Mahanoy City vs Shenandoah

A side-by-side comparison of Mahanoy City and Shenandoah: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shenandoah has the higher population (4,256 vs 3,522 in Mahanoy City). Shenandoah has the higher median household income ($40,702 vs $38,047 in Mahanoy City). Shenandoah has the higher median home value ($43,500 vs $35,300 in Mahanoy City).

Population, income & housing

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
Population	3,522	4,256
Median age	37.2 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,047	$40,702
Median home value	$35,300	$43,500
Median gross rent	$928	$742
Housing units	2,171	2,489
Homeownership rate	61.2%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
Population	3,982 → 3,522 (-11.6%)	4,820 → 4,256 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$32,669 → $38,047 (+16.5%)	$28,427 → $40,702 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$27,900 → $35,300 (+26.5%)	$28,200 → $43,500 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $928 (+18.8%)	$557 → $742 (+33.2%)

Mahanoy City

Population

3,9823,522

Median household income

$32,669$38,047

Median home value

$27,900$35,300

Median gross rent

$781$928

Shenandoah

Population

4,8204,256

Median household income

$28,427$40,702

Median home value

$28,200$43,500

Median gross rent

$557$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
Under 5	6.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	22.7%	26.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.6%
75 and over	6.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	53.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	41.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
No high school diploma	17.8%	16.9%
High school graduate	41.9%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
Drove alone	78.4%	78.6%
Carpooled	12.7%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	3.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	3.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
1-unit, detached	14.5%	20.8%
1-unit, attached	76.2%	67.4%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	5.3%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mahanoy City	Shenandoah
Poverty rate	34.2%	32.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938