In terms of college education, the citizens of Shamokin rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.11% of adults 25 and older in Shamokin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Shamokin in 2018 was $21,579, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,316 for a family of four. However, Shamokin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shamokin also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.90% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Shamokin is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shamokin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shamokin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Shamokin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shamokin include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Shamokin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
