Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania demographics

Castle Shannon, PA demographics: median age 40.0; 37.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Castle Shannon borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4211680. The survey estimates a population of 8,209 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Castle Shannon is 40.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.0 years. There are 3,788 households (±257). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.0 ±3.0	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,209
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	1,148 ±260	14.0% ±3.2 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,608 ±449	31.8% ±5.5 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,988 ±445	36.4% ±5.4 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,465 ±281	17.8% ±3.4 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,209
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	3,817 ±265	46.5% ±3.2 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	4,392 ±263	53.5% ±3.2 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,209
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	7,139 ±280	87.0% ±3.4 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	243 ±172 · low precision	3.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	245 ±215 · low precision	3.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	75 ±62 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	507 ±257 · low precision	6.2% ±3.1 pp · low precision	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,209
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,864 ±231	95.8% ±2.8 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	345 ±227 · low precision	4.2% ±2.8 pp · low precision	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,788
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,253 ±170	33.1% ±3.9 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	104 ±70 · low precision	2.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	364 ±135	9.6% ±3.5 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,664 ±283	43.9% ±6.9 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	403 ±141	10.6% ±3.7 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,788
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	556 ±111	14.7% ±2.8 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,232 ±271	85.3% ±4.2 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,788
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,664 ±283	43.9% ±6.9 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,171 ±214	30.9% ±5.2 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	393 ±159	10.4% ±4.1 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	335 ±131	8.8% ±3.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	123 ±92 · low precision	3.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	80 ±61 · low precision	2.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	22 ±41 · low precision	0.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,209
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	7,808 ±252	95.1% ±3.0 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	401 ±253 · low precision	4.9% ±3.1 pp · low precision	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,017
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	7,660 ±262	95.5% ±2.9 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	54 ±51 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	29 ±34 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	218 ±206 · low precision	2.7% ±2.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	42 ±69 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	14 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,151
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	198 ±128 · low precision	3.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,731 ±374	28.1% ±5.9 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,098 ±247	17.9% ±3.9 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	845 ±238	13.7% ±3.8 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,633 ±337	26.5% ±5.3 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	646 ±179	10.5% ±2.9 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,194
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	6,900 ±323	84.2% ±3.9 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	812 ±299	9.9% ±3.6 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	52 ±57 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	336 ±211 · low precision	4.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	94 ±144 · low precision	1.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.1% of Castle Shannon residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 93.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Castle Shannon	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.9% ±3.0 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.5% ±1.7 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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