Coalmont vs Shirleysburg

A side-by-side comparison of Coalmont and Shirleysburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shirleysburg has the higher population (98 vs 57 in Coalmont). Shirleysburg has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $36,250 in Coalmont). Shirleysburg has the higher median home value ($126,000 vs $107,500 in Coalmont).

Population, income & housing

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
Population	57	98
Median age	38.3 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$54,375
Median home value	$107,500	$126,000
Median gross rent	—	$863
Housing units	27	49
Homeownership rate	82.6%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
Population	71 → 57 (-19.7%)	145 → 98 (-32.4%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $36,250 (-34.6%)	$33,125 → $54,375 (+64.2%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $107,500 (+46.7%)	$69,600 → $126,000 (+81.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $863 (+40.8%)

Coalmont

Population

7157

Median household income

$55,417$36,250

Median home value

$73,300$107,500

Shirleysburg

Population

14598

Median household income

$33,125$54,375

Median home value

$69,600$126,000

Median gross rent

$613$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	7.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	16.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	22.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	18.4%
75 and over	5.3%	16.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.3%
High school graduate	68.2%	59.8%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
Drove alone	88.9%	52.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	42.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
1-unit, detached	74.1%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Coalmont	Shirleysburg
Poverty rate	42.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	47	38
Median year structure built	1948	1938