Chambersburg vs State Line

A side-by-side comparison of Chambersburg and State Line: population, income, housing, and more.

Chambersburg and State Line are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chambersburg has the higher population (22,051 vs 3,288 in State Line). State Line has the higher median household income ($90,266 vs $56,177 in Chambersburg). State Line has the higher median home value ($243,900 vs $196,200 in Chambersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Chambersburg	State Line
Population	22,051	3,288
Median age	41.2 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,177	$90,266
Median home value	$196,200	$243,900
Median gross rent	$1,088	$1,234
Housing units	10,105	1,219
Homeownership rate	43.4%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambersburg	State Line
Population	20,832 → 22,051 (+5.9%)	2,491 → 3,288 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$49,023 → $56,177 (+14.6%)	$63,456 → $90,266 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$154,700 → $196,200 (+26.8%)	$195,500 → $243,900 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,088 (+32.7%)	$1,238 → $1,234 (-0.3%)

Chambersburg

Population

20,83222,051

Median household income

$49,023$56,177

Median home value

$154,700$196,200

Median gross rent

$820$1,088

State Line

Population

2,4913,288

Median household income

$63,456$90,266

Median home value

$195,500$243,900

Median gross rent

$1,238$1,234

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chambersburg	State Line
Under 5	4.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	23.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	18.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	7.4%
75 and over	9.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambersburg	State Line
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	89.0%
Black or African American	9.1%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambersburg	State Line
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	45.1%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambersburg	State Line
Drove alone	76.6%	88.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	5.6%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambersburg	State Line
1-unit, detached	42.0%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	28.1%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Chambersburg	State Line
Poverty rate	11.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1963	1986