Shickshinny is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 626 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shickshinny is the 936th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Shickshinny was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.93% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Shickshinny is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Being a small borough, Shickshinny does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Shickshinny, just 10.83% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Shickshinny in 2022 was $24,112, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,448 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 12.92% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shickshinny include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Shickshinny is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.