Middleburg vs Shamokin Dam

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

Middleburg 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 1,321 in Middleburg). Shamokin Dam has the higher median household income ($77,721 vs $58,929 in Middleburg). Shamokin Dam has the higher median home value ($195,400 vs $151,000 in Middleburg).

Population, income & housing

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
Population	1,321	1,758
Median age	36.2 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,929	$77,721
Median home value	$151,000	$195,400
Median gross rent	$814	$976
Housing units	623	768
Homeownership rate	52.8%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
Population	1,633 → 1,321 (-19.1%)	1,919 → 1,758 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$50,234 → $58,929 (+17.3%)	$47,946 → $77,721 (+62.1%)
Median home value	$134,700 → $151,000 (+12.1%)	$164,900 → $195,400 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $814 (+29.8%)	$647 → $976 (+50.9%)

Middleburg

Population

1,6331,321

Median household income

$50,234$58,929

Median home value

$134,700$151,000

Median gross rent

$627$814

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)

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
Under 5	6.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	19.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	6.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	17.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	8.5%	19.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	14.3%
75 and over	9.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
No high school diploma	10.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	44.9%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
Drove alone	83.1%	83.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.7%
Walked	4.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
1-unit, detached	63.1%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	4.8%
20 or more units	1.6%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Middleburg	Shamokin Dam
Poverty rate	11.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1954	1968