Perry township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,362 ( 55 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.0 square miles
Population density: 131.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,289	96.91%	0.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	34	1.44%	13.3%
Hispanic:	39	1.65%	57.1%

Total non-White:	73	3.09%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	18	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-73	-3.7

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
2,417
2,271	93.96%
12	0.50%
0	0.00%
13	0.54%
30	1.24%
91	3.76%
146	6.04%

2000
2,463
2,388	96.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.32%
9	0.37%
58	2.35%
75	3.05%

1990
2,604
2,571	98.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.27%
n/a
26	1.00%
33	1.27%

1980
2,420
2,408	99.50%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
n/a
10	0.41%
12	0.50%

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

-117	-4.8
71	2.9

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

-183	-7.0
42	1.6

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

163	6.7
21	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry 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
48.8
370	15.7%
1,992	84.3%
587	24.9%

946
2.50

691	73.0%
573	82.9%
12	1.7%
255	27.0%

2010
Number	Percent
46.9
439	18.2%
1,978	81.8%
456	18.9%

988
2.45

749	75.8%
621	82.9%
46	6.1%
239	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
528	21.4%
1,935	78.6%
277	11.2%

955
2.58

726	76.0%
631	86.9%
20	2.8%
229	24.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
697	26.8%
1,907	73.2%
219	8.4%

870
2.99

747	85.9%
652	87.3%
20	2.7%
123	14.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
726	30.0%
1,694	70.0%
205	8.5%

812
2.98

683	84.1%
608	89.0%
24	3.5%
129	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	28	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	38	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	44	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	32	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	174	18.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	144	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	71	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	84	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	119	12.6%
$200,000 or more	41	4.3%

Median Household Income	73,409
Per Capita Income	38,836

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	5.0%
Public Assistance	43	4.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	81	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	984	67.9%
Unemployed	27	1.9%
In Armed Forces	6	0.4%

Total Labor Force	1,017	70.1%
Not in Labor Force	433	29.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	515	323	61.5%
Non-Profit	33	38	46.5%
Self-Employed	87	7	92.6%

Local Government	6	22	21.4%
State Government	9	0	100.0%
Federal Government	3	14	17.6%

Total Private + Self	602	330	64.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51	74	40.8%
Total	653	404	61.8%

Pct. Govt.	5.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	153	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	247	23.4%
Professional, Technical	148	14.0%
Service Occupations	108	10.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.2%
All others	401	37.9%

White Collar		51.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	206	19.5%
Retail trade	151	14.3%
Health care and social assistance	144	13.6%
Construction	117	11.1%
Accommodation and food services	75	7.1%
Wholesale trade	66	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	59	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	47	4.4%
Public administration	32	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	2.8%
Other services	29	2.7%
Finance and insurance	21	2.0%
Educational services	17	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	1.0%
Utilities	10	0.9%
Information	7	0.7%
Management	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	24	1.02%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	11	0.47%

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	4	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,179	97.9%
German, other Germanic	30	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,243	52.6%
Irish	309	13.1%
Pennsylvania German	190	8.0%
Italian	113	4.8%
English	110	4.7%
Polish	81	3.4%
Dutch	78	3.3%
American	73	3.1%
Swedish	67	2.8%
French	59	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	43	1.8%
Ukrainian	38	1.6%
Swiss	16	0.7%
Slovene	12	0.5%
Hungarian	11	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,362	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,349	99.4%
Foreign-born	13	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	1.8%	161	8.9%	853	47.4%	413	22.9%	215	11.9%	126	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	1.8%
9-12 Years	161	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	853	47.4%
Some College	413	22.9%
Bach. Degree	215	11.9%
Grad Degree	126	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +116	R +12	D + 7.6%
D +104
2020 vs. 2012	R +301	R +315	R + 16.5%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +361	R +473	R + 31.3%
D -112

2016 vs. 2008	R +245	R +461	R + 38.9%
D -216
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)	1,017	71.8%	Joe Biden (D)	376	26.5%	24	1.7%	1,417	23	25	0.02%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	901	73.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	272	22.1%	60	4.9%	1,233	25	27	0.02%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	716	63.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	390	34.4%	28	2.5%	1,134	17	16	0.02%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	656	55.9%	Barack Obama (D)	488	41.6%	29	2.5%	1,173	12	10	0.02%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	663	60.4%	John Kerry (D)	429	39.1%	6	0.5%	1,098	12	10	0.02%
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	572	61.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	326	35.0%	33	3.5%	931	15	14	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

376

26.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,017

71.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,417

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

272

22.1%

Donald Trump (R)

901

73.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,233

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

390

34.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

716

63.1%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,134

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

488

41.6%

John McCain (R)

656

55.9%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,173

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

663

60.4%

John Kerry (D)

429

39.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,098

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

572

61.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

326

35.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

931

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Mehmet Oz (R)	754	67.0%	John Fetterman (D)	322	28.6%	49 [+]	4.4%	1,125	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 37 (3.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2022	G	61%	Doug Mastriano (R)	721	64.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	376	33.6%	21 [+]	1.9%	1,118	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (0.6%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 6 (0.5%);
2018	S1	52%	Lou Barletta (R)	616	63.8%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	331	34.3%	18 [+]	1.9%	965	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 12 (1.2%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.6%);
2018	G	52%	Scott Wagner (R)	605	62.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	341	35.3%	19 [+]	2.0%	965	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 12 (1.2%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.7%);
2016	S3	64%	Pat Toomey* (R)	831	69.1%	Katie McGinty (D)	299	24.9%	73 [+]	6.1%	1,203	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 73 (6.1%);
2014	G	40%	Tom Corbett* (R)	452	59.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	314	41.0%	0	0.0%	766	14	0.02%
[-] 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	985
Median Value	$268,400

Occupied	946	96.0%
Vacant	39	4.0%

Owned	770	81.4%
Rented	176	18.6%
Median Rent	$963

Single-Family Units	798	81.0%
Detached	771	78.3%
Attached	27	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	38	3.9%
Mobile Homes	109	11.1%

Perry township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perry township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perry township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Perry township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, PA