Bethel township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,140 ( 43 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.3 square miles
Population density: 74.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,104	96.84%	4.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	13	1.14%	550.0%
2+ races:	23	2.02%	187.5%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	36	3.16%	44.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-54	-5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	1.1

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
1,183
1,158	97.89%
2	0.17%
7	0.59%
2	0.17%
8	0.68%
6	0.51%
25	2.11%

2000
1,298
1,292	99.54%
6	0.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.46%

1990
1,261
1,248	98.97%
3	0.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.79%
13	1.03%

1980
1,349
1,342	99.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.52%
7	0.52%

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

-134	-10.3
19	1.5

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

44	3.5
-7	-0.6

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

-94	-7.0
6	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethel 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
48.2
230	20.2%
910	79.8%
221	19.4%

468
2.43

343	73.3%
288	84.0%
13	3.8%
125	26.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.9
229	19.4%
954	80.6%
214	18.1%

484
2.44

361	74.6%
291	80.6%
13	3.6%
123	25.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
280	21.6%
1,018	78.4%
203	15.6%

512
2.53

380	74.2%
329	86.6%
15	3.9%
132	25.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
310	24.6%
951	75.4%
159	12.6%

461
2.74

380	82.4%
344	90.5%
6	1.6%
81	17.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
409	30.3%
940	69.7%
113	8.4%

441
3.06

375	85.0%
347	92.5%
2	0.5%
66	15.0%

2022 Housing Data for Bethel township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	7.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	36	7.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	20	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	71	15.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	53	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	41	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	30	6.4%
$200,000 or more	24	5.1%

Median Household Income	58,750
Per Capita Income	31,961

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	2.4%
Public Assistance	8	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	58	12.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	475	64.9%
Unemployed	57	7.8%
In Armed Forces	15	2.0%

Total Labor Force	547	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	185	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	177	158	52.8%
Non-Profit	23	45	33.8%
Self-Employed	30	7	81.1%

Local Government	0	17	0.0%
State Government	6	13	31.6%
Federal Government	15	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	207	165	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	44	75	37.0%
Total	251	240	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	10.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41	8.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	118	23.8%
Professional, Technical	113	22.8%
Service Occupations	74	14.9%
All others	149	30.1%

White Collar		54.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	107	21.6%
Transportation and warehousing	63	12.7%
Construction	51	10.3%
Manufacturing	46	9.3%
Other services	44	8.9%
Retail trade	29	5.9%
Wholesale trade	27	5.5%
Educational services	26	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	22	4.4%
Public administration	21	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	3.8%
Finance and insurance	19	3.8%
Utilities	10	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.6%

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

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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	13	1.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,078	97.9%
Chinese	13	1.2%
Spanish	6	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	349	30.6%
Italian	144	12.6%
Polish	118	10.4%
Irish	115	10.1%
English	73	6.4%
Slovak	43	3.8%
Scotch-Irish	33	2.9%
Hungarian	29	2.5%
American	24	2.1%
Scottish	24	2.1%
Ukrainian	20	1.8%
Czech	17	1.5%
European	17	1.5%
Eastern European	15	1.3%
Welsh	12	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,140	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,132	99.3%
Foreign-born	8	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.0%	38	4.5%	353	42.1%	239	28.5%	140	16.7%	60	7.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.0%
9-12 Years	38	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	353	42.1%
Some College	239	28.5%
Bach. Degree	140	16.7%
Grad Degree	60	7.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +60	R +42	R + 0.3%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +124	R +152	R + 17.7%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +168	R +239	R + 32.7%
D -71

2016 vs. 2008	R +108	R +197	R + 32.4%
D -89
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	512	75.7%	Joe Biden (D)	162	24.0%	2	0.3%	676	27	29	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	452	73.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	144	23.5%	16	2.6%	612	26	28	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	388	66.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	190	32.4%	9	1.5%	587	20	19	0.01%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	344	59.1%	Barack Obama (D)	233	40.0%	5	0.9%	582	15	14	0.01%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	329	59.4%	John Kerry (D)	221	39.9%	4	0.7%	554	11	9	0.01%
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	270	55.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	203	41.8%	13	2.7%	486	9	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

162

24.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

512

75.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

TOTAL

676

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

144

23.5%

Donald Trump (R)

452

73.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

612

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

190

32.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

388

66.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

587

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

233

40.0%

John McCain (R)

344

59.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

582

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

329

59.4%

John Kerry (D)

221

39.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

554

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

270

55.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

203

41.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

486

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethel township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	64%	Mehmet Oz (R)	407	68.6%	John Fetterman (D)	169	28.5%	17 [+]	2.9%	593	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 10 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	64%	Doug Mastriano (R)	387	65.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	193	32.5%	13 [+]	2.2%	593	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 6 (1.0%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	300	63.2%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	168	35.4%	7 [+]	1.5%	475	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 6 (1.3%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	51%	Scott Wagner (R)	304	64.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	166	35.0%	4 [+]	0.8%	474	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (0.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	65%	Pat Toomey* (R)	394	64.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	173	28.5%	41 [+]	6.7%	608	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 41 (6.7%);
2014	G	40%	Tom Corbett* (R)	218	58.3%	Tom Wolf (D)	156	41.7%	0	0.0%	374	13	0.01%
[-] 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	555
Median Value	$131,800

Occupied	468	84.3%
Vacant	87	15.7%

Owned	426	91.0%
Rented	42	9.0%
Median Rent	$900

Single-Family Units	478	86.1%
Detached	478	86.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	77	13.9%

Bethel township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethel township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bethel township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bethel township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bethel township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bethel township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethel township, PA