Chambersburg, PA Demographic Data
Chambersburg, PA Summary
Chambersburg is located in Franklin County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 20,330
- Area: 6.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,935.74 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 623.36 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chambersburg, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,017
54%
50.8
Male
9,559
47%
49.2
Total Population
20,576
323,128,000
Chambersburg, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,540
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,539
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,290
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,240
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,418
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,933
14.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,525
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,050
10.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,238
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,164
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,695
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,073
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
871
4.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,566
75.7%
77.2
Female
8,558
55.0%
51.3
Male
7,008
45.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,624
71.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,317
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,639
17.7%
15.2
Female
2,238
61.5%
55.8
Male
1,401
38.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Chambersburg, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,949
97.0%
96.8
White
17,042
82.8%
72.6
Black or African American
1,892
9.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
148
0.7%
0.8
Asian
368
1.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
52
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
201
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
50
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
34
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
18
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
18
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
18
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
481
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
627
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,271
15.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,056
5.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
719
3.5%
1.7
Cuban
43
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,453
7.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,305
84.1%
82.2
Chambersburg, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,088
8.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,223
9.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,350
39.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,072
15.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
952
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,795
13.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,069
7.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,311
17.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,238
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,864
21.1%
31.2
Chambersburg, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,456
33.7%
33.7%
Now Married
6,588
40.6%
47.5
Divorced
2,505
15.5%
11.0%
Separated
406
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,252
7.7
5.8%
Chambersburg, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,926
83.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,110
16.3%
21.6%
Spanish
2,568
13.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
278
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
211
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
53
0.3%
1.1%
Chambersburg, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
822
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
500
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
991
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,209
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,348
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,509
18.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,067
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
504
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
195
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
108
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
42,432
57,617
Per capita income
22,278
31,128
Chambersburg, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
191
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,068
12.1%
9.8
Construction
335
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,446
27.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
304
3.5%
6.6
Information
121
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
939
10.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
324
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
733
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
385
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,194
13.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
557
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
200
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
630
7.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,501
28.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,725
19.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,927
21.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,014
22.9%
18.1%
Chambersburg, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,580
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,811
79.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
919
10.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
50
0.6%
5.1
Walked
413
4.8%
2.7
Other means
141
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
246
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.4
26.6
Chambersburg, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,037
12.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,408
41.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,889
35.0%
37.1
3 or more
919
11.1%
21.0
Chambersburg, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,253
91.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,759
45.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,494
54.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
764
8.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Chambersburg, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,017
1 room
184
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
200
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,015
11.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,380
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,806
20.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,969
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,178
13.1%
12.0
8 rooms
492
5.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
793
8.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Chambersburg, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,017
1-unit, detached
3,682
40.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,292
25.4%
5.9
2-units
823
9.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
748
8.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
741
8.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
327
3.6%
4.4
20 or more units
369
4.1%
9.0
Mobile home
6
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
29
0.3%
0.1
Chambersburg, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,579
28.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
819
9.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,128
12.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
755
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
782
8.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
698
7.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
973
10.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,138
12.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
145
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Chambersburg, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,486
42.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
105
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
3,615
43.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
904
11.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.1%
0.1
Wood
20
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
75
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
40
0.5%
1.1
Chambersburg, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,252
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
28
1.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
44
2.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
77
3.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
106
4.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
279
12.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
824
36.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
894
39.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,043
46.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
417
18.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
194
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
107
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
478
21.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Chambersburg, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,402
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
14
0.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
70
1.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
789
17.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
797
18.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,708
61.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
92
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
783
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
622
14.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
683
15.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
515
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
539
12.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
505
11.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,458
33.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
172
0.0%
0.0%
Chambersburg, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,759
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
93
2.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
487
13.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,102
29.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,171
31.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
618
16.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
205
5.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
62
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
156,700
205,000