What is the population of Shippensburg borough?

Shippensburg borough has 5,811 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #224 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Shippensburg borough?

Median household income in Shippensburg borough is $52,344 a year, 33.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Shippensburg borough?

Median gross rent is $898 a month and the median home value is $163,200, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.

Is Shippensburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shippensburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Shippensburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (Shippensburg, PA — Census place “Shippensburg borough”) is 5,811 residents, ranking #224 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $52,344, the median home is worth $163,200 and median gross rent runs $898 a month. Looking for the Shippensburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Shippensburg, PA: 17257.

Population: 5,811Shippensburg borough residents
Median household income: $52,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $163,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $898Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 46.9%Owner-occupied households

Shippensburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Shippensburg.

The Shippensburg PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

17257

What the numbers mean in Shippensburg borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Shippensburg borough median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.6% of residents and 46.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Shippensburg borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Shippensburg borough is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 5,811 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #224 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 34.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Shippensburg borough earn a median of $52,344 a year, 33.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Shippensburg borough is valued at $163,200, 46.2% below the national figure and 16% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $898 a month, 36.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,776 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 46.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Shippensburg borough?: Shippensburg borough has 5,811 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #224 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Shippensburg borough?: Median household income in Shippensburg borough is $52,344 a year, 33.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Shippensburg borough?: Median gross rent is $898 a month and the median home value is $163,200, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.
Is Shippensburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shippensburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Shippensburg borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.