CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sheffield

Pennsylvania · 1,312 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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Sheffield is a city of 1,312 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 42.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $38,600. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $251 a month at the median. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,312

+3%vs 2000

vs 1,268 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

42.0

+5%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024833

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(72)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(93)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(89)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.1%(159)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410%(131)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(174)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(143)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413%(171)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(100)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,583

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,307 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,103

−4%vs 2000

vs $16,751 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.5%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

28.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(1,245)

Black0.4%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(8)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(1,302)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.8%(10)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German23.9%(199)

American18.7%(156)

Swedish5.6%(47)

Irish5.3%(44)

Italian5.3%(44)

Scotch-Irish5%(42)

English4.9%(41)

Polish3.2%(27)

Scottish2.4%(20)

Ukrainian1.9%(16)

Slovak1.8%(15)

Swiss1.6%(13)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian1.2%(10)

Hungarian0.6%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+67%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married29.3%(113)

Married48.2%(186)

Widowed16.8%(65)

Divorced5.7%(22)

Women 15+

Never married6.1%(18)

Married64.4%(190)

Widowed1.7%(5)

Divorced27.8%(82)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.2%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.5%

+16.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

−21.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.1%

+10.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.6%

−19.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% 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)31.7%(53)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(51)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.2%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 167 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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