Shippensburg is home to 5,620 people in Pennsylvania. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 34% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $177,700. The median age is 34.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,503, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shippensburg
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate29.2% → 10.8%(−18.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share96.3% → 92.1%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$157,925 → $177,700(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
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)71.9%(419)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.8%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era3.6%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 583 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
Shippensburg, decade by decade
Shippensburg 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
5,238
$47,622
$157,925
23.8%
9.1
2000
5,586
$50,387
$163,220
22.8%
15.7
2010
5,492
$54,682
$197,947
29.6%
25.7
2020
5,478
$51,639
$153,444
35.9%
40.4
2024
5,620
$51,503
$177,700
35.0%
18.7
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.
