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Shippensburg, PA

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Latitude: 40.049453     Longitude: -77.523830
Population 5,605 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4270352, place: Shippensburg borough, Pennsylvania)

Total Population: 5,586
Male: 2,571 (46.03%)
Female: 3,015 (53.97%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 245 (4.39%)
5 to 9 years: 265 (4.74%)
10 to 14 years: 313 (5.6%)
15 to 19 years: 322 (5.76%)
20 to 24 years: 1,430 (25.6%)
25 to 34 years: 646 (11.56%)
35 to 44 years: 574 (10.28%)
45 to 54 years: 553 (9.9%)
55 to 59 years: 181 (3.24%)
60 to 64 years: 183 (3.28%)
65 to 74 years: 415 (7.43%)
75 to 84 years: 354 (6.34%)
85 years and over: 105 (1.88%)

Median age: 27.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,601 (82.37%)
21 years and over: 4,112 (73.61%)
62 years and over: 981 (17.56%)
65 years and over: 874 (15.65%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,601 (82.37%)
--Male: 2,080 (37.24%)
--Female: 2,521 (45.13%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 874 (15.65%)
--Male: 298 (5.33%)
--Female: 576 (10.31%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,540 (99.18%)
--White: 5,218 (93.41%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 64 (1.15%)
--Black or African American: 192 (3.44%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 6 (0.11%)
--Asian: 55 (0.98%)
----Asian Indian: 6 (0.11%)
----Chinese: 14 (0.25%)
----Filipino: 9 (0.16%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.04%)
----Korean: 18 (0.32%)
----Vietnamese: 3 (0.05%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.05%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 26 (0.47%)
Two or more Races: 46 (0.82%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 64 (1.15%)
--Mexican: 17 (0.3%)
--Puerto Rican: 11 (0.2%)
--Cuban: 5 (0.09%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 31 (0.55%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,522 (98.85%)
--White Alone: 5,218 (93.41%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,565 (99.62%)
--Householder: 2,397 (42.91%)
--Spouse: 826 (14.79%)
--Child: 1,150 (20.59%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 909 (16.27%)
--Other relatives: 151 (2.7%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 57 (1.02%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,041 (18.64%)
----Unmarried partner: 141 (2.52%)
Living in group quarters: 21 (0.38%)
--Institutionalized Population: 21 (0.38%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 2,397
Family households (families): 1,138 (47.48%)
----With own children under 18 years: 501 (20.9%)
--Married-couple families: 826 (34.46%)
----With own children under 18 years: 308 (12.85%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 237 (9.89%)
----With own children under 18 years: 146 (6.09%)
Nonfamily households: 1,259 (52.52%)
--Householder living alone: 800 (33.38%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 363 (15.14%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 543 (22.65%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 658 (27.45%)
Average household size: 2.32 people
Average family size: 2.87 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,602
Occupied housing units: 2,397 (92.12%)
Vacant housing units: 205 (7.88%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 6 (0.23%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.7%
Occupied housing units: 2,397 (92.12%)
Owner occupied housing units: 989 (38.01%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,408 (54.11%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.36 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.3 people

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