COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shelltown vs Lewistown
PLACE A
Shelltown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Shelltown is 99% smaller than Lewistown. Shelltown earns more, with a median household income $82,491 higher.
SHELLTOWNLEWISTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population938,385−99% vs Lewistown
Population density5,8134,131+1,682
Population growth–2.9%–
Median age37.737.0+0.7
Male73.1%47.5%+25.6 pts
Female26.9%52.5%−25.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%84.5%+15.5 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$122,727$40,236+$82,491
Per capita income$24,451$23,788+$663
Poverty rate34.4%35.7%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.438Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%12.5%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation67.9%54.5%+13.4 pts
Median home value$100,900$98,500+$2,400
Median gross rent–$797–
Owner-occupied91.7%39.6%+52.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%15.9%−15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.7%−43.7 pts
Average commute18.621.6−3.1
Worked from home28.3%7.8%+20.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024