Chalfont borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,259 ( 250 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population density: 2631.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,869	90.84%	4.1%
Black:	4	0.09%	93.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	173	4.06%	43.0%
2+ races:	46	1.08%	53.3%
Hispanic:	167	3.92%	145.6%

Total non-White:	390	9.16%	34.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	151	4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	99	3.0

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
4,009
3,718	92.74%
57	1.42%
12	0.30%
121	3.02%
30	0.75%
68	1.70%
291	7.26%

2000
3,900
3,697	94.79%
20	0.51%
0	0.00%
160	4.10%
0	0.00%
23	0.59%
203	5.21%

1990
3,069
3,025	98.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	0.39%
n/a
32	1.04%
44	1.43%

1980
2,802
2,741	97.82%
0	0.00%
10	0.36%
21	0.75%
n/a
30	1.07%
61	2.18%

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

21	0.5
88	2.3

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

672	21.9
159	5.2

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

284	10.1
-17	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Chalfont 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
41.7
1,058	24.8%
3,201	75.2%
545	12.8%

1,688
2.52

1,228	72.7%
845	68.8%
153	12.5%
460	27.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
1,040	25.9%
2,969	74.1%
418	10.4%

1,469
2.70

1,094	74.5%
919	84.0%
79	7.2%
375	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
1,105	28.3%
2,795	71.7%
345	8.8%

1,381
2.78

1,055	76.4%
932	88.3%
58	5.5%
326	23.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
741	24.1%
2,328	75.9%
377	12.3%

1,099
2.69

863	78.5%
802	92.9%
8	0.9%
236	21.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
911	32.5%
1,891	67.5%
209	7.5%

919
3.02

774	84.2%
685	88.5%
55	7.1%
145	15.8%

2022 Housing Data for Chalfont borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	59	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	48	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	62	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	65	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	40	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	161	9.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	47	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	50	3.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	39	2.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	142	8.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	118	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	118	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	312	18.5%
$200,000 or more	390	23.1%

Median Household Income	118,871
Per Capita Income	54,337

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	1.1%
Public Assistance	25	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33	2.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,248	78.3%
Unemployed	198	6.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,446	85.2%
Not in Labor Force	424	14.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	859	757	53.2%
Non-Profit	44	99	30.8%
Self-Employed	213	19	91.8%

Local Government	123	220	35.9%
State Government	34	28	54.8%
Federal Government	12	37	24.5%

Total Private + Self	1,072	776	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	213	384	35.7%
Total	1,285	1,160	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	628	25.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	344	14.1%
Professional, Technical	905	37.0%
Service Occupations	371	15.2%
All others	197	8.1%

White Collar		76.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	449	18.4%
Health care and social assistance	371	15.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	271	11.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	263	10.8%
Manufacturing	237	9.7%
Retail trade	184	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	169	6.9%
Finance and insurance	148	6.1%
Public administration	103	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	52	2.1%
Construction	44	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	1.6%
Management	33	1.3%
Information	27	1.1%
Wholesale trade	24	1.0%
Other services	24	1.0%
Utilities	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	57	1.34%
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	101	2.37%
Argentinean	28	0.66%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	24	0.56%
Ecuadorian	7	0.16%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	42	0.99%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	14	0.33%
Indian	10	0.23%
Chinese	6	0.14%
Filipino	3	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,751	91.8%
Other Indo-European	158	3.9%
Spanish	105	2.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	49	1.2%
Other Asian	11	0.3%
German, other Germanic	7	0.2%
Tagalog	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,119	26.3%
German	954	22.4%
Italian	920	21.6%
English	374	8.8%
Polish	372	8.7%
Czech	206	4.8%
Ethiopian	129	3.0%
European	123	2.9%
American	117	2.7%
Dutch	79	1.9%
Albanian	75	1.8%
French	73	1.7%
Scottish	71	1.7%
Ukrainian	41	1.0%
Hungarian	37	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,160	97.7%
Not a citizen	99	2.3%

Native	3,758	88.2%
Foreign-born	501	11.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	49	1.7%	531	18.3%	494	17.0%	1,133	39.0%	697	24.0%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	49	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	531	18.3%
Some College	494	17.0%
Bach. Degree	1,133	39.0%
Grad Degree	697	24.0%
Average years of education: 15.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +140	D +322	D + 10.2%
D +462
2020 vs. 2012	R +139	D +427	D + 14.8%
D +566
2020 vs. 2008	R +192	D +320	D + 9.8%
D +512

2016 vs. 2008	R +52	R +2	R + 0.3%
D +50
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Joe Biden (D)	1,647	57.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,208	41.8%	32	1.1%	2,887	-7	-5	0.04%
2016	73%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,185	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,068	45.5%	93	4.0%	2,346	-3	0	0.04%
2012	71%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,081	49.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,069	49.3%	17	0.8%	2,167	3	2	0.04%
2008	74%	Barack Obama (D)	1,135	52.3%	John McCain (R)	1,016	46.8%	21	1.0%	2,172	3	1	0.04%
2004	75%	John Kerry (D)	1,102	51.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,041	48.4%	8	0.4%	2,151	0	-2	0.04%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	917	51.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	803	45.1%	59	3.3%	1,779	5	4	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chalfont borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,647

57.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,208

41.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,887

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Chalfont borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,185

50.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,068

45.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,346

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Chalfont borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,081

49.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,069

49.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,167

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Chalfont borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,135

52.3%

John McCain (R)

1,016

46.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,172

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Chalfont borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,041

48.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,102

51.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,151

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Chalfont borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

917

51.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

803

45.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,779

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chalfont borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	70%	John Fetterman (D)	1,361	57.6%	Mehmet Oz (R)	945	40.0%	56 [+]	2.4%	2,362	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 24 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 18 (0.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 14 (0.6%);
2022	G	69%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,510	64.1%	Doug Mastriano (R)	820	34.8%	26 [+]	1.1%	2,356	-7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 11 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 10 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	64%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,236	58.1%	Lou Barletta (R)	842	39.5%	51 [+]	2.4%	2,129	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 32 (1.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 19 (0.9%);
2018	G	64%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,290	60.8%	Scott Wagner (R)	793	37.4%	39 [+]	1.8%	2,122	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 23 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 16 (0.8%);
2016	S3	72%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,196	51.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,082	46.6%	45 [+]	1.9%	2,323	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 45 (1.9%);
2014	G	43%	Tom Wolf (D)	697	51.7%	Tom Corbett* (R)	650	48.3%	0	0.0%	1,347	3	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	1,707
Median Value	$412,200

Occupied	1,688	98.9%
Vacant	19	1.1%

Owned	1,406	83.3%
Rented	282	16.7%
Median Rent	$2,004

Single-Family Units	1,359	79.6%
Detached	1,116	65.4%
Attached	243	14.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	220	12.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Chalfont borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chalfont borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Chalfont borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chalfont borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chalfont borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chalfont borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chalfont borough, PA