CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Shamokin

Pennsylvania · 9,184 residents · 0.83 sq mi

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Shamokin is a city of 9,184 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 40.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 50%. Median home value sits at $19,400. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The median household earns $14,476, about 52% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,184

+15%vs 2000

vs 8,009 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(571)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(589)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(542)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(541)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(515)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,223)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(1,051)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(883)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(979)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.4%(1,229)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.4%(865)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(196)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,476

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,173 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,689

−30%vs 2000

vs $12,354 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$19,400

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $316 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

37.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(7,878)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(52)

Asian0.3%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(9,157)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(32)

Asian0.2%(21)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.8%(329)

Mexican1.8%(120)

South American0.6%(39)

Colombian0.6%(39)

Dominican0.5%(31)

Cuban0.3%(23)

Ancestry

German18.7%(1,279)

Irish15.6%(1,066)

Polish10.7%(730)

Italian8.5%(584)

English6.7%(460)

Dutch3.3%(224)

American3%(208)

Swedish2.1%(143)

Lithuanian1.8%(122)

Slovak1.7%(115)

Welsh1.2%(80)

Scottish1.2%(79)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian1.1%(75)

Russian0.8%(52)

Ukrainian0.7%(45)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(30)

Subsaharan African0.4%(28)

Romanian0.4%(26)

French0.3%(21)

Ethiopian0.3%(18)

Austrian0.2%(17)

Swiss0.2%(15)

Czech0.1%(6)

Kenyan0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.0%

−15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.7%(982)

Married42.8%(1,058)

Widowed5.7%(140)

Divorced11.8%(292)

Women 15+

Never married45.1%(1,421)

Married30.4%(960)

Widowed9.5%(300)

Divorced15%(472)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.1%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

50.9%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.9%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

65.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)16.8%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(87)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.3%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.8%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 400 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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