Shillington is home to 5,492 people in Pennsylvania. Density works out to 5,497 people per square mile. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $203,500, having more than doubled since 2000. People stay put here: 81% were in the same home a year ago. 9% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,922, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shillington
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants80.5% → 62.9%(−17.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age41.8 → 36.9(−4.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate2.3% → 16.7%(+14.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)10.4%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.9%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era59.9%(115)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.1%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 192 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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Over time
Shillington, decade by decade
Shillington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,062
$77,237
$193,206
23.5%
2.4
2000
5,059
$79,849
$161,216
28.8%
9.9
2010
5,273
$80,236
$195,933
23.7%
31.2
2020
5,475
$82,822
$183,745
26.5%
53.5
2024
5,492
$79,922
$203,500
24.4%
53.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
