Berwick township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,566 ( 177 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.7 square miles
Population density: 333.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,359	91.93%	9.1%
Black:	71	2.77%	22.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	25	0.97%	0.0%
2+ races:	19	0.74%	5.6%
Hispanic:	90	3.51%	25.0%

Total non-White:	207	8.07%	8.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	196	9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-19	-1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,389
2,163	90.54%
58	2.43%
3	0.13%
25	1.05%
18	0.75%
120	5.02%
226	9.46%

2000
1,817
1,746	96.09%
9	0.50%
0	0.00%
3	0.17%
0	0.00%
59	3.25%
71	3.91%

1990
1,831
1,796	98.09%
9	0.49%
3	0.16%
14	0.76%
n/a
9	0.49%
35	1.91%

1980
1,492
1,483	99.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.54%
n/a
1	0.07%
9	0.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

417	22.9
155	8.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-50	-2.7
36	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

313	21.0
26	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Berwick township, PA

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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
45.0
596	23.2%
1,970	76.8%
566	22.1%

980
2.62

710	72.4%
541	76.2%
49	6.9%
270	27.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
523	21.9%
1,866	78.1%
389	16.3%

917
2.60

695	75.8%
599	86.2%
32	4.6%
222	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
407	22.4%
1,410	77.6%
214	11.8%

685
2.56

525	76.6%
462	88.0%
17	3.2%
160	23.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
496	27.1%
1,335	72.9%
180	9.8%

635
2.77

487	76.7%
417	85.6%
22	4.5%
148	23.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
479	32.1%
1,013	67.9%
121	8.1%

486
3.07

402	82.7%
356	88.6%
18	4.5%
84	17.3%

2022 Housing Data for Berwick township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	51	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	38	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	38	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	105	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	197	20.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	108	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	75	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	87	8.9%
$200,000 or more	60	6.1%

Median Household Income	81,200
Per Capita Income	35,244

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	53	5.4%
Public Assistance	3	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	85	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,109	80.2%
Unemployed	25	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,134	82.0%
Not in Labor Force	249	18.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	396	463	46.1%
Non-Profit	62	61	50.4%
Self-Employed	101	16	86.3%

Local Government	19	39	32.8%
State Government	23	5	82.1%
Federal Government	25	16	61.0%

Total Private + Self	497	479	50.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	129	121	51.6%
Total	626	600	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	10.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	116	9.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	323	26.3%
Professional, Technical	166	13.5%
Service Occupations	252	20.6%
All others	369	30.1%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	210	17.1%
Retail trade	185	15.1%
Health care and social assistance	170	13.9%
Manufacturing	154	12.6%
Accommodation and food services	95	7.7%
Public administration	81	6.6%
Educational services	67	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	63	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	58	4.7%
Other services	37	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	33	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	2.4%
Finance and insurance	22	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.6%
Wholesale trade	6	0.5%
Utilities	4	0.3%
Information	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	56	2.18%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	9	0.35%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	25	0.97%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	24	0.94%
Chinese	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,327	96.0%
Vietnamese	25	1.0%
Tagalog	24	1.0%
Arabic	22	0.9%
Spanish	21	0.9%
German, other Germanic	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	719	28.0%
American	490	19.1%
Irish	297	11.6%
English	258	10.1%
Lebanese	60	2.3%
Italian	56	2.2%
Polish	53	2.1%
British	45	1.8%
Hungarian	35	1.4%
Dutch	31	1.2%
Russian	30	1.2%
French	28	1.1%
Scandinavian	20	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	19	0.7%
Swiss	16	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,566	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,478	96.6%
Foreign-born	88	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
66	3.6%	115	6.3%	874	48.0%	462	25.4%	167	9.2%	137	7.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	66	3.6%
9-12 Years	115	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	874	48.0%
Some College	462	25.4%
Bach. Degree	167	9.2%
Grad Degree	137	7.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +138	R +21	D + 8.4%
D +117
2020 vs. 2012	R +305	R +243	R + 8.6%
D +62
2020 vs. 2008	R +340	R +326	R + 17.6%
D +14

2016 vs. 2008	R +202	R +305	R + 26.0%
D -103
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	954	71.0%	Joe Biden (D)	374	27.8%	16	1.2%	1,344	22	24	0.02%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	816	73.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	257	23.0%	45	4.0%	1,118	25	27	0.02%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	649	66.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	312	31.8%	19	1.9%	980	20	19	0.02%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	614	62.0%	Barack Obama (D)	360	36.3%	17	1.7%	991	18	16	0.02%
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	564	70.2%	John Kerry (D)	233	29.0%	6	0.7%	803	22	20	0.01%
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	425	68.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	182	29.4%	12	1.9%	619	22	21	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Berwick township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

374

27.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

954

71.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,344

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Berwick township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

257

23.0%

Donald Trump (R)

816

73.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,118

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Berwick township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

312

31.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

649

66.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

980

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Berwick township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

360

36.3%

John McCain (R)

614

62.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

991

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Berwick township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

564

70.2%

John Kerry (D)

233

29.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

803

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Berwick township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

425

68.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

182

29.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

619

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berwick township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	780	68.4%	John Fetterman (D)	325	28.5%	36 [+]	3.2%	1,141	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 17 (1.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 10 (0.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 8 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	751	65.8%	Josh Shapiro (D)	374	32.8%	16 [+]	1.4%	1,141	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 9 (0.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	44%	Lou Barletta (R)	575	65.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	289	32.7%	19 [+]	2.2%	883	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 14 (1.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 5 (0.6%);
2018	G	44%	Scott Wagner (R)	554	62.5%	Tom Wolf* (D)	318	35.9%	14 [+]	1.6%	886	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 5 (0.6%);
2016	S3	56%	Pat Toomey* (R)	745	67.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	289	26.2%	71 [+]	6.4%	1,105	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 71 (6.4%);
2014	G	33%	Tom Corbett* (R)	389	61.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	244	38.5%	0	0.0%	633	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,021
Median Value	$194,500

Occupied	980	96.0%
Vacant	41	4.0%

Owned	894	91.2%
Rented	86	8.8%
Median Rent	$1,021

Single-Family Units	675	66.1%
Detached	647	63.4%
Attached	28	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	336	32.9%

Berwick township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Berwick township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Berwick township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Berwick township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Berwick township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Berwick township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Berwick township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berwick township, PA