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Lower Makefield township, PA


Bucks County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 33,187   ( 628 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.9 square miles
Population density: 1856.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:28,104 84.68% 1.5%
Black:3761.13% 48.0%
Indian:50.02% 82.8%
Asian:2,5547.70% 23.9%
2+ races:6571.98% 78.5%
Hispanic:1,2883.88% 63.7%
Total non-White:5,08315.32% 26.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-441 -1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:1,069 4.0




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
32,559
28,54587.67%
7232.22%
290.09%
2,0626.33%
3681.13%
7872.42%
4,01412.33%

2000
32,681
30,26992.62%
5261.61%
330.10%
1,3514.13%
2380.73%
2570.79%
2,4127.38%

1990
25,124
23,84794.92%
1880.75%
50.02%
8053.20%
n/a
2791.11%
1,2775.08%

1980
17,351
16,91397.48%
570.33%
590.34%
2361.36%
n/a
780.45%
4382.52%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-1,724 -5.3
1,602 4.9
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
6,422 25.6
1,135 4.5
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
6,934 40.0
839 4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lower Makefield 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
NumberPercent
46.3
7,288 22.0%
25,899 78.0%
6,699 20.2%
12,535
2.63
9,922 79.2%
8,737 88.1%
480 4.8%
2,613 20.8%

