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Population in July 2007: 5,016. Population change since 2000: -0.9%
 

Males: 2,373  (47.3%)
Females: 2,643  (52.7%)
Median resident age:  40.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,700 (it was $43,833 in 2000)
Shillington  $51,700
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $145,900 (it was $88,400 in 2000)
Shillington  $145,900
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Shillington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Shillington: 92.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.9%), Irish (12.9%), Italian (9.8%), Polish (8.3%), United States (8.0%), English (7.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 330 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 4922 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Shillington

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shillington borough

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

115 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:  2.3%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Shillington:  1.9% ($1,687)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (3.8 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (60.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Kenhorst borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Mohnton borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Wyomissing borough, PA (2.0 miles ), West Wyomissing, PA (2.3 miles ), Wyomissing Hills borough, PA (2.3 miles ), West Reading borough, PA (2.5 miles ), West Lawn borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Whitfield, PA (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.30 N, Longitude: 75.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +381 (+7.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 324 (12.6%)


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Shillington, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -265 (-5.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


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Crime in Shillington (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 robberies (59.6 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (79.4 per 100,000)
  • 21 burglaries (417.1 per 100,000)
  • 83 thefts (1648.5 per 100,000)
  • 21 auto thefts (417.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 162.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.59
US city average:  3.00

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Shillington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 37% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Shillington city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 13.0 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Shillington:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF READING (about 1 miles; READING, PA)
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
  • WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shillington:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 5 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 26 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shillington:
  • MORGANTOWN (about 13 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
  • KUTZTOWN (about 19 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; ID: N31)
  • POTTSTOWN MUNI (about 22 miles; POTTSTOWN, PA; ID: N47)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shillington:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 3 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 34 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
Public high school in Shillington:
Public elementary/middle schools in Shillington:
Private elementary/middle school in Shillington:
  • LA SALLE ACADEMY (Students: 433; Location: 440 HOLLAND ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Shillington:
  • MIFFLIN COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,934; Location: 2 W. LANCASTER AVE.; 6,812 books; 216 audio materials; 183 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Shillington and their reported violations in the past:

KEN GRILL RECREATION ASSN (Population served: 490, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-19-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Shillington that have no violations reported:
  • GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (Population served: 400, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • FLYING HILLS RACQUETBALL CTR (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.8%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Shillington compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Shillington (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Shillington Branch at 1700 Lancaster Avenue, branch established on 1966-06-03; Cumru Township Branch at 10 Parkside Avenue, branch established on 1978-07-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Sovereign Bank: Shillington Branch at 11 Parkside Avenue, branch established on 1907-01-01; Shillington Branch at K-Mart Shopping Plaza 12 Parkside Av, branch established on 1997-05-03. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • Royal Bank America: Shillington Branch at Lancaster Avenue And Mifflin Boulevard, branch established on 1900-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,270.5 mil, Deposits: $822.9 mil, headquarters in Narberth, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bancshares Of Pennsylvania, Inc.
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Shillington Branch at One West Lancaster Avenue, branch established on 1953-10-19. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Commerce Bank/Harrisburg National Association: Lancaster Avenue Branch at 606 Lancaster Avenue, branch established on 2005-10-22. Info updated 2006-06-15: Bank assets: $1,865.2 mil, Deposits: $1,617.7 mil, headquarters in Lemoyne, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
  • Fulton Bank: Shillington Branch at 6 Philadelphia Ave, branch established on 1921-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-16: Bank assets: $5,707.1 mil, Deposits: $3,342.8 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0$0 1$164
Police Protection - Officers 6$27,832$55,6640$0
Other Government Administration 3$10,780$43,1209$1,355
Financial Administration 1$3,542$42,5041$374
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,007
Water Supply 5$16,758$40,2190$0
Parks and Recreation 2$5,756$34,5363$3,035
Sewerage 5$14,402$34,5650$0
Police - Other 0$0 1$886
Streets and Highways 5$17,287$41,4891$2,905
Totals for Government 27$96,358$42,82618$9,726



Shillington government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,025,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $315,000
    Parks & Recreation: $121,000
    All Other: $43,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $149,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,446,000
    Water Utilities: $1,413,000
    Police Protection: $446,000
    Central Staff Services: $405,000
    Solid Waste Management: $360,000
    Sewerage: $316,000
    Regular Highways: $271,000
    Parks & Recreation: $198,000
    General Public Buildings: $90,000
    Fire Protection: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $25,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Libraries: $19,000
    Housing & Community Development: $11,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,106,000
    Total Other Securities: $610,000
    Benefit Payments: $83,000
    From Other Government: $40,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $8,000
    Withdrawals: $4,000
    From Local Government: $2,000
    Interest Revenue: $-5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $157,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,135,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,976,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $159,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $150,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $67,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $204,000
    Sewerage: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $54,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,363,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,170,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $866,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $106,000
    Highways: $84,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $461,000
    Property: $459,000
    NEC: $267,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,334,000

4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.49%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  0.81% ($47,814 average AGI)
from Chester County, PA  0.33% ($51,594)
from Lehigh County, PA  0.33% ($42,520)


4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.02%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.46% ($38,236 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.29% ($43,649)
to Lehigh County, PA  0.24% ($39,105)


Strongest AM radio stations in Shillington:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shillington:
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W280CQ (103.9 FM; SHILLINGTON, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • W253AC (98.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W207AE (89.3 FM; READING, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • W249AT (97.7 FM; READING, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • WXAC (91.3 FM; READING, PA; Owner: ALBRIGHT COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Shillington:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W24CS (Channel 24; READING, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)




Shillington fatal accident list for 1993:
Apr 30, 1993 04:44 AM, 724, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Shillington fatal accident list for 1986:
Jun 29, 1986 06:24 AM, 00148, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Shillington fatal accident list for 1984:
May 31, 1984 05:99 AM, 00148, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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