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pennside	Shillington
Under 5	6.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	21.5%	16.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.8%
55 to 64	17.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.5%
75 and over	7.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pennside	Shillington
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	73.2%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pennside	Shillington
No high school diploma	7.4%	4.6%
High school graduate	41.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pennside	Shillington
Drove alone	81.4%	74.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	3.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	19.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pennside	Shillington
1-unit, detached	57.7%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	18.0%	46.4%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pennside	Shillington
Poverty rate	5.8%	14.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1955	1940