2024 population: 159,285 ( 3,337 from 2020)
Land area: 772.3 square miles
Population density: 206.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	134,559	84.48%	0.5%
Black:	5,996	3.76%	13.2%
Indian:	270	0.17%	4.9%
Asian:	2,193	1.38%	37.4%
2+ races:	3,145	1.97%	11.6%
Hispanic:	13,122	8.24%	22.2%

Total non-White:	24,726	15.52%	19.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,186	11.5
Deaths:	8,142	13.1
Net Migration:	3,079	4.9
Net Immigration:	1,184	1.9

Change in White population:	-656	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,993	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
155,948
135,215	86.71%
5,296	3.40%
284	0.18%
1,596	1.02%
2,819	1.81%
10,738	6.89%
20,733	13.29%

2010
149,618
135,004	90.23%
4,348	2.91%
230	0.15%
1,311	0.88%
2,145	1.43%
6,438	4.30%
14,614	9.77%

2000
129,313
122,192	94.49%
2,891	2.24%
179	0.14%
723	0.56%
944	0.73%
2,268	1.75%
7,121	5.51%

1990
121,082
116,644	96.33%
2,605	2.15%
172	0.14%
686	0.57%
n/a
975	0.81%
4,438	3.67%

1980
113,629
110,432	97.19%
2,006	1.77%
42	0.04%
388	0.34%
n/a
749	0.66%
3,197	2.81%

1970
100,833
98,829	98.01%
1,802	1.79%
39	0.04%
79	0.08%
n/a
0	0.00%
2,004	1.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,994	11.4
13,929	9.3
1,049	0.7
1,461	1.0

211	0.1
6,119	4.1

Number	Rate
2000's
16,365	12.7
12,215	9.4
10,953	8.5
1,393	1.1

12,812	9.9
7,493	5.8

Number	Rate
1990's
15,487	12.8
11,790	9.7
3,982	3.3
446	0.4

5,548	4.6
2,683	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
15,259	13.4
10,304	9.1
2,854	2.5
n/a

6,212	5.5
1,241	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,149	5.1
n/a

11,603	11.5
1,193	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.2
34,202	10.8%
281,031	89.2%
30,901	9.8%

62,576
2.46

42,855	68.5%
34,257	79.9%
3,248	7.6%
19,721	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
35,740	23.9%
113,878	76.1%
24,679	16.5%

58,389
2.52

41,139	70.5%
32,963	80.1%
3,232	7.9%
17,250	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
30,996	24.0%
98,317	76.0%
20,723	16.0%

50,574
2.50

36,515	72.2%
30,887	84.6%
2,156	5.9%
14,059	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
29,719	24.5%
91,363	75.5%
17,538	14.5%

45,642
2.60

34,476	75.5%
29,668	86.1%
1,871	5.4%
11,166	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
32,197	28.3%
81,432	71.7%
13,688	12.0%

39,986
2.78

31,551	78.9%
27,999	88.7%
1,596	5.1%
8,435	21.1%

2022 Housing Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,125	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,413	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,898	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,071	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,344	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,684	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,363	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,596	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,998	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,908	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,304	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,706	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,198	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,662	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,792	7.7%
$200,000 or more	3,514	5.6%

Median Household Income	71,808
Per Capita Income	37,520

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,653	4.2%
Public Assistance	1,494	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,016	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	67,171	75.8%
Unemployed	2,350	2.7%
In Armed Forces	61	0.1%

Total Labor Force	69,582	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	19,067	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,908	22,586	55.3%
Non-Profit	2,259	5,502	29.1%
Self-Employed	4,891	2,192	69.1%

Local Government	2,203	2,932	42.9%
State Government	913	1,232	42.6%
Federal Government	2,393	710	77.1%

Total Private + Self	32,799	24,778	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,768	10,376	42.8%
Total	40,567	35,154	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,215	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,207	20.0%
Professional, Technical	16,285	21.5%
Service Occupations	11,233	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	971	1.3%
All others	23,910	31.5%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	12,416	16.4%
Health care and social assistance	10,907	14.4%
Retail trade	9,120	12.0%
Educational services	6,621	8.7%
Transportation and warehousing	5,649	7.4%
Public administration	4,697	6.2%
Construction	4,265	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	4,043	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,676	4.8%
Other services	2,766	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,338	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,318	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,242	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,883	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,250	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	683	0.9%
Information	591	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	209	0.3%
Utilities	173	0.2%
Management	3	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,672	2.35%
Puerto Rican	2,287	1.47%
Cuban	232	0.15%
Dominican	632	0.40%

