Shippensburg, PA

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2023 Population

5,811

2.16% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ADave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$163,200

6.25% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Shippensburg, PA had a population of 5.81k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Shippensburg, PA grew from 5,688 to 5,811, a 2.16% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Shippensburg, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Shippensburg, PA was $163,200, and the homeownership rate was 46.9%.

Most people in Shippensburg, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Shippensburg, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

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Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shippensburg, PA, are Material Moving Occupations (373 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (290 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (216 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shippensburg, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,120), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,542), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($46,458), Manufacturing ($39,688), and Retail Trade ($36,154).

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
N/AJill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

N/AJohn Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

N/ADave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shippensburg, PA was $163,200 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $153,600 to $163,200, a 6.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Shippensburg, PA is 46.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Shippensburg, PA have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shippensburg, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$39,386

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Median Property Taxes

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The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Shippensburg, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 132

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Shippensburg, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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Number of Households

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Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Shippensburg, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (66.7%)
Carpooled (14.5%)
Walked (9.78%)

In 2023, 66.7% of workers in Shippensburg, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who walked to work (9.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shippensburg, PA have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Shippensburg, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shippensburg, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shippensburg, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shippensburg, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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