Shrewsbury

Population: 3,866
Median household income: $95,962
Median home value: $296,300

Shrewsbury is a community in York County, Pennsylvania, home to 3,866 residents. At $95,962, its median household income sits above York County's $82,238.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shrewsbury's population held roughly steady from 3,851 to 3,866, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $241,500 to $296,300.

68.9% of workers drive to work alone. 76.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,866
Median age: 51.7 yrs
Median household income: $95,962
Median home value: $296,300
Median gross rent: $1,091
Housing units: 1,681
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8513,866

Median household income

$70,583$95,962

Median home value

$241,500$296,300

Median gross rent

$827$1,091

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,851	$70,583	$241,500	$827
2020	3,842	$82,820	$252,300	$862
2021	3,846	$87,090	$269,300	$953
2022	3,849	$93,528	$276,300	$1,074
2023	3,866	$95,962	$296,300	$1,091

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	3.2%
5 to 17	487	12.6%
18 to 24	212	5.5%
25 to 34	376	9.7%
35 to 44	398	10.3%
45 to 54	553	14.3%
55 to 64	681	17.6%
65 to 74	365	9.4%
75 and over	670	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,298	85.3%
Black or African American	194	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.3%
Two or more races	130	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	328	10.8%
High school graduate	825	27.1%
Some college or associate's	874	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	693	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	323	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,297	68.9%
Carpooled	249	13.2%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	10	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	325	17.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	275	17.7%
15 to 29 min	229	14.7%
30 to 44 min	547	35.1%
45 to 59 min	297	19.1%
60+ min	209	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 5.1% (194 of 3,769)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,121	68.6%
Nonfamily households	513	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,634	97.2%
Vacant	47	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,304	79.8%
Renter-occupied	330	20.2%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,281	76.2%
1-unit, attached	144	8.6%
2 to 4 units	59	3.5%
5 to 19 units	66	3.9%
20 or more units	100	5.9%
Mobile home & other	31	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4270568
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7713, -76.6799