Shamokin

Population: 6,890
Median household income: $36,438
Median home value: $57,400

Shamokin is a community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to 6,890 residents. Its median household income of $36,438 runs below the Northumberland County figure of $57,948.

From 2019 to 2023, Shamokin's population declined 2.3% from 7,051 to 6,890, while its median home value rose 56.4% from $36,700 to $57,400.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $649.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,890
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,438
Median home value: $57,400
Median gross rent: $649
Housing units: 4,418
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0516,890

Median household income

$28,737$36,438

Median home value

$36,700$57,400

Median gross rent

$591$649

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,051	$28,737	$36,700	$591
2020	7,007	$29,578	$42,300	$574
2021	6,981	$30,711	$42,400	$628
2022	6,915	$32,753	$52,300	$677
2023	6,890	$36,438	$57,400	$649

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	499	7.2%
5 to 17	1,202	17.4%
18 to 24	674	9.8%
25 to 34	696	10.1%
35 to 44	968	14.0%
45 to 54	1,039	15.1%
55 to 64	749	10.9%
65 to 74	713	10.3%
75 and over	350	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,550	80.6%
Black or African American	125	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.8%
Two or more races	524	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	632	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.6%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	974	21.6%
High school graduate	1,895	42.0%
Some college or associate's	969	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	591	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	86	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled21.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked7.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,880	64.6%
Carpooled	634	21.8%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	223	7.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	161	5.5%
Other means	10	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	803	29.2%
15 to 29 min	449	16.3%
30 to 44 min	807	29.3%
45 to 59 min	358	13.0%
60+ min	333	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 27.4% (1,869 of 6,830)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,524	51.2%
Nonfamily households	1,455	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,979	67.4%
Vacant	1,439	32.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,881	63.1%
Renter-occupied	1,098	36.9%

1-unit, detached29.6%

1-unit, attached46.1%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,309	29.6%
1-unit, attached	2,038	46.1%
2 to 4 units	379	8.6%
5 to 19 units	349	7.9%
20 or more units	299	6.8%
Mobile home & other	44	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4269600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7881, -76.5550