Brighton township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,754 ( 527 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.4 square miles
Population density: 451.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,361	95.51%	5.5%
Black:	91	1.04%	3.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	45	0.51%	25.0%
2+ races:	110	1.26%	107.5%
Hispanic:	111	1.27%	24.7%

Total non-White:	393	4.49%	31.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	433	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	94	1.4

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
8,227
7,928	96.37%
94	1.14%
3	0.04%
60	0.73%
53	0.64%
89	1.08%
299	3.63%

2000
8,024
7,887	98.29%
44	0.55%
8	0.10%
0	0.00%
39	0.49%
46	0.57%
137	1.71%

1990
7,489
7,334	97.93%
66	0.88%
8	0.11%
43	0.57%
n/a
38	0.51%
155	2.07%

1980
7,858
7,735	98.43%
1	0.01%
0	0.00%
81	1.03%
n/a
41	0.52%
123	1.57%

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

41	0.5
162	2.0

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

553	7.4
-18	-0.2

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

-401	-5.1
32	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Brighton 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
43.8
2,268	25.9%
6,486	74.1%
1,806	20.6%

3,275
2.59

2,409	73.6%
2,001	83.1%
113	4.7%
866	26.4%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
1,798	21.9%
6,429	78.1%
1,917	23.3%

3,015
2.52

2,215	73.5%
1,927	87.0%
103	4.7%
800	26.5%

2000
Number	Percent
44.0
1,860	23.2%
6,164	76.8%
1,788	22.3%

2,784
2.63

2,224	79.9%
2,019	90.8%
98	4.4%
560	20.1%

1990
Number	Percent
40.5
1,709	22.8%
5,780	77.2%
1,574	21.0%

2,486
2.72

2,039	82.0%
1,809	88.7%
107	5.2%
447	18.0%

1980
Number	Percent
35.5
2,241	28.5%
5,617	71.5%
1,146	14.6%

2,295
3.15

2,086	90.9%
1,907	91.4%
38	1.8%
209	9.1%

2022 Housing Data for Brighton township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	123	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	66	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	99	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	68	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	116	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	79	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	141	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	91	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	98	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	146	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	276	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	400	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	350	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	267	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	572	17.5%
$200,000 or more	383	11.7%

Median Household Income	92,930
Per Capita Income	44,713

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	186	5.7%
Public Assistance	67	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	221	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,558	74.2%
Unemployed	164	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,722	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,070	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,606	1,010	61.4%
Non-Profit	118	209	36.1%
Self-Employed	251	100	71.5%

Local Government	167	204	45.0%
State Government	29	40	42.0%
Federal Government	74	8	90.2%

Total Private + Self	1,857	1,110	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	388	461	45.7%
Total	2,245	1,571	58.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	862	22.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	500	13.0%
Professional, Technical	1,040	27.1%
Service Occupations	554	14.4%
All others	878	22.9%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	624	16.3%
Transportation and warehousing	425	11.1%
Educational services	419	10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	357	9.3%
Manufacturing	356	9.3%
Finance and insurance	290	7.6%
Retail trade	225	5.9%
Construction	212	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	187	4.9%
Other services	164	4.3%
Utilities	149	3.9%
Public administration	129	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	105	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	71	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	37	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	0.9%
Information	26	0.7%
Wholesale trade	24	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	27	0.31%
Puerto Rican	10	0.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	57	0.65%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	11	0.13%
Honduran	46	0.53%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	17	0.19%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	17	0.19%
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	%
Vietnamese	45	0.51%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,026	98.5%
Vietnamese	45	0.6%
Other Indo-European	35	0.4%
Spanish	17	0.2%
German, other Germanic	14	0.2%
Other	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,876	32.9%
Irish	1,817	20.8%
Italian	1,439	16.4%
English	1,188	13.6%
Polish	1,036	11.8%
Scottish	308	3.5%
Scotch-Irish	264	3.0%
American	211	2.4%
Serbian	194	2.2%
Lebanese	156	1.8%
Croatian	130	1.5%
British	129	1.5%
Czech	129	1.5%
Dutch	125	1.4%
French	109	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,729	99.7%
Not a citizen	25	0.3%

Native	8,596	98.2%
Foreign-born	158	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29	0.5%	156	2.5%	1,649	26.9%	1,903	31.0%	1,530	24.9%	874	14.2%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29	0.5%
9-12 Years	156	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,649	26.9%
Some College	1,903	31.0%
Bach. Degree	1,530	24.9%
Grad Degree	874	14.2%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +371	D +79	D + 6.4%
D +450
2020 vs. 2012	R +515	D +2	D + 6.2%
D +517
2020 vs. 2008	R +571	R +198	D + 0.9%
D +373

2016 vs. 2008	R +200	R +277	R + 5.5%
D -77
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,294	61.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,967	36.8%	82	1.5%	5,343	13	15	0.08%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	2,923	62.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,517	32.4%	246	5.2%	4,686	14	16	0.08%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,779	64.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,450	33.8%	59	1.4%	4,288	18	18	0.07%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	2,723	62.1%	Barack Obama (D)	1,594	36.4%	67	1.5%	4,384	18	17	0.07%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,555	61.4%	John Kerry (D)	1,584	38.1%	19	0.5%	4,158	13	11	0.07%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	2,138	58.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,402	38.5%	106	2.9%	3,646	12	11	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,967

36.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,294

61.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,343

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,517

32.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,923

62.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

148

3.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

4,686

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,450

33.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,779

64.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,288

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,594

36.4%

John McCain (R)

2,723

62.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,384

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,555

61.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,584

38.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,158

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,138

58.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,402

38.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,646

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brighton township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,427	56.5%	John Fetterman (D)	1,754	40.8%	117 [+]	2.7%	4,298	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 72 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 20 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 12 (0.3%);
2022	G	61%	Doug Mastriano (R)	2,100	49.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	2,087	48.7%	97 [+]	2.3%	4,284	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 48 (1.1%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 28 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 15 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	S1	57%	Lou Barletta (R)	2,175	54.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,736	43.6%	74 [+]	1.9%	3,985	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 54 (1.4%); Neal Gale (Green) 20 (0.5%);
2018	G	58%	Scott Wagner (R)	2,047	51.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,871	46.9%	73 [+]	1.8%	3,991	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 51 (1.3%); Paul Glover (Green) 22 (0.6%);
2016	S3	68%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,880	62.1%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,540	33.2%	219 [+]	4.7%	4,639	13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 219 (4.7%);
2014	G	41%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,581	57.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,187	42.9%	0	0.0%	2,768	12	0.08%
[-] 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	3,442
Median Value	$252,000

Occupied	3,275	95.1%
Vacant	167	4.9%

Owned	2,940	89.8%
Rented	335	10.2%
Median Rent	$1,022

Single-Family Units	3,289	95.6%
Detached	3,186	92.6%
Attached	103	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	111	3.2%
Mobile Homes	20	0.6%

Brighton township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brighton township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Brighton township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brighton township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brighton township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brighton township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brighton township, PA