Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Franklin
Municipality: Shippensburg borough
Total Population 1,003
SEX
Male 453
Female 550
AGE
Under 5 years 52
5 to 17 years 132
18 to 20 years 29
21 to 24 years 43
25 to 44 years 284
45 to 54 years 114
55 to 59 years 63
60 to 64 years 66
65 to 74 years 132
75 to 84 years 64
85 years and over 24
Median age 42.4
Under 18 years 184
Percent of total population 18.3
65 years and over 220
Percent of total population 21.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 447
Family households (families) 307
Married-couple families 269
Percent of total households 60.2
Other family, male householder 8
Other family, female householder 30
Nonfamily households 140
Percent of total households 31.3
Householder living alone 125
Householder 65 years and over 70
Persons living in households 993
Persons per household 2.22
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 10
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 10
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 994
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 6
Percent of total population 0.6
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 4
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 463
Occupied housing units 447
Owner occupied 325
Percent owner occupied 72.7
Renter occupied 122
Vacant housing units 16
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.3
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 1
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 306
1-unit, attached 62
2 to 4 units 74
5 to 9 units 13
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 7
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 284
Less than $50,000 42
$50,000 to $99,999 171
$100,000 to $149,999 59
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 to $299,999 2
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 75,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 115
Less than $250 37
$250 to $499 75
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 274
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 284
White 281
Black 2
Percent of occupied units 0.7
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.4
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997