Union township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,090 ( 58 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.5 square miles
Population density: 176.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,941	95.18%	1.8%
Black:	45	1.46%	125.0%
Indian:	15	0.49%	275.0%
Asian:	4	0.13%	82.6%
2+ races:	25	0.81%	30.6%
Hispanic:	60	1.94%	10.4%

Total non-White:	149	4.82%	2.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-55	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-0.1

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
3,148
2,996	95.17%
20	0.64%
4	0.13%
23	0.73%
36	1.14%
67	2.13%
152	4.83%

2000
2,989
2,919	97.66%
0	0.00%
13	0.43%
28	0.94%
4	0.13%
22	0.74%
70	2.34%

1990
2,178
2,143	98.39%
0	0.00%
6	0.28%
7	0.32%
n/a
22	1.01%
35	1.61%

1980
1,978
1,965	99.34%
2	0.10%
0	0.00%
5	0.25%
n/a
6	0.30%
13	0.66%

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

77	2.6
82	2.7

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

776	35.6
35	1.6

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

178	9.0
22	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Union 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
50.7
528	17.1%
2,562	82.9%
697	22.6%

1,214
2.55

967	79.7%
802	82.9%
28	2.9%
247	20.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
744	23.6%
2,404	76.4%
486	15.4%

1,144
2.75

941	82.3%
803	85.3%
34	3.6%
203	17.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
810	27.1%
2,179	72.9%
389	13.0%

1,078
2.77

902	83.7%
799	88.6%
45	5.0%
176	16.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
573	26.3%
1,605	73.7%
201	9.2%

748
2.91

634	84.8%
584	92.1%
8	1.3%
114	15.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
641	32.4%
1,337	67.6%
160	8.1%

634
3.12

557	87.9%
500	89.8%
23	4.1%
77	12.1%

2022 Housing Data for Union township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	51	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	60	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	52	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	76	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	175	14.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	165	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	229	18.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	109	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	123	10.1%
$200,000 or more	80	6.6%

Median Household Income	89,191
Per Capita Income	38,495

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	73	6.0%
Public Assistance	11	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,486	79.0%
Unemployed	64	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,550	82.4%
Not in Labor Force	332	17.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	593	499	54.3%
Non-Profit	37	116	24.2%
Self-Employed	63	73	46.3%

Local Government	31	108	22.3%
State Government	15	61	19.7%
Federal Government	22	5	81.5%

Total Private + Self	656	572	53.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	290	26.6%
Total	761	862	46.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	149	9.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	442	27.2%
Professional, Technical	325	20.0%
Service Occupations	211	13.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.6%
All others	496	30.6%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	268	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	243	15.0%
Educational services	200	12.3%
Construction	176	10.8%
Retail trade	160	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	95	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	70	4.3%
Wholesale trade	70	4.3%
Public administration	67	4.1%
Other services	56	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	54	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	47	2.9%
Finance and insurance	42	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	1.4%
Information	19	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	0.7%
Utilities	9	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	26	0.84%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.13%
Costa Rican	4	0.13%
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	30	0.97%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	30	0.97%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	4	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,882	98.4%
Spanish	39	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.2%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,017	32.9%
Irish	672	21.7%
English	398	12.9%
American	249	8.1%
Italian	93	3.0%
European	89	2.9%
Polish	83	2.7%
French	69	2.2%
British	54	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	47	1.5%
Hungarian	35	1.1%
Czechoslovakian	31	1.0%
Scottish	20	0.6%
Dutch	19	0.6%
Pennsylvania German	15	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,080	99.7%
Not a citizen	10	0.3%

Native	3,059	99.0%
Foreign-born	31	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	0.7%	178	7.6%	1,115	47.5%	589	25.1%	225	9.6%	222	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	0.7%
9-12 Years	178	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,115	47.5%
Some College	589	25.1%
Bach. Degree	225	9.6%
Grad Degree	222	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +199	R +88	D + 5.1%
D +111
2020 vs. 2012	R +371	R +301	R + 5.2%
D +70
2020 vs. 2008	R +420	R +438	R + 16.5%
D -18

2016 vs. 2008	R +221	R +350	R + 21.6%
D -129
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,354	75.5%	Joe Biden (D)	422	23.5%	17	0.9%	1,793	27	29	0.03%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	1,155	75.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	311	20.4%	62	4.1%	1,528	27	30	0.02%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	983	72.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	352	25.9%	25	1.8%	1,360	26	25	0.02%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	934	66.8%	Barack Obama (D)	440	31.5%	25	1.8%	1,399	23	21	0.02%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	940	69.3%	John Kerry (D)	407	30.0%	10	0.7%	1,357	21	19	0.02%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	723	65.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	350	31.9%	24	2.2%	1,097	19	18	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

422

23.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,354

75.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,793

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

311

20.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,155

75.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,528

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

352

25.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

983

72.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,360

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

440

31.5%

John McCain (R)

934

66.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,399

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

940

69.3%

John Kerry (D)

407

30.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,357

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Union township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

723

65.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

350

31.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,097

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,075	72.4%	John Fetterman (D)	371	25.0%	38 [+]	2.6%	1,484	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 17 (1.1%); Richard Weiss (Green) 14 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	61%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,012	68.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	444	29.8%	32 [+]	2.2%	1,488	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 17 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 10 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	881	71.2%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	342	27.6%	14 [+]	1.1%	1,237	29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 10 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2018	G	51%	Scott Wagner (R)	839	67.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	380	30.7%	17 [+]	1.4%	1,236	27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 11 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2016	S3	62%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,081	72.1%	Katie McGinty (D)	340	22.7%	79 [+]	5.3%	1,500	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 79 (5.3%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Corbett* (R)	589	70.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	247	29.5%	0	0.0%	836	25	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	1,272
Median Value	$284,600

Occupied	1,214	95.4%
Vacant	58	4.6%

Owned	1,104	90.9%
Rented	110	9.1%
Median Rent	$1,122

Single-Family Units	1,218	95.8%
Detached	1,208	95.0%
Attached	10	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.6%
Mobile Homes	27	2.1%

Union township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Union township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Union township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Union township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Union township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Union township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union township, PA