Auburn vs Sheppton

A side-by-side comparison of Auburn and Sheppton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Auburn has the higher population (508 vs 498 in Sheppton). Auburn has the higher median household income ($67,679 vs $57,778 in Sheppton). Auburn has the higher median home value ($182,300 vs $105,800 in Sheppton).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Sheppton
Population	508	498
Median age	42.9 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,679	$57,778
Median home value	$182,300	$105,800
Median gross rent	$1,133	—
Housing units	268	176
Homeownership rate	66.7%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Sheppton
Population	564 → 508 (-9.9%)	222 → 498 (+124.3%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $67,679 (+50.4%)	$41,389 → $57,778 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $182,300 (+88.5%)	$93,000 → $105,800 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $1,133 (+37.3%)	$705 → $735 (+4.3%)

Auburn

Population

564508

Median household income

$45,000$67,679

Median home value

$96,700$182,300

Median gross rent

$825$1,133

Sheppton

Population

222498

Median household income

$41,389$57,778

Median home value

$93,000$105,800

Median gross rent

$705$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Sheppton
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	36.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	3.2%
25 to 34	15.0%	7.2%
35 to 44	9.3%	22.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	15.6%	6.6%
65 to 74	6.9%	10.6%
75 and over	13.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Sheppton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	3.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Sheppton
No high school diploma	7.3%	10.6%
High school graduate	49.7%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Sheppton
Drove alone	76.3%	66.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	22.3%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Sheppton
1-unit, detached	75.7%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	24.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Sheppton
Poverty rate	11.0%	54.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938