17257 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

Preferred Name, USPS

Shippensburg, PA 17257

Not Acceptable, USPS

Cleversburg, PA 17257

Lees Cross Rd, PA 17257

Mainsville, PA 17257

Middle Spring, PA 17257

Mongul, PA 17257

Mowersville, PA 17257

Pinola, PA 17257

Stoughstown, PA 17257

Tusculam, PA 17257

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Cumberland County
Centroid: Latitude 40.039, Longitude -77.554
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 17257 has segments in 2 Counties (Cumberland, Franklin).

Businesses Addresses: 567
PO Box Addresses: 200
Residential Addresses: 11,135

Multi-Family Addresses: 586
Single Family Addresses: 10,549

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Database updated: April 1, 2020, Maps updated: May 1, 2020.

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Shippensburg, PA 17257 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Shippensburg, PA 17257 Housing Affordability Index is 137 State of Pennsylvania Housing Affordability Index is 131
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Shippensburg, PA 17257 Wealth Index is 68 State of Pennsylvania Wealth Index is 99
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	30,156 (100%)
Population in Households	27,604 (91.5%)
Population in Families	20,686 (68.6%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	2,552 ( 8.5%)
Population Density	241
Diversity Index²	23

INCOME
Median Household Income	$54,242
Average Household Income	$68,454
Per Capita Income	$24,705
Wealth Index⁴	68

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	11,474 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	6,809 (59.3%)
Renter Occupied HU	3,833 (33.4%)
Vacant Housing Units	832 ( 7.3%)
Median Home Value	$187,278
Housing Affordability Index³	137

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	10,642
Average Household Size	2.59
Family Households	6,681
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Shippensburg, PA 17257 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 17257 to the other 1,684 ZIP Codes in Pennsylvania by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.66%	0.74%
Households	0.67%	0.74%
Families	0.56%	0.67%
Median Household Income		2.12%
Per Capita Income		2.88%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 108	94th
Population Density	# 845	50th
Diversity Index	# 483	72nd
Median Household Income	# 879	48th
Per Capita Income	# 1251	26th

Shippensburg, PA 17257 ZIP Code Profile

ZIP Code 17257: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

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Shippensburg, PA 17257 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Shippensburg, PA 17257 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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