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Chambersburg, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,606 (it was $86,500 in 2000)
Chambersburg:

$196,606
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,914 - $278,837

Total population: 20,602 (Urban population: 17,862 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Houses: 10,362 (9,908 occupied: 4,303 owner occupied, 5,884 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

58%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,509 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $123,258.

Median contract rent in 2022: $790 (lower quartile is $670, upper quartile is $950)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $516


Median gross rent in Chambersburg, PA in 2022: $938

Housing units in Chambersburg with a mortgage: 2,807 (384 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 329 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 107

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $82,908

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,271

Median monthly housing costs: $1,031

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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 22,031
  • Male householders: 4,665 (1,710 living alone), Female householders: 5,201 (2,007 living alone)
  • 3,161 spouses (3,154 opposite-sex spouses), 869 unmarried partners, (796 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,687 children (5,400 natural, 104 adopted, 182 stepchildren), 314 grandchildren, 236 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 0 foster children, 251 other relatives, 672 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 723

Size of family households: 2,412 2-persons, 1,252 3-persons, 729 4-persons, 560 5-persons, 324 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,067 1-person, 798 2-persons, 141 3-persons.

2,284 married couples with children.
1,491 single-parent households (599 men, 892 women).

81.6% of residents of Chambersburg speak English at home.
15.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (25% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,158 (14.3%)
(30.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.9
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 871 bedroom
  • 1,2052 bedrooms
  • 2,0383 bedrooms
  • 7744 bedrooms
  • 1995+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • 143no bedroom
  • 9901 bedroom
  • 2,3822 bedrooms
  • 2,1163 bedrooms
  • 2344 bedrooms
  • 205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chambersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chambersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 110no vehicle
  • 1,6251 vehicle
  • 1,6032 vehicles
  • 5943 vehicles
  • 2214 vehicles
  • 1525+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chambersburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chambersburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • 879no vehicle
  • 3,0121 vehicle
  • 1,5462 vehicles
  • 3723 vehicles
  • 774 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 422 rooms
  • 1333 rooms
  • 3874 rooms
  • 8295 rooms
  • 8036 rooms
  • 6607 rooms
  • 5698 rooms
  • 8809+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • 1431 room
  • 762 rooms
  • 8933 rooms
  • 1,1804 rooms
  • 1,2075 rooms
  • 1,6576 rooms
  • 4827 rooms
  • 1428 rooms
  • 1059+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chambersburg, PA
  • Chambersburg, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chambersburg, PA in 2022
  • 598Less than $10,000
  • 806$10,000 to $19,999
  • 759$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,420$30,000 to $39,999
  • 988$40,000 to $49,999
  • 873$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,271$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,167$75,000 to $99,999
  • 618$100,000 to $124,999
  • 460$125,000 to $149,999
  • 615$150,000 to $199,999
  • 401$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chambersburg, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Chambersburg, PA in 2022
  • 18Less than $10,000
  • 6$10,000 to $14,999
  • 182$15,000 to $19,999
  • 19$20,000 to $24,999
  • 16$25,000 to $29,999
  • 26$35,000 to $39,999
  • 9$40,000 to $49,999
  • 51$50,000 to $59,999
  • 15$60,000 to $69,999
  • 5$70,000 to $79,999
  • 33$80,000 to $89,999
  • 144$90,000 to $99,999
  • 194$100,000 to $124,999
  • 167$125,000 to $149,999
  • 856$150,000 to $174,999
  • 503$175,000 to $199,999
  • 677$200,000 to $249,999
  • 497$250,000 to $299,999
  • 394$300,000 to $399,999
  • 204$400,000 to $499,999
  • 136$500,000 to $749,999
  • 6$750,000 to $999,999
  • 30$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chambersburg, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chambersburg, PA in 2022
  • 24Less than $100
  • 8$100 to $149
  • 59$150 to $199
  • 56$200 to $249
  • 39$250 to $299
  • 11$300 to $349
  • 8$350 to $399
  • 29$400 to $449
  • 43$450 to $499
  • 204$500 to $549
  • 188$550 to $599
  • 379$600 to $649
  • 418$650 to $699
  • 576$700 to $749
  • 511$750 to $799
  • 726$800 to $899
  • 1,039$900 to $999
  • 463$1,000 to $1,249
  • 411$1,250 to $1,499
  • 110$1,500 to $1,999
  • 9$2,000 to $2,499
  • 60No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.7%
Number of people working at home: 953 (9.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 400
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,713
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,057
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,256
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 976
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 613
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,159
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 156
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 102
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 251
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 313
  • 90 or more minutes: 200
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chambersburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 16,400 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled: 1,627 (8.1%)
  • Bus: 23 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 295 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 29 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 390 (1.9%)
  • Worked at home: 953 (4.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 22.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 14.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 7.4%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • 1,3472010 or later
  • 5742000 to 2009
  • 3181990 to 1999
  • 1981980 to 1989
  • 521970 to 1979
  • 159Before 1970
Ancestries in Chambersburg, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,834 (17.4%)
  • American: 1,018 (9.6%)
  • English: 842 (8.0%)
  • Irish: 517 (4.9%)
  • Jamaican: 408 (3.9%)
  • Scottish: 269 (2.5%)
  • Italian: 267 (2.5%)
  • Armenian: 111 (1.1%)
  • Croatian: 97 (0.9%)
  • Haitian: 92 (0.9%)
  • European: 91 (0.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 86 (0.8%)
  • French: 71 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 68 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 63 (0.6%)
  • Swiss: 53 (0.5%)
  • Austrian: 49 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 46 (0.4%)
  • African: 43 (0.4%)
  • Slovak: 41 (0.4%)
  • Belizean: 40 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 26 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 21 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 18 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 17 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 15 (0.1%)
  • Moroccan: 14 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 13 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 10 (0.09%)
  • Swedish: 9 (0.09%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 9 (0.09%)
  • Ukrainian: 8 (0.08%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 8 (0.08%)
  • Bulgarian: 8 (0.08%)
  • Brazilian: 7 (0.07%)
  • Scandinavian: 6 (0.06%)
  • British: 5 (0.05%)
  • Northern European: 5 (0.05%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Chambersburg:

