Shippensburg University vs Shiremanstown

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

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

Shippensburg University has the higher population (1,944 vs 1,732 in Shiremanstown). Since 2019, Shiremanstown's population has grown faster (+11.3% vs +0.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
Population	1,944	1,732
Median age	19.7 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,505
Median home value	—	$203,900
Median gross rent	$709	$992
Housing units	17	763
Homeownership rate	0.0%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.0%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
Population	1,937 → 1,944 (+0.4%)	1,556 → 1,732 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$16,774 → $20,833 (+24.2%)	$60,729 → $69,505 (+14.5%)
Median home value	—	$168,300 → $203,900 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$822 → $992 (+20.7%)

Shippensburg University

Population

1,9371,944

Median household income

$16,774$20,833

Shiremanstown

Population

1,5561,732

Median household income

$60,729$69,505

Median home value

$168,300$203,900

Median gross rent

$822$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.2%
18 to 24	97.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	2.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.6%
75 and over	0.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	79.2%
Black or African American	14.1%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	9.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
No high school diploma	18.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	0.0%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	36.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
Drove alone	29.1%	71.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	43.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	21.3%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
1-unit, detached	47.1%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	25.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.1%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	1.2%
20 or more units	41.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Shippensburg University	Shiremanstown
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.00	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	11	18
Median year structure built	1982	1956