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Shenandoah, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Shenandoah is a Census borough of 4,146 people across 1.51 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $45,294, 67.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shenandoah
What Shenandoah is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.51 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,744
- County holding the largest share of its areaSchuylkill County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shenandoah
How many people live in Shenandoah
- Population4,146
- Median age32.7
- Population under 181,251 plus or minus 265
- Share under 1830.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over644 plus or minus 147
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households1,618
- Family households968
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shenandoah
Income and work in Shenandoah
- Median household income$45,294
- Per capita income$24,062
- Civilian labor force1,711
- Employed1,550
- Unemployed161 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over2,504
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Shenandoah
- Housing units2,461
- Occupied units1,618
- Vacant units843
- Vacancy rate34.3 percent
- Owner occupied1,090
- Renter occupied528 plus or minus 137
- Ownership rate67.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$49,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$982
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units2,175
- Share single family88.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more286 plus or minus 105
- Share in buildings of two or more11.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Shenandoah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,495
- Commuting under 15 minutes374 plus or minus 127
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more533 plus or minus 200
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.7 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home2.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shenandoah
Flood risk in Shenandoah
- NFIP communityBorough of Shenandoah
- NFIP community number420788
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Shenandoah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420788 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Schuylkill County, not Shenandoah
Schuylkill County context, not Shenandoah figures
- Establishments in Schuylkill County2,705
- Covered employment, Schuylkill County50,294
- Average annual pay, Schuylkill County$54,134
- Housing units permitted, Schuylkill County239
Every figure in this section is published for Schuylkill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shenandoah.
All Schuylkill County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shenandoah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania?
4,146, in 1,618 households. Shenandoah borough covers 1.51 square miles of land, which is 2,744 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shenandoah in?
Schuylkill County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shenandoah?
$45,294. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $49,500. Median gross rent is $982 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Shenandoah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shenandoah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shenandoah, borough of, community 420788, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Shenandoah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Schuylkill County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shenandoah.
Is zoning published for Shenandoah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.