Shippensburg is located in Cumberland county Pennsylvania with a geographic area of 2.0 square miles. The total population in Shippensburg is 5,621 with 50.3% male and 49.7% female. Children under age 5 represent 4.1% of the population, under age 18 equal 14.3% of the population and over age 65 is 24.8% of the population. The median household income is $42,605, per capita income is $29,836. There are a total of 3,158 housing units with 44.5% owner occupied. Education includes 35.6% of residents that are high school graduates and 34.4% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The average temperature in Shippensburg in the summer is 73 degrees, and in the winter 33 degrees.
