Housing data for Shohola Township, PA
Shohola Township, PA has an estimated 2,605 residents and 2,439 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Pike County.
12.3% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,288 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+22.1%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,605 (±18)
- Housing units
- 2,439 (±141)
- Households that rent
- 12.3%
- Median gross rent
- $1,288
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +22.1%
What stands out in Shohola Township
Homes heated by fuel oil: 32.6% (±6.4 points) in Shohola Township, higher than in Pike County (18.8%).
Homes built before 1980: 58.5% (±9.0 points) in Shohola Township, higher than in Pike County (36.9%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 10.8% (±6.1 points) in Shohola Township, lower than in Pike County (19.8%).
Households without a vehicle: 1.3% (±2.0 points) in Shohola Township, lower than in Pike County (5.3%).
- Heating fuel in Shohola Township
- Age of homes in Shohola Township
- Commute and cars in Shohola Township
Housing in Shohola Township at a glance
- Median rent: $1,288 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 49.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 12.3% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $93,750 median household income
- Home values: $318,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,873 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,450 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 60.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 58.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 32.6% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 30.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +22.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 10.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Shohola Township against Pike County, its state and the nation
| Shohola Township | Pike County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,605 (±18) | 60,621 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 2,439 (±141) | 40,177 (±42) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 12.3% (±5.8 points) | 13.0% (±1.3 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,288 (±$802) | $1,378 (±$84) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $93,750 (±$15,265) | $81,323 (±$4,306) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $318,500 (±$33,470) | $272,600 (±$7,781) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,450 (±$260) | $3,542 (±$105) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 58.5% (±9.0 points) | 36.9% (±2.2 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 30.2 minutes (±4.2) | 42.3 minutes (±2.1) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.0% (±3.1 points) | 91.8% (±1.2 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 50.6 years (±6.5) | 49.4 years (±0.4) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Shohola Township covers 45.3 square miles of land, about 58 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Shohola Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,133 (±142) | 2,605 (±18) | +22.1% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 1,833 (±101) | 2,439 (±141) | +33.1% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $1,320 (±$668) | $1,288 (±$802) | −2.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $230,300 (±$22,512) | $318,500 (±$33,470) | +38.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $65,804 (±$9,673) | $93,750 (±$15,265) | +42.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,338 (±$174) | $1,873 (±$98) | +40.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,354 (±$328) | $4,450 (±$260) | +32.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 15.6% (±6.0 points) | 12.3% (±5.8 points) | −3.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±16.2 points) | 0.0% (±21.1 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Pike County
Shohola Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pike County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Pike County recorded 49 violent and 326 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Shohola Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18458 | 82% | 3,792 | $1,323 | $301,700 | $96,635 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Shohola Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Township (Pike County) | 5.3 mi | $1,270 | $354,700 | 13.0% |
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | 6.7 mi | — | $348,000 | 4.6% |
| Dingman Township | 6.7 mi | $1,544 | $286,500 | 9.0% |
| Town of Lumberland | 7.1 mi | $938 | $318,200 | 3.4% |
| Westfall Township | 7.4 mi | $1,198 | $299,900 | 29.5% |
| Gold Key Lake | 7.5 mi | — | $233,400 | 12.0% |
| Sunrise Lake | 7.9 mi | — | $191,000 | 8.0% |
| Milford | 8.6 mi | $1,481 | $362,600 | 56.9% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Shohola Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Madison Township | $1,132 | $303,200 | $92,727 | 12.6% |
| Mount Joy Township (Adams County) | $1,341 | $345,000 | $93,917 | 14.2% |
| Loganville | $1,168 | $297,600 | $94,954 | 18.4% |
| Sullivan Township | $1,260 | $282,100 | $87,679 | 14.5% |
| Mount Pleasant Township (Wayne County) | $1,304 | $323,700 | $83,750 | 11.0% |
| Little Britain Township | $1,281 | $375,500 | $87,331 | 10.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Shohola Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,123 | $1,266 | $1,521 | $2,106 | $2,542 |
HUD income limits for Shohola Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,150 | $35,200 | $56,300 |
| 2 people | $24,150 | $40,200 | $64,350 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $45,250 | $72,400 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $50,250 | $80,400 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $54,300 | $86,850 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $58,300 | $93,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $62,350 | $99,700 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $66,350 | $106,150 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pike County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $100,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Shohola Township
How many renters are there in Shohola Township?
Shohola Township has an estimated 116 (±56) renting households, 12.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Shohola Township?
The median household income in Shohola Township is $93,750 (±$15,265) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Shohola Township, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $318,500 (±$33,470) for owner-occupied homes in Shohola Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Shohola Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Shohola Township, PA is $1,873 (±$98) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Shohola Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Shohola Township, PA is $4,450 (±$260) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Shohola Township?
Shohola Township, PA has an estimated 2,439 (±141) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Shohola Township growing?
In Shohola Township, the number of residents went from 2,133 in 2015–2019 to 2,605 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Shohola Township?
The ZIP code that covers Shohola Township is 18458.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 18458?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 18458 is $1,323 (±$309) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Pike County, PA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Pike County, PA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Shohola township, Pike County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:70496, in state:42 county:103).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .