Shickshinny’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Shickshinny is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Shickshinny has a very low overall level of education: only 8.98% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Shickshinny in 2022 was $23,288, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,152 for a family of four. However, Shickshinny contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shickshinny is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Shickshinny home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shickshinny residents report their race to be White. Shickshinny also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.88% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shickshinny include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Shickshinny is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
