Shippensburg

Population: 5,811
Median household income: $52,344
Median home value: $163,200

Shippensburg is a community in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to 5,811 residents. At $52,344, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $85,634.

From 2019 to 2023, Shippensburg's population grew 2.6% from 5,663 to 5,811, while its median home value rose 4.1% from $156,700 to $163,200.

41.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1949.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,811
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,344
Median home value: $163,200
Median gross rent: $898
Housing units: 2,987
Homeownership rate: 46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6635,811

Median household income

$44,005$52,344

Median home value

$156,700$163,200

Median gross rent

$761$898

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,663	$44,005	$156,700	$761
2020	5,621	$42,605	$126,600	$793
2021	5,668	$45,219	$134,300	$799
2022	5,688	$50,963	$153,600	$898
2023	5,811	$52,344	$163,200	$898

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	330	5.7%
5 to 17	786	13.5%
18 to 24	785	13.5%
25 to 34	1,119	19.3%
35 to 44	787	13.5%
45 to 54	404	7.0%
55 to 64	488	8.4%
65 to 74	570	9.8%
75 and over	542	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,394	92.8%
Black or African American	105	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	192	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	355	9.1%
High school graduate	1,504	38.5%
Some college or associate's	755	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	686	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	610	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked9.8%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,862	66.7%
Carpooled	404	14.5%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	273	9.8%
Bicycle	33	1.2%
Worked from home	216	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	922	35.8%
15 to 29 min	1,170	45.4%
30 to 44 min	202	7.8%
45 to 59 min	212	8.2%
60+ min	70	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 11.6% (669 of 5,744)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,101	40.1%
Nonfamily households	1,643	59.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,744	91.9%
Vacant	243	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,287	46.9%
Renter-occupied	1,457	53.1%

1-unit, detached41.1%

1-unit, attached11.8%

2 to 4 units23.7%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,229	41.1%
1-unit, attached	351	11.8%
2 to 4 units	709	23.7%
5 to 19 units	382	12.8%
20 or more units	316	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4270352
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0487, -77.5232