Total Central American	2,315	1.48%
Costa Rican	48	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,879	1.20%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	78	0.05%
Salvadoran	310	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	585	0.37%
Argentinean	3	0.00%
Bolivian	56	0.04%
Chilean	24	0.02%
Colombian	18	0.01%
Ecuadorian	36	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	200	0.13%
Uruguayan	127	0.08%
Venezuelan	121	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	385	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	290	0.19%
Chinese	266	0.17%
Filipino	117	0.07%
Korean	99	0.06%
Vietnamese	92	0.06%
Thai	54	0.03%
Other Southeast Asian	44	0.03%
Japanese	39	0.02%
Burmese	34	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	136,888	92.9%
Spanish	6,721	4.6%
German, other Germanic	1,677	1.1%
Other Indo-European	519	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	336	0.2%
Other Asian	258	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	224	0.2%
Other	201	0.1%
Chinese	158	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	48,339	31.0%
American	20,246	13.0%
Irish	16,087	10.3%
English	12,875	8.2%
Italian	4,924	3.2%
Polish	3,419	2.2%
European	3,383	2.2%
Scottish	2,920	1.9%
French	2,746	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,595	1.7%
Swiss	2,322	1.5%
Dutch	1,653	1.1%
Welsh	1,217	0.8%
Swedish	1,047	0.7%
Hungarian	791	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	152,963	98.0%
Not a citizen	3,121	2.0%

Native	150,291	96.3%
Foreign-born	5,793	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,062	2.8%	7,719	7.0%	48,095	43.7%	25,973	23.6%	15,426	14.0%	9,871	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,062	2.8%
9-12 Years	7,719	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	48,095	43.7%
Some College	25,973	23.6%
Bach. Degree	15,426	14.0%
Grad Degree	9,871	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	125,340	119,036	6,304	5.0%
1991	124,360	116,714	7,646	6.1%
1992	124,582	117,256	7,326	5.9%
1993	124,196	117,556	6,640	5.3%
1994	122,670	116,812	5,858	4.8%
1995	127,984	122,196	5,788	4.5%
1996	131,290	124,634	6,656	5.1%
1997	133,700	127,278	6,422	4.8%
1998	134,302	129,028	5,274	3.9%
1999	132,060	125,882	6,178	4.7%

2000	135,446	130,318	5,128	3.8%
2001	135,912	129,694	6,218	4.6%
2002	138,360	131,886	6,474	4.7%
2003	141,000	134,890	6,110	4.3%
2004	148,150	142,702	5,448	3.7%
2005	153,990	148,674	5,316	3.5%
2006	157,684	152,382	5,302	3.4%
2007	161,534	155,862	5,672	3.5%
2008	165,232	158,102	7,130	4.3%
2009	161,888	148,926	12,962	8.0%

2010	150,964	138,454	12,510	8.3%
2011	150,776	139,944	10,832	7.2%
2012	152,372	141,916	10,456	6.9%
2013	152,744	142,978	9,766	6.4%
2014	152,862	144,444	8,418	5.5%
2015	155,750	147,884	7,866	5.1%
2016	155,214	147,302	7,912	5.1%
2017	153,086	146,168	6,918	4.5%
2018	153,950	148,044	5,906	3.8%
2019	155,528	149,428	6,100	3.9%

2020	154,368	142,616	11,752	7.6%
2021	155,544	147,928	7,616	4.9%
2022	156,130	150,360	5,770	3.7%
2023	154,344	149,884	4,460	2.9%
2024	154,430	149,640	4,790	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	66,443
Median Value	$222,000

Occupied	62,576	94.2%
Vacant	3,867	5.8%

Owned	45,631	72.9%
Rented	16,945	27.1%
Median Rent	$1,019

Single-Family Units	53,442	80.4%
Detached	45,487	68.5%
Attached	7,955	12.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,936	5.9%
Mobile Homes	4,364	6.6%

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area