Shiremanstown vs West Fairview

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

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

Shiremanstown has the higher population (1,732 vs 1,221 in West Fairview). West Fairview has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $69,505 in Shiremanstown). Shiremanstown has the higher median home value ($203,900 vs $159,200 in West Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
Population	1,732	1,221
Median age	39.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,505	$76,250
Median home value	$203,900	$159,200
Median gross rent	$992	$1,108
Housing units	763	645
Homeownership rate	67.4%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
Population	1,556 → 1,732 (+11.3%)	1,181 → 1,221 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$60,729 → $69,505 (+14.5%)	$54,571 → $76,250 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$168,300 → $203,900 (+21.2%)	$105,600 → $159,200 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $992 (+20.7%)	$918 → $1,108 (+20.7%)

Shiremanstown

Population

1,5561,732

Median household income

$60,729$69,505

Median home value

$168,300$203,900

Median gross rent

$822$992

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)

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
Under 5	3.5%	1.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.1%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	17.0%	17.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	20.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	6.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	15.2%
75 and over	6.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	88.6%
Black or African American	6.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
No high school diploma	5.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
Drove alone	71.1%	72.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	11.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
1-unit, detached	51.0%	32.1%
1-unit, attached	25.7%	23.9%
2 to 4 units	22.1%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	16.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Shiremanstown	West Fairview
Poverty rate	9.6%	2.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	18	35
Median year structure built	1956	1938