2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Walkersville, MD vs Shippensburg, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Shippensburg, is 60% less than it is in Walkersville and is 53% below the National Average.
- Walkersville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Shippensburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Walkersville, MDShippensburg, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,133  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,219$69,021
 Family Median Income$129,865  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Walkersville, MDShippensburg, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K19.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Walkersville, MDShippensburg, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.3%13.1%
Reviews for Walkersville    1 Reviews

Walkersville is a small, family-oriented town. The residents are friendly and involved in community events. The local sports programs for children are fantastic. There  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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