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Shippensburg, PA vs Shenandoah, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Shenandoah, is 19% less than it is in Shippensburg and is 88% below the National Average.
- Shippensburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Shenandoah unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Shippensburg, PAShenandoah, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,337  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,736$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,703  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shippensburg, PAShenandoah, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shippensburg, PAShenandoah, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock42.3%13.1%
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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Reviews for Shenandoah    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

living here all my life I seen a once nice town become a slum town with the influx of outsiders. Born and raised and still living here at age 71 I know the  More

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