Shanksville

Population: 164
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $97,000

Shanksville, a community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, has 164 residents. The median household income of $56,250 is below the Somerset County median ($59,378).

From 2019 to 2023, Shanksville's population declined 26.8% from 224 to 164, while its median home value rose 16.9% from $83,000 to $97,000.

Owners occupy 93.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 164
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $97,000
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 75
Homeownership rate: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

224164

Median household income

$51,563$56,250

Median home value

$83,000$97,000

Median gross rent

$740$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	224	$51,563	$83,000	$740
2020	162	$43,125	$80,000	$775
2021	181	$47,188	$81,300	$775
2022	166	$39,375	$88,800	$700
2023	164	$56,250	$97,000	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.8%
5 to 17	35	21.3%
18 to 24	10	6.1%
25 to 34	26	15.9%
35 to 44	25	15.2%
45 to 54	14	8.5%
55 to 64	18	11.0%
65 to 74	14	8.5%
75 and over	19	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	163	99.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate59.5%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	3.4%
High school graduate	69	59.5%
Some college or associate's	29	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	12	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62	71.3%
Carpooled	12	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	12.6%
Other means	2	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	23.7%
15 to 29 min	42	55.3%
30 to 44 min	6	7.9%
45 to 59 min	6	7.9%
60+ min	4	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 9.1% (15 of 164)

	Count	Share
Family households	46	71.9%
Nonfamily households	18	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	64	85.3%
Vacant	11	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	93.8%
Renter-occupied	4	6.3%

1-unit, detached94.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	71	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4269680
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0174, -78.9069