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Shirley township, Huntingdon County, PA

2,418 Population
58.4 square miles 41.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.3 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Huntingdon County: 44 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,545 ±$3,255 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Huntingdon County: $32,744 ±$1,131
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,750 ±$13,167 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Huntingdon County: $65,557 ±$2,012
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.3% ±6.4% (295  ±157) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Huntingdon County: 10.6% † 4,111 (±1.3% / ±499)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41 minutes ±8.7 (38,145  ±11,562) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Huntingdon County: 31.2 506,610 (±0.8 / ±18,351)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

971 ±124 Number of households
  • Huntingdon County: 16,341 ±342
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.4 (2,388  ±280) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Huntingdon County: 2.4 38,648 (±0.1 / ±72)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±4.1% (20  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Huntingdon County: 5.5% † 454 (±1.2% / ±100)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,155 ±112 Number of housing units
  • Huntingdon County: 20,984 ±120
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$174,200 ±$25,278 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Huntingdon County: $183,200 ±$9,133
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.8% ±2.9% (163  ±71.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Huntingdon County: 9.5% † 4,090 (±1% / ±441.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.6% ±2.5% (1,641  ±223.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Huntingdon County: 91.4% 29,023 (±2.2% / ±691.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
7% ±2.7% (131  ±53) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Huntingdon County: 19.2% 6,103 (±1.2% / ±374.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

9.4% ±2.4% (190  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Huntingdon County: 8.3% 2,980 (±0.6% / ±216)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
190 Total veterans ±54 175 Male ±50 15 Female ±20

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