Shippensburg University vs West Fairview

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

Shippensburg University and West Fairview 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 1,221 in West Fairview). Since 2019, West Fairview's population has grown faster (+3.4% vs +0.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
Population	1,944	1,221
Median age	19.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,250
Median home value	—	$159,200
Median gross rent	$709	$1,108
Housing units	17	645
Homeownership rate	0.0%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.0%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
Population	1,937 → 1,944 (+0.4%)	1,181 → 1,221 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$16,774 → $20,833 (+24.2%)	$54,571 → $76,250 (+39.7%)
Median home value	—	$105,600 → $159,200 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$918 → $1,108 (+20.7%)

Shippensburg University

Population

1,9371,944

Median household income

$16,774$20,833

West Fairview

Population

1,1811,221

Median household income

$54,571$76,250

Median home value

$105,600$159,200

Median gross rent

$918$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.1%
18 to 24	97.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	2.3%	17.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	20.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	6.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	15.2%
75 and over	0.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	14.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
No high school diploma	18.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	36.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
Drove alone	29.1%	72.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.6%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
1-unit, detached	47.1%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	23.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	16.0%
20 or more units	41.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Shippensburg University	West Fairview
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.9%
Average household size	2.00	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	11	35
Median year structure built	1982	1938