Shippensburg University vs Wormleysburg

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

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

Wormleysburg has the higher population (3,058 vs 1,944 in Shippensburg University).

Population, income & housing

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
Population	1,944	3,058
Median age	19.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$86,940
Median home value	—	$211,100
Median gross rent	$709	$1,379
Housing units	17	1,429
Homeownership rate	0.0%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.0%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
Population	1,937 → 1,944 (+0.4%)	3,062 → 3,058 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$16,774 → $20,833 (+24.2%)	$65,972 → $86,940 (+31.8%)
Median home value	—	$164,700 → $211,100 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,008 → $1,379 (+36.8%)

Shippensburg University

Population

1,9371,944

Median household income

$16,774$20,833

Wormleysburg

Population

3,0623,058

Median household income

$65,972$86,940

Median home value

$164,700$211,100

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,379

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.2%
18 to 24	97.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	2.3%	20.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.5%
75 and over	0.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	66.5%
Black or African American	14.1%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	9.0%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
No high school diploma	18.2%	7.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.6%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	36.4%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
Drove alone	29.1%	76.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	43.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
1-unit, detached	47.1%	38.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	29.0%
20 or more units	41.2%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Shippensburg University	Wormleysburg
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.00	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	11	25
Median year structure built	1982	1966