32.6% (793)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (13,268)

Mexico
Chambersburg:

14.9% (363)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Peru
Chambersburg:

9.7% (236)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,690)

Dominican Republic
Chambersburg:

6.4% (156)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Jamaica
Chambersburg:

4.9% (119)
Pennsylvania:

2.4% (22,612)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chambersburg:

3.4% (83)
Pennsylvania:

7.2% (67,704)

Haiti
Chambersburg:

3.2% (79)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% (15,224)

Honduras
Chambersburg:

3.1% (75)
Pennsylvania:

0.9% (8,463)

Canada
Chambersburg:

1.8% (44)
Pennsylvania:

1.8% (17,032)

India
Chambersburg:

1.7% (42)
Pennsylvania:

10.7% (100,596)

Netherlands
Chambersburg:

1.7% (41)
Pennsylvania:

0.2% (2,004)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 12,693
  • Other state: 5,987
  • Northeast: 1,103
  • Midwest: 546
  • South: 3,481
  • West: 1,005

86.8% of Chambersburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32.2% lived in Pennsylvania.


Chambersburg:

86.8%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 107
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 67
  • 7th and 8th grade: 68
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 65
  • 11th grade: 281
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 189
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,047
  • Less than 1 year of college: 425
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 550
  • Associate degree: 385
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,432
  • Master's degree: 416
  • Professional school degree: 211
  • Doctorate degree: 85
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 187
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 95
  • 7th and 8th grade: 146
  • 9th grade: 35
  • 10th grade: 28
  • 11th grade: 76
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 39
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,564
  • Less than 1 year of college: 691
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 654
  • Associate degree: 622
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,260
  • Master's degree: 809
  • Professional school degree: 85
  • Doctorate degree: 36
Educational Attainment for Females
Chambersburg marital status for males
Chambersburg marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,307
  • One, attached: 2,887
  • Two: 598
  • 3 or 4: 898
  • 5 to 9: 674
  • 10 to 19: 512
  • 20 to 49: 265
  • 50 or more: 187
  • Mobile homes: 30
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chambersburg
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chambersburg, PA
  • 52.6%Utility gas
  • 31.6%Electricity
  • 11.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chambersburg, PA
  • 60.4%Electricity
  • 30.1%Utility gas
  • 7.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 269
Here:

13.5%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161
Here:

15.4%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 345
Here:

40.0%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability