Wernersville borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,768 ( 274 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population density: 3682.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,467	89.13%	8.1%
Black:	88	3.18%	63.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.18%	82.8%
2+ races:	79	2.85%	229.2%
Hispanic:	129	4.66%	27.7%

Total non-White:	301	10.87%	42.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	185	9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	89	4.3

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
2,494
2,282	91.50%
54	2.17%
4	0.16%
29	1.16%
24	0.96%
101	4.05%
212	8.50%

2000
2,000
1,986	99.30%
6	0.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.40%
14	0.70%

1990
1,934
1,908	98.66%
4	0.21%
1	0.05%
14	0.72%
n/a
7	0.36%
26	1.34%

1980
1,811
1,804	99.61%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.28%
7	0.39%

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

296	14.8
198	9.9

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

78	4.0
-12	-0.6

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

104	5.7
19	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wernersville borough, 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
45.7
642	23.2%
2,126	76.8%
857	31.0%

1,205
2.20

554	46.0%
448	80.9%
50	9.0%
651	54.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
528	21.2%
1,966	78.8%
514	20.6%

963
2.44

635	65.9%
515	81.1%
43	6.8%
328	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
407	20.4%
1,593	79.7%
366	18.3%

889
2.25

554	62.3%
455	82.1%
54	9.7%
335	37.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
451	23.3%
1,483	76.7%
293	15.1%

756
2.56

564	74.6%
474	84.0%
38	6.7%
192	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.5
473	26.1%
1,338	73.9%
223	12.3%

683
2.65

516	75.5%
477	92.4%
20	3.9%
167	24.5%

2022 Housing Data for Wernersville borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	60	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	41	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	35	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	44	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	58	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	127	10.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	39	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	113	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	115	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	159	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	5.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	139	11.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	92	7.6%
$200,000 or more	64	5.3%

Median Household Income	63,240
Per Capita Income	37,950

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	2.5%
Public Assistance	8	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	61	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,050	85.0%
Unemployed	58	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,108	89.6%
Not in Labor Force	128	10.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	493	332	59.8%
Non-Profit	44	132	25.0%
Self-Employed	26	43	37.7%

Local Government	21	48	30.4%
State Government	5	47	9.6%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	519	375	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	79	227	25.8%
Total	598	602	49.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	176	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	298	24.8%
Professional, Technical	286	23.8%
Service Occupations	246	20.5%
All others	194	16.2%

White Collar		63.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	250	20.8%
Manufacturing	163	13.6%
Finance and insurance	99	8.2%
Other services	96	8.0%
Retail trade	82	6.8%
Educational services	80	6.7%
Construction	66	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	66	5.5%
Information	59	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	41	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	3.3%
Wholesale trade	37	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	36	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	32	2.7%
Public administration	20	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.0%
Utilities	6	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.14%
Puerto Rican	125	4.52%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	5	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,452	95.7%
German, other Germanic	47	1.8%
Spanish	31	1.2%
Other Indo-European	10	0.4%
Arabic	7	0.3%
Other	7	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,143	41.3%
Canadian	267	9.6%
Polish	240	8.7%
Irish	200	7.2%
Italian	182	6.6%
English	154	5.6%
Scottish	96	3.5%
French	56	2.0%
American	55	2.0%
Pennsylvania German	53	1.9%
Swedish	52	1.9%
Romanian	43	1.6%
Welsh	35	1.3%
Dutch	34	1.2%
Swiss	34	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,768	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,749	99.3%
Foreign-born	19	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19	1.0%	81	4.1%	822	41.1%	432	21.6%	476	23.8%	169	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19	1.0%
9-12 Years	81	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	822	41.1%
Some College	432	21.6%
Bach. Degree	476	23.8%
Grad Degree	169	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +63	D +104	D + 9.6%
D +167
2020 vs. 2012	R +113	R +19	R + 0.3%
D +94
2020 vs. 2008	R +149	R +174	R + 12.2%
D -25

2016 vs. 2008	R +86	R +278	R + 21.8%
D -192
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	794	52.7%	Joe Biden (D)	689	45.8%	23	1.5%	1,506	4	6	0.02%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	731	55.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	522	39.5%	69	5.2%	1,322	7	9	0.02%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	681	52.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	595	46.0%	17	1.3%	1,293	6	5	0.02%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	714	51.7%	John McCain (R)	645	46.7%	23	1.7%	1,382	3	1	0.02%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	739	57.8%	John Kerry (D)	530	41.4%	10	0.8%	1,279	9	7	0.02%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	591	55.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	439	41.2%	35	3.3%	1,065	9	8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wernersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

689

45.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

794

52.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,506

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Wernersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

522

39.5%

Donald Trump (R)

731

55.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,322

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Wernersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

595

46.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

681

52.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,293

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Wernersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

714

51.7%

John McCain (R)

645

46.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,382

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Wernersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

739

57.8%

John Kerry (D)

530

41.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,279

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Wernersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

591

55.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

439

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,065

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wernersville borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	John Fetterman (D)	563	48.0%	Mehmet Oz (R)	550	46.9%	59 [+]	5.0%	1,172	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 35 (3.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 15 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 7 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2022	G	55%	Josh Shapiro (D)	646	55.0%	Doug Mastriano (R)	502	42.7%	27 [+]	2.3%	1,175	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 19 (1.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 5 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.3%);
2018	S1	51%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	579	53.3%	Lou Barletta (R)	484	44.6%	23 [+]	2.1%	1,086	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 18 (1.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 5 (0.5%);
2018	G	51%	Tom Wolf* (D)	590	54.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	474	43.7%	20 [+]	1.8%	1,084	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 15 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 5 (0.5%);
2016	S3	63%	Pat Toomey* (R)	713	54.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	546	41.8%	46 [+]	3.5%	1,305	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 46 (3.5%);
2014	G	39%	Tom Wolf (D)	408	51.7%	Tom Corbett* (R)	381	48.3%	0	0.0%	789	3	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	1,259
Median Value	$197,800

Occupied	1,205	95.7%
Vacant	54	4.3%

Owned	827	68.6%
Rented	378	31.4%
Median Rent	$1,487

Single-Family Units	952	75.6%
Detached	593	47.1%
Attached	359	28.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	231	18.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Wernersville borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wernersville borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Wernersville borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wernersville borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wernersville borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wernersville borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wernersville borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wernersville borough, PA