Shippensburg Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,328

Total Population

21.0

Median age

46.97%

Female population %

112.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

17.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

319

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Shippensburg township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Shippensburg township is 21.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shippensburg township's population under 18 was 5.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shippensburg township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shippensburg township, 4.71% were under the age of 15, 72.30% aged 15 to 29, 13.17% aged 30 to 64, 7.39% aged 65 to 84, and 2.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 262 less females than males in Shippensburg township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.97% females and 53.03% males in Shippensburg Township, Pennsylvania.
The Shippensburg Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 112.9:100 i.e. 112.9 men to 100 women (1.129).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 887.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 690.

Shippensburg township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shippensburg township population: 78.63% are White, 13.12% are Black or African American, 1.59% are Asian, 1.34% are some other race and 5.31% are multiracial.
Shippensburg township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 319 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,009 (92.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shippensburg township is White with a population of 3,403 (78.63% of the total population).

Shippensburg township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,556 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Shippensburg township's population increased by 743 (16.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shippensburg township's population decreased by 1,070 (19.97%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Shippensburg township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,288.