Center township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 11,678 ( 117 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.0 square miles
Population density: 776.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,697	91.60%	2.7%
Black:	416	3.56%	2.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	42	0.36%	61.8%
2+ races:	229	1.96%	97.4%
Hispanic:	294	2.52%	89.7%

Total non-White:	981	8.40%	22.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-298	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	181	1.9

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
11,795
10,995	93.22%
406	3.44%
5	0.04%
110	0.93%
116	0.98%
155	1.31%
800	6.78%

2000
11,492
10,892	94.78%
323	2.81%
0	0.00%
104	0.90%
105	0.91%
68	0.59%
600	5.22%

1990
10,742
10,435	97.14%
225	2.09%
0	0.00%
28	0.26%
n/a
54	0.50%
307	2.86%

1980
10,733
10,416	97.05%
191	1.78%
0	0.00%
61	0.57%
n/a
46	0.43%
317	2.95%

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

103	0.9
200	1.7

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

457	4.3
293	2.7

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

19	0.2
-10	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Center 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
1,988	17.0%
9,690	83.0%
2,711	23.2%

4,909
2.33

3,391	69.1%
2,969	87.6%
133	3.9%
1,518	30.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
2,492	21.1%
9,303	78.9%
2,075	17.6%

4,658
2.47

3,412	73.3%
2,779	81.4%
204	6.0%
1,246	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
2,592	22.6%
8,900	77.4%
1,691	14.7%

4,241
2.63

3,296	77.7%
2,919	88.6%
117	3.5%
945	22.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
2,479	23.1%
8,263	76.9%
1,164	10.8%

3,833
2.78

3,116	81.3%
2,772	89.0%
123	3.9%
717	18.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
3,053	28.4%
7,680	71.6%
717	6.7%

3,399
3.11

2,998	88.2%
2,689	89.7%
116	3.9%
401	11.8%

2022 Housing Data for Center township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	171	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	52	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	87	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	127	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	172	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	216	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	208	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	57	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	54	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	286	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	364	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,041	21.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	513	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	364	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	608	12.4%
$200,000 or more	589	12.0%

Median Household Income	89,677
Per Capita Income	48,078

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	237	4.8%
Public Assistance	56	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	380	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,153	74.3%
Unemployed	308	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,461	78.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,479	21.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,214	1,661	57.1%
Non-Profit	75	528	12.4%
Self-Employed	373	169	68.8%

Local Government	291	187	60.9%
State Government	69	35	66.3%
Federal Government	67	59	53.2%

Total Private + Self	2,587	1,830	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	502	809	38.3%
Total	3,089	2,639	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,272	22.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,236	21.6%
Professional, Technical	1,374	24.0%
Service Occupations	750	13.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	57	1.0%
All others	1,096	19.1%

White Collar		67.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	890	15.5%
Retail trade	603	10.5%
Finance and insurance	547	9.5%
Educational services	511	8.9%
Manufacturing	489	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	471	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	299	5.2%
Public administration	292	5.1%
Construction	282	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	266	4.6%
Accommodation and food services	265	4.6%
Other services	226	3.9%
Utilities	222	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	163	2.8%
Wholesale trade	72	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	57	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	47	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.2%
Information	12	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	96	0.82%
Puerto Rican	170	1.46%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	27	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	27	0.23%
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	1	0.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	17	0.15%
Korean	14	0.12%
Indian	11	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,891	97.4%
Other Indo-European	74	0.7%
Spanish	71	0.6%
German, other Germanic	57	0.5%
Arabic	33	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	17	0.2%
Korean	14	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.1%
Other	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,341	28.6%
Italian	2,985	25.6%
Irish	1,617	13.8%
English	946	8.1%
American	594	5.1%
Polish	488	4.2%
Serbian	257	2.2%
Hungarian	244	2.1%
European	224	1.9%
French	224	1.9%
Russian	217	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	202	1.7%
Slovak	175	1.5%
Swedish	159	1.4%
Lebanese	156	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,602	99.3%
Not a citizen	76	0.7%

Native	11,425	97.8%
Foreign-born	253	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
63	0.7%	200	2.2%	2,876	31.9%	2,901	32.2%	2,104	23.3%	875	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	63	0.7%
9-12 Years	200	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,876	31.9%
Some College	2,901	32.2%
Bach. Degree	2,104	23.3%
Grad Degree	875	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +510	R +119	D + 0.6%
D +391
2020 vs. 2012	R +822	R +640	R + 7.5%
D +182
2020 vs. 2008	R +824	R +845	R + 11.1%
D -21

2016 vs. 2008	R +314	R +726	R + 11.7%
D -412
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,215	57.9%	Joe Biden (D)	2,957	40.6%	107	1.5%	7,279	9	11	0.10%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	3,705	56.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,566	39.3%	251	3.8%	6,522	9	11	0.11%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,393	54.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,775	44.3%	98	1.6%	6,266	8	7	0.11%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	3,391	52.3%	Barack Obama (D)	2,978	45.9%	117	1.8%	6,486	8	7	0.11%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	3,175	51.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,925	47.7%	28	0.5%	6,128	-1	-3	0.11%
2000	59%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,762	52.4%	George W. Bush (R)	2,325	44.1%	180	3.4%	5,267	-2	-4	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,957

40.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,215

57.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,279

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,566

39.3%

Donald Trump (R)

3,705

56.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

133

2.0%

Other

118

1.8%

TOTAL

6,522

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,775

44.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,393

54.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

6,266

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,978

45.9%

John McCain (R)

3,391

52.3%

Other

117

1.8%

TOTAL

6,486

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,925

47.7%

John Kerry (D)

3,175

51.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,128

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,325

44.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,762

52.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

127

2.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,267

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	62%	Mehmet Oz (R)	3,035	52.2%	John Fetterman (D)	2,616	45.0%	161 [+]	2.8%	5,812	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 87 (1.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 39 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.2%);
2022	G	61%	Josh Shapiro (D)	2,988	51.8%	Doug Mastriano (R)	2,655	46.1%	121 [+]	2.1%	5,764	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 63 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 33 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	56%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	2,748	52.0%	Lou Barletta (R)	2,447	46.3%	85 [+]	1.6%	5,280	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 54 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 31 (0.6%);
2018	G	56%	Tom Wolf* (D)	2,918	55.3%	Scott Wagner (R)	2,268	43.0%	90 [+]	1.7%	5,276	2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 68 (1.3%); Paul Glover (Green) 22 (0.4%);
2016	S3	69%	Pat Toomey* (R)	3,410	53.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	2,680	41.7%	342 [+]	5.3%	6,432	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 342 (5.3%);
2014	G	40%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,911	51.1%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,829	48.9%	0	0.0%	3,740	4	0.11%
[-] 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	5,205
Median Value	$222,400

Occupied	4,909	94.3%
Vacant	296	5.7%

Owned	3,892	79.3%
Rented	1,017	20.7%
Median Rent	$1,129

Single-Family Units	4,662	89.6%
Detached	4,378	84.1%
Attached	284	5.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	226	4.3%
Mobile Homes	106	2.0%

Center township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Center township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Center township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Center township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Center township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Center township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, PA