Shippensburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,638 people and four associated neighborhoods, Shippensburg is the 271st largest community in Pennsylvania.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Shippensburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.37% of the Shippensburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Shippensburg is a borough of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Shippensburg who work in management occupations (9.59%), office and administrative support (8.05%), and sales jobs (7.53%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Shippensburg is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Shippensburg is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.41% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Shippensburg in 2022 was $31,405, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,620 for a family of four. However, Shippensburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Shippensburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shippensburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shippensburg include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Shippensburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Arabic.
