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Shamokin city, Northumberland County, PA

6,890 Population
0.8 square miles 8,350.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Northumberland County: 44.4 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,640 ±$3,534 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Northumberland County: $32,241 ±$887
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$36,438 ±$3,574 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Northumberland County: $57,948 ±$1,782
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

27.4% ±6.3% (1,869  ±432) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Northumberland County: 12.2% † 10,671 (±1.2% / ±1,077)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

32.9 minutes ±3.6 (90,430  ±16,779) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Northumberland County: 25.4 940,525 (±1.1 / ±46,216)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

2,979 ±255 Number of households
  • Northumberland County: 37,581 ±478
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.3 ±0.2 (6,874  ±17) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Northumberland County: 2.3 87,265 (±0 / ±31)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

9.2% ±5.7% (159  ±101) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Northumberland County: 6.3% † 1,122 (±1.1% / ±196)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

4,418 ±322 Number of housing units
  • Northumberland County: 43,395 ±55
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$57,400 ±$6,107 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Northumberland County: $151,600 ±$6,346
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

10.6% ±4.7% (704  ±309.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Northumberland County: 9.2% † 8,267 (±0.9% / ±845.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

78.4% ±8% (3,541  ±450.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Northumberland County: 90% 59,989 (±1.9% / ±1,295.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
15% ±4.7% (677  ±217.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Northumberland County: 19.2% 12,778 (±1% / ±660.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

1.2% ±1.2% (80  ±85) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Northumberland County: 1.7% 1,554
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

7.5% ±2.6% (388  ±134) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Northumberland County: 8.3% 6,040 (±0.6% / ±417)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
388 Total veterans ±134 320 Male ±125 68 Female ±40

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