2022 population: 6,660
( 111 from 2010
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Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 6594.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 5,959 | 89.47% | ![]() |
Black: | 196 | 2.94% | ![]() |
Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
Asian: | 27 | 0.41% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 179 | 2.69% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 266 | 3.99% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 701 | 10.53% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | -487 | -8.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 376 | 6.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,978 | |
Median Value | $191,400 | |
Occupied | 2,806 | 94.2% |
Vacant | 172 | 5.8% |
Owned | 1,971 | 70.2% |
Rented | 835 | 29.8% |
Median Rent | $957 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,018 | 67.8% |
Detached | 1,957 | 65.7% |
Attached | 61 | 2.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 253 | 8.5% |
Mobile Homes | 0 | 0.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 146 | 5.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 62 | 2.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 77 | 2.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 80 | 2.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 79 | 2.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 94 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 50 | 1.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 87 | 3.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 164 | 5.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 193 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 370 | 13.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 375 | 13.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 402 | 14.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 226 | 8.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 274 | 9.8% |
$200,000 or more | 127 | 4.5% |
Median Household Income | 75,054 | |
Per Capita Income | 38,565 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 31 | 1.1% |
Public Assistance | 122 | 4.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 273 | 9.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 3,626 | 83.1% |
Unemployed | 191 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 3,817 | 87.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 547 | 12.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 16.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,548 | 1,555 | 49.9% |
Non-Profit | 97 | 359 | 21.3% |
Self-Employed | 102 | 48 | 68.0% |
Local Government | 114 | 42 | 73.1% |
State Government | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
Federal Government | 144 | 39 | 78.7% |
Total Private + Self | 1,650 | 1,603 | 50.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 373 | 440 | 45.9% |
Total | 2,023 | 2,043 | 49.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 8.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 502 | 12.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,235 | 30.4% |
Professional, Technical | 1,057 | 26.0% |
Service Occupations | 527 | 13.0% |
All others | 746 | 18.3% |
White Collar | 68.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 761 | 18.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 476 | 11.7% |
Retail trade | 423 | 10.4% |
Construction | 361 | 8.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 334 | 8.2% |
Finance and insurance | 329 | 8.1% |
Educational services | 328 | 8.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 189 | 4.6% |
Manufacturing | 180 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 155 | 3.8% |
Other services | 97 | 2.4% |
Public administration | 82 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 72 | 1.8% |
Information | 68 | 1.7% |
Management | 58 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 51 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 48 | 1.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 34 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 21 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 32 | 0.48% |
Puerto Rican | 31 | 0.47% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 203 | 3.05% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 59 | 0.89% |
Honduran | 144 | 2.16% |
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 | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 5,923 | 94.6% |
Spanish | 170 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European | 123 | 2.0% |
Other | 24 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 15 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 3 | 0.0% |
Chinese | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,795 | 42.0% |
Irish | 1,709 | 25.7% |
Polish | 804 | 12.1% |
Italian | 716 | 10.8% |
English | 297 | 4.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 191 | 2.9% |
Croatian | 127 | 1.9% |
Welsh | 113 | 1.7% |
British | 98 | 1.5% |
Greek | 94 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 75 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 73 | 1.1% |
American | 68 | 1.0% |
French | 57 | 0.9% |
Slovene | 50 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 6,501 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 159 | 2.4% |
Native | 6,423 | 96.4% |
Foreign-born | 237 | 3.6% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
27 | 0.6% | 163 | 3.4% | 1,560 | 32.3% | 1,291 | 26.7% | 1,253 | 25.9% | 541 | 11.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 27 | 0.6% |
9-12 Years | 163 | 3.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 1,560 | 32.3% |
Some College | 1,291 | 26.7% |
Bach. Degree | 1,253 | 25.9% |
Grad Degree | 541 | 11.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +81 | D +336 | D + 8.4% | |
D +417 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +170 | D +284 | D + 6.7% | |
D +454 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +58 | D +209 | D + 4.9% | |
D +267 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R -23 | R +127 | R + 3.5% | |
D -150 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 73% | Joe Biden (D) | 2,146 | 54.0% | Donald Trump* (R) | 1,750 | 44.1% | 76 | 1.9% | 3,972 | -5 | -3 | 0.06% |
2016 | 67% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,729 | 47.9% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,669 | 46.2% | 212 | 5.9% | 3,610 | -2 | 0 | 0.06% |
2012 | 63% | Barack Obama* (D) | 1,692 | 50.7% | Mitt Romney (R) | 1,580 | 47.4% | 62 | 1.9% | 3,334 | 1 | 0 | 0.06% |
2008 | 68% | Barack Obama (D) | 1,879 | 51.7% | John McCain (R) | 1,692 | 46.5% | 65 | 1.8% | 3,636 | 2 | 1 | 0.06% |
2004 | 66% | John Kerry (D) | 1,794 | 49.6% | George W. Bush* (R) | 1,783 | 49.3% | 37 | 1.0% | 3,614 | 1 | -1 | 0.06% |
2000 | 60% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,651 | 49.4% | George W. Bush (R) | 1,563 | 46.8% | 128 | 3.8% | 3,342 | 0 | -1 | 0.07% |
2020 President, West View borough | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 2,146 | 54.0% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 1,750 | 44.1% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 61 | 1.5% | |||||||||
Other | 15 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,972 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, West View borough | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,729 | 47.9% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 1,669 | 46.2% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 137 | 3.8% | |||||||||
Other | 75 | 2.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,610 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, West View borough | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 1,692 | 50.7% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 1,580 | 47.4% | |||||||||
Other | 62 | 1.9% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,334 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, West View borough | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 1,879 | 51.7% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 1,692 | 46.5% | |||||||||
Other | 65 | 1.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,636 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, West View borough | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 1,783 | 49.3% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 1,794 | 49.6% | |||||||||
Other | 37 | 1.0% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,614 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, West View borough | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 1,563 | 46.8% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,651 | 49.4% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 74 | 2.2% | |||||||||
Other | 54 | 1.6% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,342 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2022 | S3 | 59% | John Fetterman (D) | 1,955 | 61.4% | Mehmet Oz (R) | 1,139 | 35.8% | 90 [+] | 2.8% | 3,184 | -11 | 0.06% |
2022 | G | 59% | Josh Shapiro (D) | 2,130 | 67.1% | Doug Mastriano (R) | 983 | 31.0% | 62 [+] | 2.0% | 3,175 | -11 | 0.06% |
2018 | S1 | 55% | Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) | 1,871 | 63.0% | Lou Barletta (R) | 1,024 | 34.5% | 77 [+] | 2.6% | 2,972 | -8 | 0.06% |
2018 | G | 55% | Tom Wolf* (D) | 1,926 | 64.9% | Scott Wagner (R) | 985 | 33.2% | 57 [+] | 1.9% | 2,968 | -8 | 0.06% |
2016 | S3 | 66% | Katie McGinty (D) | 1,744 | 48.9% | Pat Toomey* (R) | 1,587 | 44.5% | 235 [+] | 6.6% | 3,566 | -4 | 0.06% |
2014 | G | 37% | Tom Wolf (D) | 1,162 | 58.2% | Tom Corbett* (R) | 835 | 41.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,997 | -3 | 0.06% |