Columbia township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 999 ( 197 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.9 square miles
Population density: 24.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	922	92.29%	19.3%
Black:	12	1.20%	20.0%
Indian:	7	0.70%	133.3%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	44	4.40%	131.6%
Hispanic:	14	1.40%	16.7%

Total non-White:	77	7.71%	45.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-221	-22.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	24	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,196
1,143	95.57%
15	1.25%
3	0.25%
4	0.33%
19	1.59%
12	1.00%
53	4.43%

2000
1,167
1,151	98.63%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.17%
9	0.77%
2	0.17%
16	1.37%

1990
1,087
1,085	99.82%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.18%

1980
1,119
1,112	99.37%
7	0.63%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.63%

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

-8	-0.7
37	3.2

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

66	6.1
14	1.3

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

-27	-2.4
-5	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia township, PA

[Display all years]

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
42.0
264	26.4%
735	73.6%
196	19.6%

376
2.66

288	76.6%
234	81.2%
35	12.2%
88	23.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
290	24.2%
906	75.8%
203	17.0%

450
2.66

344	76.4%
279	81.1%
27	7.8%
106	23.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
334	28.6%
833	71.4%
159	13.6%

417
2.78

331	79.4%
286	86.4%
19	5.7%
86	20.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
331	30.5%
756	69.5%
114	10.5%

380
2.86

320	84.2%
269	84.1%
17	5.3%
60	15.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
403	36.0%
716	64.0%
96	8.6%

348
3.22

306	87.9%
275	89.9%
10	3.3%
42	12.1%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	10.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	29	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	51	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	46	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	32	8.5%
$200,000 or more	15	4.0%

Median Household Income	67,500
Per Capita Income	31,003

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17	4.5%
Public Assistance	12	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	380	70.4%
Unemployed	13	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	393	72.8%
Not in Labor Force	147	27.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	172	114	60.1%
Non-Profit	19	51	27.1%
Self-Employed	40	4	90.9%

Local Government	9	12	42.9%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	6	0.0%

Total Private + Self	212	118	64.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28	69	28.9%
Total	240	187	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	6.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	69	16.2%
Professional, Technical	68	15.9%
Service Occupations	60	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	33	7.7%
All others	189	44.3%

White Collar		41.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	87	20.4%
Manufacturing	80	18.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	43	10.1%
Educational services	35	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	32	7.5%
Other services	32	7.5%
Utilities	22	5.2%
Retail trade	19	4.4%
Construction	17	4.0%
Wholesale trade	16	3.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	2.6%
Finance and insurance	11	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.7%
Accommodation and food services	3	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.7%
Public administration	3	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	1.40%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	897	97.3%
Spanish	14	1.5%
German, other Germanic	11	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	248	24.8%
English	239	23.9%
Irish	96	9.6%
Scandinavian	77	7.7%
American	65	6.5%
Pennsylvania German	47	4.7%
Italian	39	3.9%
Polish	33	3.3%
Slovak	30	3.0%
Swiss	29	2.9%
Dutch	27	2.7%
Scottish	20	2.0%
Welsh	14	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	11	1.1%
Slavic	10	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	999	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	991	99.2%
Foreign-born	8	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.9%	39	5.8%	334	49.4%	178	26.3%	78	11.5%	34	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.9%
9-12 Years	39	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	334	49.4%
Some College	178	26.3%
Bach. Degree	78	11.5%
Grad Degree	34	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +68	R +31	D + 5.3%
D +37
2020 vs. 2012	R +150	R +178	R + 25.1%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +147	R +205	R + 32.6%
D -58

2016 vs. 2008	R +79	R +174	R + 37.9%
D -95
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	439	75.3%	Joe Biden (D)	134	23.0%	10	1.7%	583	27	29	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	371	74.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	97	19.4%	31	6.2%	499	26	28	0.01%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	289	63.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	162	35.7%	3	0.7%	454	17	16	0.01%
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	292	59.2%	Barack Obama (D)	192	38.9%	9	1.8%	493	15	14	0.01%
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	307	68.8%	John Kerry (D)	137	30.7%	2	0.4%	446	20	18	0.01%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	268	64.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	142	34.0%	8	1.9%	418	18	16	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

134

23.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

439

75.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

583

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.4%

Donald Trump (R)

371

74.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

499

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

162

35.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

289

63.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

454

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

192

38.9%

John McCain (R)

292

59.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

493

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

307

68.8%

John Kerry (D)

137

30.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

446

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

268

64.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

142

34.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

418

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia township, PA

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	59%	Mehmet Oz (R)	335	73.1%	John Fetterman (D)	106	23.1%	17 [+]	3.7%	458	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 10 (2.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2022	G	59%	Doug Mastriano (R)	322	70.9%	Josh Shapiro (D)	124	27.3%	8 [+]	1.8%	454	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 5 (1.1%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	50%	Lou Barletta (R)	264	65.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	129	32.1%	9 [+]	2.2%	402	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 5 (1.2%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (1.0%);
2018	G	51%	Scott Wagner (R)	266	65.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	128	31.4%	13 [+]	3.2%	407	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 7 (1.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (1.5%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	332	67.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	114	23.3%	43 [+]	8.8%	489	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 43 (8.8%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Corbett* (R)	231	74.3%	Tom Wolf (D)	80	25.7%	0	0.0%	311	29	0.01%
[-] 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	463
Median Value	$211,900

Occupied	376	81.2%
Vacant	87	18.8%

Owned	276	73.4%
Rented	100	26.6%
Median Rent	$807

Single-Family Units	332	71.7%
Detached	323	69.8%
Attached	9	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.6%
Mobile Homes	86	18.6%

Columbia township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Columbia township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia township, PA