Longswamp township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,579 ( 100 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.7 square miles
Population density: 245.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,214	93.46%	5.1%
Black:	63	1.13%	173.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	7	0.13%	69.6%
2+ races:	54	0.97%	8.0%
Hispanic:	241	4.32%	190.4%

Total non-White:	365	6.54%	98.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-281	-6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	181	3.9

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
5,679
5,495	96.76%
23	0.41%
5	0.09%
23	0.41%
50	0.88%
83	1.46%
184	3.24%

2000
5,612
5,515	98.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.12%
14	0.25%
76	1.35%
97	1.73%

1990
5,387
5,346	99.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.30%
n/a
25	0.46%
41	0.76%

1980
4,642
4,599	99.07%
11	0.24%
0	0.00%
6	0.13%
n/a
26	0.56%
43	0.93%

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

-20	-0.4
87	1.6

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

169	3.1
56	1.0

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

747	16.1
-2	-0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Longswamp 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
51.4
1,054	18.9%
4,525	81.1%
1,593	28.6%

2,306
2.30

1,425	61.8%
1,185	83.2%
105	7.4%
881	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
46.7
1,039	18.3%
4,640	81.7%
1,193	21.0%

2,324
2.36

1,545	66.5%
1,267	82.0%
79	5.1%
779	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
1,336	23.8%
4,276	76.2%
940	16.7%

2,043
2.59

1,552	76.0%
1,336	86.1%
64	4.1%
491	24.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
1,359	25.2%
4,028	74.8%
739	13.7%

1,897
2.71

1,506	79.4%
1,310	87.0%
80	5.3%
391	20.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
1,297	27.9%
3,345	72.1%
633	13.6%

1,524
2.88

1,189	78.0%
1,034	87.0%
51	4.3%
335	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Longswamp township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	64	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	78	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	106	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	148	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	54	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	35	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	57	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	95	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	92	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	269	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	416	18.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	198	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	315	13.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	176	7.6%
$200,000 or more	173	7.5%

Median Household Income	77,899
Per Capita Income	49,695

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	79	3.4%
Public Assistance	97	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	307	13.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,373	81.4%
Unemployed	27	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,400	82.4%
Not in Labor Force	514	17.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,214	703	63.3%
Non-Profit	46	251	15.5%
Self-Employed	143	90	61.4%

Local Government	49	64	43.4%
State Government	0	24	0.0%
Federal Government	16	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,357	793	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	111	339	24.7%
Total	1,468	1,132	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	5.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	370	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	310	11.9%
Professional, Technical	541	20.8%
Service Occupations	440	16.9%
All others	939	36.1%

White Collar		47.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	575	22.1%
Health care and social assistance	308	11.8%
Other services	286	11.0%
Educational services	259	10.0%
Construction	225	8.7%
Retail trade	196	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	179	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	168	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	127	4.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	74	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67	2.6%
Utilities	50	1.9%
Finance and insurance	41	1.6%
Wholesale trade	29	1.1%
Public administration	16	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	40	0.72%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	9	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	9	0.16%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	151	2.71%
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	151	2.71%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	41	0.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	7	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,025	95.6%
Spanish	107	2.0%
German, other Germanic	54	1.0%
Other Indo-European	43	0.8%
Arabic	16	0.3%
Korean	12	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,913	34.3%
Irish	489	8.8%
Pennsylvania German	435	7.8%
Italian	420	7.5%
American	345	6.2%
English	267	4.8%
Eastern European	121	2.2%
Romanian	117	2.1%
Austrian	91	1.6%
French	62	1.1%
Welsh	52	0.9%
Polish	45	0.8%
Lithuanian	44	0.8%
Scottish	41	0.7%
Russian	38	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,547	99.4%
Not a citizen	32	0.6%

Native	5,429	97.3%
Foreign-born	150	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
61	1.4%	343	8.0%	1,909	44.6%	1,155	27.0%	564	13.2%	249	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	61	1.4%
9-12 Years	343	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,909	44.6%
Some College	1,155	27.0%
Bach. Degree	564	13.2%
Grad Degree	249	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +229	D +37	D + 7.1%
D +266
2020 vs. 2012	R +483	R +327	R + 7.2%
D +156
2020 vs. 2008	R +559	R +556	R + 17.8%
D +3

2016 vs. 2008	R +330	R +593	R + 24.9%
D -263
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,802	62.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,049	36.2%	48	1.7%	2,899	13	15	0.04%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	1,573	63.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	783	31.7%	115	4.7%	2,471	15	18	0.04%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,319	58.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	893	39.5%	50	2.2%	2,262	12	11	0.04%
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	1,243	53.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,046	44.8%	45	1.9%	2,334	9	8	0.04%
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,270	56.1%	John Kerry (D)	972	43.0%	20	0.9%	2,262	8	5	0.04%
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	1,021	53.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	809	42.7%	66	3.5%	1,896	7	6	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Longswamp township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,049

36.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,802

62.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,899

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Longswamp township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

783

31.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,573

63.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,471

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Longswamp township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

893

39.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,319

58.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,262

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Longswamp township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,046

44.8%

John McCain (R)

1,243

53.3%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,334

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Longswamp township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,270

56.1%

John Kerry (D)

972

43.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,262

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Longswamp township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,021

53.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

809

42.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,896

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Longswamp township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,316	56.6%	John Fetterman (D)	914	39.3%	94 [+]	4.0%	2,324	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 54 (2.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 21 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 19 (0.8%);
2022	G	54%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,262	54.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	988	42.6%	67 [+]	2.9%	2,317	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 41 (1.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 16 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 10 (0.4%);
2018	S1	45%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,150	58.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	790	39.9%	42 [+]	2.1%	1,982	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 29 (1.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 13 (0.7%);
2018	G	45%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,105	55.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	845	42.7%	27 [+]	1.4%	1,977	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 19 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 8 (0.4%);
2016	S3	55%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,554	63.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	788	32.4%	91 [+]	3.7%	2,433	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 91 (3.7%);
2014	G	31%	Tom Corbett* (R)	781	56.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	602	43.5%	0	0.0%	1,383	11	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	2,449
Median Value	$235,200

Occupied	2,306	94.2%
Vacant	143	5.8%

Owned	1,820	78.9%
Rented	486	21.1%
Median Rent	$671

Single-Family Units	1,825	74.5%
Detached	1,735	70.8%
Attached	90	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	271	11.1%
Mobile Homes	316	12.9%

Longswamp township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Longswamp township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Longswamp township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Longswamp township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Longswamp township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Longswamp township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Longswamp township, PA