McClure vs Shamokin Dam

A side-by-side comparison of McClure and Shamokin Dam: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shamokin Dam has the higher population (1,758 vs 1,113 in McClure). Shamokin Dam has the higher median household income ($77,721 vs $68,833 in McClure). Shamokin Dam has the higher median home value ($195,400 vs $130,200 in McClure).

Population, income & housing

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
Population	1,113	1,758
Median age	40.3 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,833	$77,721
Median home value	$130,200	$195,400
Median gross rent	$775	$976
Housing units	447	768
Homeownership rate	79.9%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
Population	1,277 → 1,113 (-12.8%)	1,919 → 1,758 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$49,310 → $68,833 (+39.6%)	$47,946 → $77,721 (+62.1%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $130,200 (+33.4%)	$164,900 → $195,400 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $775 (+7.9%)	$647 → $976 (+50.9%)

McClure

Population

1,2771,113

Median household income

$49,310$68,833

Median home value

$97,600$130,200

Median gross rent

$718$775

Shamokin Dam

Population

1,9191,758

Median household income

$47,946$77,721

Median home value

$164,900$195,400

Median gross rent

$647$976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
Under 5	4.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	22.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.2%	19.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.3%
75 and over	10.2%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.9%
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	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	62.1%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
Drove alone	64.7%	83.6%
Carpooled	20.4%	10.2%
Public transit	2.7%	0.7%
Walked	4.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
1-unit, detached	83.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McClure	Shamokin Dam
Poverty rate	7.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.77	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	36	23
Median year structure built	1949	1968