Messiah College vs Shippensburg University

A side-by-side comparison of Messiah College and Shippensburg University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Messiah College has the higher population (2,273 vs 1,944 in Shippensburg University). Since 2019, Messiah College's population has grown faster (+5.3% vs +0.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
Population	2,273	1,944
Median age	20.0 yrs	19.7 yrs
Median gross rent	—	$709
Housing units	8	17
Homeownership rate	50.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.3%	75.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
Population	2,158 → 2,273 (+5.3%)	1,937 → 1,944 (+0.4%)
Median household income	—	$16,774 → $20,833 (+24.2%)

Messiah College

Population

2,1582,273

Shippensburg University

Population

1,9371,944

Median household income

$16,774$20,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	98.9%	97.7%
25 to 34	0.8%	2.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.2%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	65.9%
Black or African American	5.9%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
No high school diploma	0.0%	18.2%
High school graduate	16.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	6.8%
Bachelor's degree	50.0%	38.6%
Graduate or professional degree	33.3%	36.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
Drove alone	20.2%	29.1%
Carpooled	1.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	67.8%	43.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	21.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
1-unit, detached	50.0%	47.1%
1-unit, attached	50.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	41.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Messiah College	Shippensburg University
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.50	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	9	11
Median year structure built	1980	1982