Editing Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 306
|1920= 2353
|1930= 3810
|1940= 3970
|1950= 5459
|1960= 11836
|1970= 12036
|1980= 10164
|1990= 9135
|2000= 8556
|2010= 8316
|2020= 8249
|footnote=Sources:<ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-12.pdf|work=1880 United States Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1910">{{cite web|title=Population-Pennsylvania|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch4.pdf|work=U.S. Census 1910|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1930">{{cite web|title=Number and Distribution of Inhabitants:Pennsylvania-Tennessee|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch09.pdf|work=Fifteenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 15, 2016|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=2013-10-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2"/> of 2000, there were 8,556 people, 3,859 households, and 2,288 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,259.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,037 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,481.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.78% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 3,859 households, out of which 23.2% had children under age 18 living with them, 45.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The average household size was 2.20 persons, and the average family size was 2.88 persons. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.7% under age 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24 years old, 32.9% from 25 to 44 years old, 21.4% from 45 to 64 years old, and 18.7% who were 65 years old or older. The median age was 39. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $38,040; and, the median income for a family was $48,586. Males had a median income of $33,013, versus $27,907 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $20,518. About 5.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.