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Bloomsburg, PA vs Shippensburg, PA

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- Shippensburg is 0% more densely populated than Bloomsburg.
- People are 106.5% more likely to be married in Shippensburg.
- The Median Age is 10.6 years older in Shippensburg.
 Bloomsburg, PAShippensburg, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,668329,725,481
 Female Population57.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population42.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201014,862  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,586285,036,114
 Population - 199012,439  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,844.093.4
 Land Area4.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bloomsburg, PAShippensburg, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2023.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Bloomsburg, PAShippensburg, PAUnited States
 White86.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bloomsburg, PAShippensburg, PAUnited States
 Married Population18.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married65.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.882.60
 Households4,387  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,04680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,666  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bloomsburg    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Watch the news in Bloom and you are likely to see the same news 2 or 3 days in a row. If there's an actual crime - count on seeing it over and over - and it will be   More

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Over 16 years ago

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania is in a rural area with small towns and townships. Often in rural areas the level of health care is not always the best and there are not many  More

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Reviews for Shippensburg    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

There is so much to do in the areas around Shippensburg...so many beautiful state parks, Gettysburg...It is Amish Country, beautiful, homey place that you will  More

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Over 18 years ago

Four distinctive  More

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Over 19 years ago

good place to get an education... a little  More

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