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Shamokin, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $59,777 (it was $29,200 in 2000)
Shamokin:

$59,777
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $29,618 - $104,728

Total population: 7,233 (All urban)

Houses: 4,229 (2,870 occupied: 1,685 owner occupied, 1,237 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

31%

Housing density: 5,070 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $31,166.

Median contract rent in 2022: $514 (lower quartile is $370, upper quartile is $615)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $477


Median gross rent in Shamokin, PA in 2022: $628

Housing units in Shamokin with a mortgage: 729 (83 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 88 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $79,688

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $33,581

Median monthly housing costs: $632

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Shamokin, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1940

Median year apartment built: 1949

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,823
  • Male householders: 1,316 (565 living alone), Female householders: 1,517 (576 living alone)
  • 815 spouses (792 opposite-sex spouses), 311 unmarried partners, (311 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,137 children (1,979 natural, 17 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 140 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 0 foster children, 125 other relatives, 270 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 19

Size of family households: 583 2-persons, 448 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 113 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,213 1-person, 131 2-persons, 30 5-persons.

589 married couples with children.
937 single-parent households (464 men, 473 women).

95.8% of residents of Shamokin speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 89 (1.3%)
(68.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.4
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 341 bedroom
  • 2962 bedrooms
  • 9893 bedrooms
  • 1574 bedrooms
  • 2105+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2931 bedroom
  • 3592 bedrooms
  • 3193 bedrooms
  • 1954 bedrooms
  • 715+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Shamokin in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Shamokin in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 113no vehicle
  • 7241 vehicle
  • 5142 vehicles
  • 2073 vehicles
  • 1284 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Shamokin in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Shamokin in renter-occupied apartments
  • 567no vehicle
  • 4311 vehicle
  • 2022 vehicles
  • 393 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1484 rooms
  • 1295 rooms
  • 4766 rooms
  • 3207 rooms
  • 4018 rooms
  • 2129+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 82 rooms
  • 1733 rooms
  • 1794 rooms
  • 2685 rooms
  • 1356 rooms
  • 387 rooms
  • 1708 rooms
  • 2679+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Shamokin, PA
  • Shamokin, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Shamokin, PA in 2022
  • 461Less than $10,000
  • 711$10,000 to $19,999
  • 249$20,000 to $29,999
  • 389$30,000 to $39,999
  • 129$40,000 to $49,999
  • 214$50,000 to $59,999
  • 265$60,000 to $74,999
  • 222$75,000 to $99,999
  • 159$100,000 to $124,999
  • 17$125,000 to $149,999
  • 125$150,000 to $199,999
  • 47$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Shamokin, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Shamokin, PA in 2022
  • 57Less than $10,000
  • 36$10,000 to $14,999
  • 111$15,000 to $19,999
  • 72$20,000 to $24,999
  • 131$25,000 to $29,999
  • 196$30,000 to $34,999
  • 49$35,000 to $39,999
  • 91$40,000 to $49,999
  • 149$50,000 to $59,999
  • 168$60,000 to $69,999
  • 23$70,000 to $79,999
  • 96$80,000 to $89,999
  • 69$90,000 to $99,999
  • 100$100,000 to $124,999
  • 41$125,000 to $149,999
  • 7$150,000 to $174,999
  • 76$175,000 to $199,999
  • 11$200,000 to $249,999
  • 49$250,000 to $299,999
  • 50$400,000 to $499,999
  • 39$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Shamokin, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Shamokin, PA in 2022
  • 43Less than $100
  • 92$150 to $199
  • 86$200 to $249
  • 83$250 to $299
  • 97$300 to $349
  • 12$350 to $399
  • 147$400 to $449
  • 140$450 to $499
  • 134$500 to $549
  • 55$550 to $599
  • 172$600 to $649
  • 90$650 to $699
  • 46$700 to $749
  • 10$750 to $799
  • 13$800 to $899
  • 37$900 to $999
  • 67$1,000 to $1,249
  • 10$1,250 to $1,499
  • 27No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.4%
Number of people working at home: 228 (8.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 193
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 462
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 254
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 49
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 168
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 128
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 619
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 26
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 71
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 268
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 102
  • 90 or more minutes: 138
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Shamokin

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,481 (63.4%)
  • Carpooled: 370 (15.8%)
  • Bus: 3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 20 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 212 (9.1%)
  • Worked at home: 228 (9.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 52.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 35.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
  • 632010 or later
  • 12000 to 2009
  • 221990 to 1999
  • 251980 to 1989
  • 91970 to 1979
  • 24Before 1970
Ancestries in Shamokin, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 733 (26.1%)
  • English: 462 (16.4%)
  • Polish: 276 (9.8%)
  • Irish: 185 (6.6%)
  • American: 176 (6.3%)
  • Italian: 123 (4.4%)
  • Swedish: 90 (3.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 77 (2.7%)
  • Lithuanian: 45 (1.6%)
  • Dutch: 39 (1.4%)
  • Slovak: 38 (1.4%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 34 (1.2%)
  • Romanian: 28 (1.0%)
  • Slavic: 18 (0.6%)
  • European: 17 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 15 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 8 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 7 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 5 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 2 (0.07%)
  • Kenyan: 1 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Ethiopia
Shamokin:

58.5% (62)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,658)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Shamokin:

22.6% (24)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,331)

Vietnam
Shamokin:

17.9% (19)
Pennsylvania:

3.3% (31,542)

South Africa
Shamokin:

3.8% (4)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,787)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,281
  • Other state: 1,463
  • Northeast: 624
  • Midwest: 116
  • South: 456
  • West: 277

87.8% of Shamokin residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Pennsylvania.


Shamokin:

87.8%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 17
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 116
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 36
  • 11th grade: 267
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 144
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,009
  • Less than 1 year of college: 103
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 213
  • Associate degree: 114
  • Bachelor's degree: 307
  • Master's degree: 45
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 68
  • 9th grade: 61
  • 10th grade: 93
  • 11th grade: 112
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 101
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 811
  • Less than 1 year of college: 49
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 291
  • Associate degree: 203
  • Bachelor's degree: 219
  • Master's degree: 119
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Shamokin marital status for males
Shamokin marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,308
  • One, attached: 1,948
  • Two: 148
  • 3 or 4: 202
  • 5 to 9: 196
  • 10 to 19: 104
  • 20 to 49: 60
  • 50 or more: 192
  • Mobile homes: 40
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 19.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 18.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Shamokin
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Shamokin, PA
  • 49.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 29.3%Utility gas
  • 10.4%Electricity
  • 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.0%Coal or coke
  • 1.4%Wood
  • 0.6%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Shamokin, PA
  • 39.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 32.1%Electricity
  • 25.8%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 126
Here:

19.5%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 184
Here:

42.6%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 78
Here:

48.1%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability