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Shippensburg Area School District Overview

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania located in Shippensburg Area School District area. A total of 11,300 households are located in Shippensburg Area School District area. Among them, 2,975 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,918 and 9,252 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.39% (669) of residents are non-citizens and 9.97% (2,793) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Shippensburg Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	11,300
Population	28,018
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,975 (26.33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,918
Total Students	9,252
Pre-Kindergarten	174
Kindergarten	332
Grade 1-8	2,567
Grade 9-12	1,426
College/Graduate School	4,753
Veterans	23,865
Non-citizen	669
Non-English Home Language	2,793
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

24,657 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,097 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,065 people are in civilian labor force and 32 are in armed labor force. 15,246 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Shippensburg Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,835	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,020	74.28%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,777	11.98%
Public transportation	167	1.13%
Walked	1,034	6.97%
Other method	200	1.35%
Worked from home	637	4.29%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,246	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,097	26.87%
Service	3,000	19.68%
Sales and office	3,115	20.43%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,517	9.95%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,517	23.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,246	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	536	3.52%
Construction	794	5.21%
Manufacturing	2,125	13.94%
Wholesale trade	403	2.64%
Retail trade	1,924	12.62%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,154	7.57%
Information	160	1.05%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	682	4.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	905	5.94%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,428	22.48%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,263	8.28%
Other services, except public administration	664	4.36%
Public administration	1,208	7.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,246	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,747	77.05%
Government workers	2,432	15.95%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,052	6.90%
Unpaid family workers	15	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,305 for the 11,300 households in Shippensburg Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $26,736. 25,687 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.03%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,300	-
Less than $10,000	503	4.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	664	5.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,031	9.12%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,207	10.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,544	13.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,965	17.39%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,892	16.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,576	13.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	510	4.51%
More than $200,000	408	3.61%
Median Household Income	$55,536	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,305	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,833	-
Less than $10,000	112	1.64%
$10,000 - $14,999	83	1.21%
$15,000 - $24,999	337	4.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	546	7.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	815	11.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,335	19.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,493	21.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,272	18.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	432	6.32%
More than $200,000	408	5.97%

Median Family Income	$76,587	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$89,281	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,736	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,846	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,846	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,859	-
With health insurance coverage	25,687	86.03%
Public coverage	7,693	25.76%
Private health insurance	21,896	73.33%
Without health insurance coverage	4,172	13.97%

Housing

There are 12,328 housing units in Shippensburg Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 11,300 units (91.66%) occupied. 7,377 houses (65.28%) are occupied by owner and 3,923 houses (34.72%) are rented. The average housing value is $172,300 and the average rental cost is $860. 189 houses (1.53%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,658 houses (21.56%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,328	-
Occupied	11,300	91.66%
Owner Occupied	7,377	65.28%
Renter Occupied	3,923	34.72%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,941	56.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,068	8.66%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,999	24.33%
Mobile Homes	1,320	10.71%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,328	-
Built 2014 or later	189	1.53%
Built 2010 - 2013	503	4.08%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,191	17.77%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,964	15.93%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,236	10.03%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,680	13.63%
Built 1960 - 1969	890	7.22%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,017	8.25%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,658	21.56%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,328	-
1 room	487	3.95%
2 rooms	191	1.55%
3 rooms	829	6.72%
4 rooms	1,889	15.32%
5 rooms	2,604	21.12%
6 rooms	2,041	16.56%
7 rooms	1,512	12.26%
8 rooms	1,223	9.92%
9 rooms or more	1,552	12.59%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,328	-
no bedroom	504	4.09%
1 bedroom	946	7.67%
2 bedrooms	3,131	25.40%
3 bedrooms	5,201	42.19%
4 bedrooms	1,961	15.91%
5 bedrooms or more	585	4.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,377	-
Less than $50,000	662	8.97%
$50,000 - $99,999	490	6.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,579	21.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,026	27.46%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,582	21.45%
$300,000 - $499,999	835	11.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	113	1.53%
$1,000,000 or more	90	1.22%
Median House Value	$172,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,853	-
Less than $500	561	14.56%
$500 - $999	1,780	46.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,178	30.57%
$1,500 - $1,999	109	2.83%
$2,000 - $2,499	174	4.52%
$2,500 - $2,999	5	0.13%
$3,000 or more	46	1.19%
Median Rental Costs	$860	-

Demographic

A total of 30,044 people lives in Shippensburg Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 14,986 male and 15,058 female. The males to female ratio is 49.88 to 50.12. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	30,044	-
Male	14,986	49.88%
Female	15,058	50.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,044	-
Under 5 years	1,623	5.40%
5 - 9 years	1,577	5.25%
10 - 14 years	1,806	6.01%
15 - 19 years	3,132	10.42%
20 - 24 years	3,755	12.50%
25 - 34 years	3,881	12.92%
35 - 44 years	3,227	10.74%
45 - 54 years	3,406	11.34%
55 - 59 years	1,655	5.51%
60 - 64 years	1,505	5.01%
65 - 74 years	2,662	8.86%
75 - 84 years	1,176	3.91%
85 years and older	639	2.13%
Median Age	32.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,044	-
One Race	29,593	98.50%
White	27,383	91.14%
Black or African American	1,337	4.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	47	0.16%
Asian	498	1.66%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	328	1.09%

Two or more races	451	1.50%
White and Black or African American	135	0.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	126	0.42%
White and Asian	95	0.32%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.02%