Swissvale borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,588 ( 395 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population density: 7118.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,871	56.72%	6.7%
Black:	2,674	31.14%	14.1%
Indian:	8	0.09%	33.3%
Asian:	279	3.25%	88.5%
2+ races:	367	4.27%	35.4%
Hispanic:	354	4.12%	77.0%

Total non-White:	3,717	43.28%	1.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-349	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-46	-0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,983
5,220	58.11%
3,112	34.64%
12	0.13%
148	1.65%
271	3.02%
200	2.23%
3,763	41.89%

2000
9,653
7,102	73.57%
2,080	21.55%
15	0.16%
64	0.66%
251	2.60%
113	1.17%
2,551	26.43%

1990
10,637
9,445	88.79%
1,032	9.70%
5	0.05%
105	0.99%
n/a
50	0.47%
1,192	11.21%

1980
11,345
10,600	93.43%
659	5.81%
0	0.00%
10	0.09%
n/a
76	0.67%
745	6.57%

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

-1,882	-19.5
1,212	12.6

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

-2,343	-22.0
1,359	12.8

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

-1,155	-10.2
447	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Swissvale borough, 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
37.1
1,476	17.2%
7,112	82.8%
1,445	16.8%

4,393
1.95

1,679	38.2%
1,013	60.3%
220	13.1%
2,714	61.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
1,752	19.5%
7,231	80.5%
1,254	14.0%

4,439
2.02

2,162	48.7%
1,139	52.7%
470	21.7%
2,277	51.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
1,916	19.8%
7,737	80.2%
1,677	17.4%

4,686
2.05

2,425	51.7%
1,462	60.3%
452	18.6%
2,261	48.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
1,950	18.3%
8,687	81.7%
2,149	20.2%

4,914
2.15

2,802	57.0%
1,960	70.0%
293	10.5%
2,112	43.0%

1980
Number	Percent
37.2
2,269	20.0%
9,076	80.0%
2,043	18.0%

4,587
2.46

3,110	67.8%
2,372	76.3%
268	8.6%
1,477	32.2%

2022 Housing Data for Swissvale borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	402	9.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	183	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	173	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	322	7.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	219	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	149	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	202	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	200	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	187	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	376	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	486	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	371	8.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	340	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	386	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	6.2%
$200,000 or more	125	2.8%

Median Household Income	56,594
Per Capita Income	37,266

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	320	7.3%
Public Assistance	218	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	614	14.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,271	76.1%
Unemployed	348	6.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,619	82.2%
Not in Labor Force	997	17.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,742	1,231	58.6%
Non-Profit	351	876	28.6%
Self-Employed	276	123	69.2%

Local Government	76	173	30.5%
State Government	58	27	68.2%
Federal Government	57	58	49.6%

Total Private + Self	2,018	1,354	59.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	542	1,134	32.3%
Total	2,560	2,488	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	8.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	857	17.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,108	21.9%
Professional, Technical	1,592	31.5%
Service Occupations	820	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.3%
All others	671	13.3%

White Collar		70.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	815	16.1%
Retail trade	749	14.8%
Educational services	607	12.0%
Finance and insurance	371	7.3%
Other services	327	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	322	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	317	6.3%
Construction	311	6.2%
Wholesale trade	208	4.1%
Manufacturing	186	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	174	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	170	3.4%
Public administration	134	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	133	2.6%
Utilities	121	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	51	1.0%
Information	33	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.3%
Management	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	82	0.95%
Puerto Rican	38	0.44%
Cuban	26	0.30%
Dominican	11	0.13%

Total Central American	53	0.62%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	24	0.28%
Honduran	29	0.34%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	37	0.43%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	37	0.43%
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	107	1.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	165	1.92%
Chinese	87	1.01%
Filipino	21	0.24%
Taiwanese	13	0.15%
Japanese	9	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,828	94.3%
Spanish	147	1.8%
Korean	85	1.0%
Chinese	72	0.9%
Other Asian	47	0.6%
Other Indo-European	41	0.5%
German, other Germanic	31	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.2%
Arabic	16	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,486	17.3%
German	1,220	14.2%
Italian	952	11.1%
English	642	7.5%
Croatian	349	4.1%
Slovak	275	3.2%
Polish	257	3.0%
African	189	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	156	1.8%
Welsh	148	1.7%
Czech	132	1.5%
American	120	1.4%
French	114	1.3%
Scottish	111	1.3%
Turkish	87	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,436	98.2%
Not a citizen	152	1.8%

Native	8,075	94.0%
Foreign-born	513	6.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
62	1.0%	78	1.2%	1,425	22.2%	2,246	35.0%	1,408	21.9%	1,205	18.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	62	1.0%
9-12 Years	78	1.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,425	22.2%
Some College	2,246	35.0%
Bach. Degree	1,408	21.9%
Grad Degree	1,205	18.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +42	D +304	D + 0.9%
D +346
2020 vs. 2012	R -112	D +581	D + 7.3%
D +469
2020 vs. 2008	R -347	D +787	D + 14.7%
D +440

2016 vs. 2008	R -389	D +483	D + 13.9%
D +94
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	4,203	82.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	804	15.9%	64	1.3%	5,071	-33	-31	0.07%
2016	68%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,857	79.7%	Donald Trump (R)	762	15.7%	221	4.6%	4,840	-32	-30	0.08%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,734	78.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	916	19.4%	83	1.8%	4,733	-27	-28	0.08%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	3,763	75.5%	John McCain (R)	1,151	23.1%	70	1.4%	4,984	-21	-23	0.08%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	3,472	72.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,305	27.1%	45	0.9%	4,822	-21	-24	0.08%
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,817	66.2%	George W. Bush (R)	1,264	29.7%	173	4.1%	4,254	-17	-18	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Swissvale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,203

82.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

804

15.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,071

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -33	Diff (US): -31

2016 President, Swissvale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,857

79.7%

Donald Trump (R)

762

15.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

123

2.5%

TOTAL

4,840

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -32	Diff (US): -30

2012 President, Swissvale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,734

78.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

916

19.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,733

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -27	Diff (US): -28

2008 President, Swissvale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,763

75.5%

John McCain (R)

1,151

23.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,984

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -23

2004 President, Swissvale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,305

27.1%

John Kerry (D)

3,472

72.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,822

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -24

2000 President, Swissvale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,264

29.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,817

66.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

115

2.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,254

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Swissvale borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	John Fetterman (D)	3,490	86.4%	Mehmet Oz (R)	493	12.2%	56 [+]	1.4%	4,039	-34	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 20 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 19 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.1%);
2022	G	58%	Josh Shapiro (D)	3,545	88.1%	Doug Mastriano (R)	413	10.3%	68 [+]	1.7%	4,026	-31	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Christina Digiulo (Green) 27 (0.7%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 23 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 10 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2018	S1	57%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	3,440	86.3%	Lou Barletta (R)	473	11.9%	73 [+]	1.8%	3,986	-31	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 42 (1.1%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 31 (0.8%);
2018	G	57%	Tom Wolf* (D)	3,477	87.2%	Scott Wagner (R)	455	11.4%	54 [+]	1.4%	3,986	-29	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 30 (0.8%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 24 (0.6%);
2016	S3	67%	Katie McGinty (D)	3,757	79.1%	Pat Toomey* (R)	780	16.4%	212 [+]	4.5%	4,749	-32	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 212 (4.5%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,906	79.7%	Tom Corbett* (R)	486	20.3%	0	0.0%	2,392	-25	0.07%
[-] 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	4,929
Median Value	$140,000

Occupied	4,393	89.1%
Vacant	536	10.9%

Owned	2,121	48.3%
Rented	2,272	51.7%
Median Rent	$1,025

Single-Family Units	3,071	62.3%
Detached	2,398	48.7%
Attached	673	13.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	898	18.2%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Swissvale borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Swissvale borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Swissvale borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Swissvale borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Swissvale borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Swissvale borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Swissvale borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Swissvale borough, PA