Shamokin Dam

Population: 1,758
Median household income: $77,721
Median home value: $195,400

Shamokin Dam is a community in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, home to 1,758 residents. Its median household income of $77,721 runs above the Snyder County figure of $68,435.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shamokin Dam's population declined 8.4% from 1,919 to 1,758, while its median home value rose 18.5% from $164,900 to $195,400.

75.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1968.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,758
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,721
Median home value: $195,400
Median gross rent: $976
Housing units: 768
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9191,758

Median household income

$47,946$77,721

Median home value

$164,900$195,400

Median gross rent

$647$976

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,919	$47,946	$164,900	$647
2020	1,812	$57,153	$161,500	$647
2021	1,814	$68,056	$167,700	$846
2022	1,829	$73,462	$188,700	$895
2023	1,758	$77,721	$195,400	$976

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	3.5%
5 to 17	245	13.9%
18 to 24	82	4.7%
25 to 34	245	13.9%
35 to 44	170	9.7%
45 to 54	184	10.5%
55 to 64	343	19.5%
65 to 74	251	14.3%
75 and over	177	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,633	92.9%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate48.2%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	6.4%
High school graduate	660	48.2%
Some college or associate's	315	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	192	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	115	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	754	83.6%
Carpooled	92	10.2%
Public transit	6	0.7%
Walked	6	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	404	47.1%
15 to 29 min	243	28.3%
30 to 44 min	110	12.8%
45 to 59 min	18	2.1%
60+ min	83	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 4.9% (87 of 1,758)

	Count	Share
Family households	486	65.9%
Nonfamily households	251	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	737	96.0%
Vacant	31	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	514	69.7%
Renter-occupied	223	30.3%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	578	75.3%
1-unit, attached	52	6.8%
2 to 4 units	32	4.2%
5 to 19 units	37	4.8%
20 or more units	69	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4269616
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.8582, -76.8258