Muir vs Sheppton

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

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

Muir has the higher population (525 vs 498 in Sheppton). Muir has the higher median household income ($96,750 vs $57,778 in Sheppton). Muir has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $105,800 in Sheppton).

Population, income & housing

	Muir	Sheppton
Population	525	498
Median age	31.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,750	$57,778
Median home value	$205,600	$105,800
Median gross rent	$925	—
Housing units	192	176
Homeownership rate	86.8%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muir	Sheppton
Population	424 → 525 (+23.8%)	222 → 498 (+124.3%)
Median household income	$67,750 → $96,750 (+42.8%)	$41,389 → $57,778 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $205,600 (+113.1%)	$93,000 → $105,800 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $925 (-2.0%)	$705 → $735 (+4.3%)

Muir

Population

424525

Median household income

$67,750$96,750

Median home value

$96,500$205,600

Median gross rent

$944$925

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)

	Muir	Sheppton
Under 5	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	36.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	3.2%
25 to 34	16.6%	7.2%
35 to 44	17.1%	22.1%
45 to 54	7.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	6.6%
65 to 74	5.3%	10.6%
75 and over	4.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muir	Sheppton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
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	0.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muir	Sheppton
No high school diploma	10.4%	10.6%
High school graduate	43.1%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muir	Sheppton
Drove alone	70.5%	66.0%
Carpooled	26.9%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	22.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muir	Sheppton
1-unit, detached	88.5%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	24.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Muir	Sheppton
Poverty rate	5.7%	54.4%
Average household size	3.14	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1947	1938