Lemoyne vs Shippensburg

A side-by-side comparison of Lemoyne and Shippensburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shippensburg has the higher population (5,811 vs 4,697 in Lemoyne). Lemoyne has the higher median household income ($65,995 vs $52,344 in Shippensburg). Lemoyne has the higher median home value ($225,300 vs $163,200 in Shippensburg).

Population, income & housing

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
Population	4,697	5,811
Median age	42.3 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,995	$52,344
Median home value	$225,300	$163,200
Median gross rent	$883	$898
Housing units	2,420	2,987
Homeownership rate	60.3%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
Population	4,638 → 4,697 (+1.3%)	5,663 → 5,811 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$63,915 → $65,995 (+3.3%)	$44,005 → $52,344 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$165,900 → $225,300 (+35.8%)	$156,700 → $163,200 (+4.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,016 → $883 (-13.1%)	$761 → $898 (+18.0%)

Lemoyne

Population

4,6384,697

Median household income

$63,915$65,995

Median home value

$165,900$225,300

Median gross rent

$1,016$883

Shippensburg

Population

5,6635,811

Median household income

$44,005$52,344

Median home value

$156,700$163,200

Median gross rent

$761$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
Under 5	7.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	7.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	13.5%
25 to 34	16.0%	19.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.8%
75 and over	6.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	92.8%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
No high school diploma	8.8%	9.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
Drove alone	80.8%	66.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	14.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	7.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
1-unit, detached	43.6%	41.1%
1-unit, attached	25.4%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	22.9%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	12.8%
20 or more units	2.0%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lemoyne	Shippensburg
Poverty rate	12.3%	11.6%
Average household size	1.96	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1953	1949