Brecknock township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,607 ( 22 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.7 square miles
Population density: 260.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,419	95.92%	2.4%
Black:	10	0.22%	78.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	16	0.35%	79.2%
2+ races:	79	1.71%	97.5%
Hispanic:	83	1.80%	12.6%

Total non-White:	188	4.08%	29.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	102	2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-80	-2.1

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
4,585
4,317	94.15%
47	1.03%
1	0.02%
77	1.68%
40	0.87%
95	2.07%
268	5.85%

2000
4,459
4,405	98.79%
7	0.16%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.11%
42	0.94%
54	1.21%

1990
3,770
3,690	97.88%
0	0.00%
6	0.16%
32	0.85%
n/a
42	1.11%
80	2.12%

1980
2,677
2,637	98.51%
4	0.15%
0	0.00%
9	0.34%
n/a
16	0.60%
40	1.49%

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

-88	-2.0
214	4.8

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

715	19.0
-26	-0.7

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

1,053	39.3
40	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Brecknock 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
48.6
868	18.8%
3,739	81.2%
979	21.3%

1,749
2.63

1,372	78.4%
1,086	79.2%
98	7.1%
377	21.6%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
1,090	23.8%
3,495	76.2%
592	12.9%

1,661
2.76

1,329	80.0%
1,195	89.9%
39	2.9%
332	20.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
1,218	27.3%
3,241	72.7%
406	9.1%

1,556
2.87

1,272	81.7%
1,162	91.4%
15	1.2%
284	18.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
1,060	28.1%
2,710	71.9%
328	8.7%

1,309
2.88

1,087	83.0%
998	91.8%
23	2.1%
222	17.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
803	30.0%
1,874	70.0%
216	8.1%

885
3.02

738	83.4%
690	93.5%
10	1.4%
147	16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Brecknock township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	68	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	50	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	53	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	1.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	56	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	59	3.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	137	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	251	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	135	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	257	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	307	17.6%
$200,000 or more	306	17.5%

Median Household Income	123,393
Per Capita Income	53,369

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	2.3%
Public Assistance	73	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	204	11.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,185	79.5%
Unemployed	212	7.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,397	87.3%
Not in Labor Force	350	12.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,116	793	58.5%
Non-Profit	17	173	8.9%
Self-Employed	184	78	70.2%

Local Government	23	85	21.3%
State Government	8	10	44.4%
Federal Government	20	8	71.4%

Total Private + Self	1,300	871	59.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	68	276	19.8%
Total	1,368	1,147	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	6.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	553	21.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	546	21.6%
Professional, Technical	478	18.9%
Service Occupations	245	9.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.4%
All others	701	27.8%

White Collar		62.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	429	17.0%
Construction	396	15.7%
Retail trade	318	12.6%
Health care and social assistance	317	12.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	156	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	153	6.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	121	4.8%
Educational services	104	4.1%
Finance and insurance	94	3.7%
Other services	86	3.4%
Wholesale trade	77	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	63	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	60	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	55	2.2%
Public administration	49	1.9%
Utilities	30	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	71	1.54%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	12	0.26%

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	6	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,213	97.6%
German, other Germanic	43	1.0%
Spanish	35	0.8%
Vietnamese	10	0.2%
Other Indo-European	9	0.2%
Chinese	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,080	45.1%
Irish	467	10.1%
Italian	459	10.0%
American	302	6.6%
English	302	6.6%
Polish	198	4.3%
French	191	4.1%
Lithuanian	79	1.7%
Swiss	77	1.7%
European	64	1.4%
Scottish	62	1.3%
Pennsylvania German	51	1.1%
Ukrainian	51	1.1%
Dutch	47	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	46	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,583	99.5%
Not a citizen	24	0.5%

Native	4,548	98.7%
Foreign-born	59	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
73	2.2%	74	2.2%	1,163	35.0%	978	29.5%	694	20.9%	338	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	73	2.2%
9-12 Years	74	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,163	35.0%
Some College	978	29.5%
Bach. Degree	694	20.9%
Grad Degree	338	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +120	D +84	D + 7.5%
D +204
2020 vs. 2012	R +291	R +176	R + 2.2%
D +115
2020 vs. 2008	R +394	R +448	R + 14.2%
D -54

2016 vs. 2008	R +274	R +532	R + 21.8%
D -258
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,799	64.1%	Joe Biden (D)	957	34.1%	51	1.8%	2,807	15	17	0.04%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	1,679	65.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	753	29.3%	134	5.2%	2,566	17	20	0.04%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,508	63.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	842	35.4%	28	1.2%	2,378	17	16	0.04%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	1,405	57.4%	Barack Obama (D)	1,011	41.3%	32	1.3%	2,448	13	12	0.04%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,534	63.5%	John Kerry (D)	869	36.0%	11	0.5%	2,414	15	13	0.04%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	1,215	62.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	679	34.8%	59	3.0%	1,953	16	14	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brecknock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

957

34.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,799

64.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,807

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Brecknock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

753

29.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,679

65.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

2,566

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Brecknock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

842

35.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,508

63.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,378

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Brecknock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,011

41.3%

John McCain (R)

1,405

57.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,448

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Brecknock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,534

63.5%

John Kerry (D)

869

36.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,414

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Brecknock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,215

62.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

679

34.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,953

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brecknock township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,453	60.9%	John Fetterman (D)	853	35.7%	81 [+]	3.4%	2,387	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 49 (2.1%); Richard Weiss (Green) 19 (0.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 7 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.3%);
2022	G	67%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,375	57.9%	Josh Shapiro (D)	951	40.0%	49 [+]	2.1%	2,375	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 31 (1.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 9 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 9 (0.4%);
2018	S1	61%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,306	60.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	823	38.1%	32 [+]	1.5%	2,161	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 17 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 15 (0.7%);
2018	G	61%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,283	59.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	842	39.0%	34 [+]	1.6%	2,159	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 23 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 11 (0.5%);
2016	S3	71%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,646	65.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	752	29.9%	115 [+]	4.6%	2,513	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 115 (4.6%);
2014	G	44%	Tom Corbett* (R)	981	62.8%	Tom Wolf (D)	582	37.2%	0	0.0%	1,563	18	0.04%
[-] 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	1,749
Median Value	$316,500

Occupied	1,749	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	1,535	87.8%
Rented	214	12.2%
Median Rent	$1,113

Single-Family Units	1,598	91.4%
Detached	1,598	91.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	99	5.7%

Brecknock township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brecknock township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Brecknock township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brecknock township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brecknock township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brecknock township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brecknock township, PA