Shillington vs Whitfield

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

Shillington and Whitfield 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 5,346 in Whitfield). Whitfield has the higher median household income ($123,358 vs $77,289 in Shillington). Whitfield has the higher median home value ($291,500 vs $190,600 in Shillington).

Population, income & housing

	Shillington	Whitfield
Population	5,462	5,346
Median age	38.8 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,289	$123,358
Median home value	$190,600	$291,500
Median gross rent	$1,293	$1,380
Housing units	2,421	2,054
Homeownership rate	64.9%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shillington	Whitfield
Population	5,300 → 5,462 (+3.1%)	4,560 → 5,346 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$65,032 → $77,289 (+18.8%)	$79,896 → $123,358 (+54.4%)
Median home value	$143,700 → $190,600 (+32.6%)	$213,400 → $291,500 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,293 (+31.3%)	$1,180 → $1,380 (+16.9%)

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

Whitfield

Population

4,5605,346

Median household income

$79,896$123,358

Median home value

$213,400$291,500

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,380

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shillington	Whitfield
Under 5	7.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	17.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	6.8%	20.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.9%
75 and over	7.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shillington	Whitfield
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shillington	Whitfield
No high school diploma	4.6%	1.2%
High school graduate	39.2%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	23.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shillington	Whitfield
Drove alone	74.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	1.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	15.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shillington	Whitfield
1-unit, detached	37.9%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	46.4%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Shillington	Whitfield
Poverty rate	14.2%	5.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1940	1972