The borough is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Shickshinny has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Shickshinny a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small borough, Shickshinny doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Shickshinny, just 12.07% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Shickshinny in 2022 was $25,505, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,020 for a family of four. However, Shickshinny contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shickshinny is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Shickshinny home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shickshinny residents report their race to be White. Shickshinny also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.91% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shickshinny include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Slavic.
The most common language spoken in Shickshinny is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