2010
NumberPercent
43.5
8,486 26.1%
24,073 73.9%
4,283 13.2%
11,805
2.74
9,233 78.2%
8,107 87.8%
399 4.3%
2,572 21.8%

2000
NumberPercent
38.8
9,038 27.7%
23,643 72.3%
3,402 10.4%
11,706
2.77
9,389 80.2%
8,593 91.5%
277 3.0%
2,317 19.8%

1990
NumberPercent
36.5
6,659 26.5%
18,465 73.5%
2,083 8.3%
8,576
2.92
7,195 83.9%
6,559 91.2%
207 2.9%
1,381 16.1%

1980
NumberPercent
33.1
5,416 31.2%
11,935 68.8%
1,125 6.5%
5,216
3.31
4,774 91.5%
4,492 94.1%
113 2.4%
442 8.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lower Makefield township, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,875 
Median Value$557,600 
Occupied12,53597.4%
Vacant3402.6%
Owned10,99187.7%
Rented1,54412.3%
Median Rent$2,162 
Single-Family Units11,66290.6%
    Detached9,32272.4%
    Attached2,34018.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units6825.3%
Mobile Homes80.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lower Makefield township, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002902.3%
$10,000 to $14,999920.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991201.0%
$20,000 to $24,999800.6%
$25,000 to $29,9991701.4%
$30,000 to $34,999780.6%
$35,000 to $39,999880.7%
$40,000 to $44,9991040.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991851.5%
$50,000 to $59,9995074.0%
$60,000 to $74,9995384.3%
$75,000 to $99,9991,30610.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,0988.8%
$125,000 to $149,9998987.2%
$150,000 to $199,9991,74513.9%
$200,000 or more5,23641.8%
Median Household Income168,540 
Per Capita Income79,572 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2812.2%
Public Assistance840.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3222.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed14,82376.8%
Unemployed7213.7%
In Armed Forces90.0%
Total Labor Force15,55380.6%
Not in Labor Force3,74519.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector6,5694,62258.7%
Non-Profit6961,07339.3%
Self-Employed1,62286965.1%
Local Government23966826.4%
State Government32025355.8%
Federal Government16216150.2%
Total Private + Self8,1915,49159.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,4172,15539.7%
Total9,6087,64655.7%
Pct. Govt.10.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5,27330.5%
Sales and Office Occupations3,27318.9%
Professional, Technical6,50037.6%
Service Occupations1,1456.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing160.1%
All others1,1166.4%
White Collar 86.9%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical3,18218.4%
Health care and social assistance2,28413.2%
Educational services1,87710.8%
Manufacturing1,79310.4%
Finance and insurance1,5639.0%
Retail trade1,2807.4%
Construction7214.2%
Accommodation and food services6503.8%
Information6033.5%
Other services5893.4%
Wholesale trade5693.3%
Public administration5062.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4662.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4292.5%
Transportation and warehousing4002.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2121.2%
Management1180.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting400.2%
Utilities250.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lower Makefield township, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican900.27%
Puerto Rican2370.71%
Cuban1070.32%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American2140.64%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1480.45%
Salvadoran660.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2180.66%
Argentinean240.07%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean110.03%
Colombian1480.45%
Ecuadorian260.08%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan90.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4221.27%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,4474.36%
Chinese5901.78%
Korean1050.32%
Filipino810.24%
Vietnamese270.08%
Japanese160.05%
Taiwanese110.03%
Laotian40.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English27,91188.4%
Other Indo-European1,4194.5%
Chinese5541.8%
Spanish5231.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4931.6%
Other Asian2580.8%
German, other Germanic1490.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1320.4%
Korean420.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish6,81420.5%
German6,36119.2%
Italian5,11915.4%
English3,37810.2%
Polish2,9428.9%
American1,7365.2%
Russian9953.0%
European8762.6%
French5491.7%
Eastern European5381.6%
Scottish5351.6%
Ukrainian5251.6%
Hungarian4941.5%
Lithuanian3311.0%
Scotch-Irish3271.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen31,95596.3%
Not a citizen1,2323.7%
Native29,66689.4%
Foreign-born3,52110.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lower Makefield township, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
113 0.5%428 1.8%3,137 13.0%3,839 15.9%7,891 32.8%8,682 36.0%
  Average years of education: 15.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 113 0.5%
9-12 Years 428 1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 3,137 13.0%
Some College 3,839 15.9%
Bach. Degree 7,891 32.8%
Grad Degree 8,682 36.0%
Average years of education: 15.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lower Makefield township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +724 D +2,058 D + 6.5%
D +2,782
2020 vs. 2012 R -573 D +5,296 D + 22.8%
D +4,723
2020 vs. 2008 R +8 D +3,591 D + 14.2%
D +3,599
2016 vs. 2008 R -716 D +1,533 D + 7.7%
D +817
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 90% Joe Biden (D) 14,251 60.1% Donald Trump* (R) 9,186 38.8% 266 1.1% 23,703 -10 -8 0.34%
2016 81% Hillary Clinton (D) 11,469 55.5% Donald Trump (R) 8,462 40.9% 740 3.6% 20,671 -7 -5 0.34%
2012 79% Mitt Romney (R) 9,759 50.1% Barack Obama* (D) 9,528 48.9% 209 1.1% 19,496 3 3 0.34%
2008 83% Barack Obama (D) 10,652 53.3% John McCain (R) 9,178 45.9% 148 0.7% 19,978 2 0 0.33%
2004 84% George W. Bush* (R) 10,143 50.9% John Kerry (D) 9,690 48.7% 76 0.4% 19,909 3 0 0.35%
2000 73% George W. Bush (R) 8,634 49.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,324 47.9% 412 2.4% 17,370 3 2 0.35%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Lower Makefield township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 14,251 60.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 9,186 38.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 192 0.8%
Other 74 0.3%
TOTAL 23,703
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -8


2016 President, Lower Makefield township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 11,469 55.5%
Donald Trump (R) 8,462 40.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 523 2.5%
Other 217 1.0%
TOTAL 20,671
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -5


2012 President, Lower Makefield township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 9,528 48.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 9,759 50.1%
Other 209 1.1%
TOTAL 19,496
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3


2008 President, Lower Makefield township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 10,652 53.3%
John McCain (R) 9,178 45.9%
Other 148 0.7%
TOTAL 19,978
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0


2004 President, Lower Makefield township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 10,143 50.9%
John Kerry (D) 9,690 48.7%
Other 76 0.4%
TOTAL 19,909
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0


2000 President, Lower Makefield township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 8,634 49.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,324 47.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 325 1.9%
Other 87 0.5%
TOTAL 17,370
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lower Makefield township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 76% John Fetterman (D) 11,949 59.7% Mehmet Oz (R) 7,606 38.0% 460 [+] 2.3% 20,015 -8 0.37%
2022 G 75% Josh Shapiro (D) 13,305 66.7% Doug Mastriano (R) 6,324 31.7% 333 [+] 1.7% 19,962 -10 0.37%
2018 S1 71% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 11,366 61.6% Lou Barletta (R) 6,878 37.3% 217 [+] 1.2% 18,461 -5 0.37%
2018 G 71% Tom Wolf* (D) 11,721 63.6% Scott Wagner (R) 6,505 35.3% 208 [+] 1.1% 18,434 -5 0.37%
2016 S3 80% Katie McGinty (D) 10,269 50.2% Pat Toomey* (R) 9,888 48.4% 281 [+] 1.4% 20,438 0 0.34%
2014 G 50% Tom Wolf (D) 6,495 52.3% Tom Corbett* (R) 5,922 47.7% 0 0.0% 12,417 3 0.36%
*: 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