Perkasie borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,130 ( 619 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 3601.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,208	89.90%	2.7%
Black:	247	2.71%	190.6%
Indian:	16	0.18%	5.9%
Asian:	38	0.42%	57.3%
2+ races:	157	1.72%	44.0%
Hispanic:	454	4.97%	114.2%

Total non-White:	922	10.10%	77.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	218	3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	401	5.7

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
8,511
7,990	93.88%
85	1.00%
17	0.20%
89	1.05%
109	1.28%
212	2.49%
521	6.12%

2000
8,828
8,629	97.75%
35	0.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
45	0.51%
119	1.35%
199	2.25%

1990
7,878
7,802	99.04%
8	0.10%
0	0.00%
29	0.37%
n/a
39	0.50%
76	0.96%

1980
5,241
5,198	99.18%
8	0.15%
5	0.10%
6	0.11%
n/a
19	0.36%
43	0.82%

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

-639	-7.2
322	3.6

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

827	10.5
123	1.6

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

2,604	49.7
33	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Perkasie 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
37.1
1,755	19.2%
7,375	80.8%
1,289	14.1%

3,495
2.61

2,409	68.9%
1,875	77.8%
192	8.0%
1,086	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
2,051	24.1%
6,460	75.9%
944	11.1%

3,306
2.57

2,275	68.8%
1,807	79.4%
187	8.2%
1,031	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
2,583	29.3%
6,245	70.7%
956	10.8%

3,296
2.68

2,343	71.1%
1,964	83.8%
153	6.5%
953	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
2,225	28.2%
5,653	71.8%
975	12.4%

2,938
2.68

2,211	75.3%
1,942	87.8%
83	3.8%
727	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
1,371	26.2%
3,870	73.8%
656	12.5%

1,924
2.72

1,459	75.8%
1,288	88.3%
67	4.6%
465	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Perkasie borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	161	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	76	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	122	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	96	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	89	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	57	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	170	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	177	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	332	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	490	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	350	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	249	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	493	14.1%
$200,000 or more	562	16.1%

Median Household Income	95,319
Per Capita Income	46,725

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	126	3.6%
Public Assistance	49	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	301	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,082	84.9%
Unemployed	213	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,295	88.5%
Not in Labor Force	691	11.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,190	1,607	57.7%
Non-Profit	183	650	22.0%
Self-Employed	210	194	52.0%

Local Government	155	245	38.8%
State Government	66	70	48.5%
Federal Government	10	13	43.5%

Total Private + Self	2,400	1,801	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	414	978	29.7%
Total	2,814	2,779	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	918	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,093	19.5%
Professional, Technical	1,378	24.6%
Service Occupations	776	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.2%
All others	1,428	25.5%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	905	16.2%
Manufacturing	817	14.6%
Retail trade	740	13.2%
Educational services	620	11.1%
Finance and insurance	392	7.0%
Construction	380	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	337	6.0%
Other services	299	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	250	4.5%
Wholesale trade	186	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	133	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	108	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	103	1.8%
Public administration	101	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	90	1.6%
Management	59	1.1%
Information	50	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.2%
Utilities	11	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42	0.46%
Puerto Rican	177	1.94%
Cuban	124	1.36%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	48	0.53%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	17	0.19%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	31	0.34%
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	63	0.69%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	17	0.19%
Japanese	11	0.12%
Korean	10	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,417	96.5%
Spanish	222	2.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	28	0.3%
Tagalog	25	0.3%
Other Indo-European	21	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,267	35.8%
Irish	2,200	24.1%
Italian	1,291	14.1%
English	1,188	13.0%
Polish	632	6.9%
American	274	3.0%
Russian	231	2.5%
Pennsylvania German	217	2.4%
European	189	2.1%
French	165	1.8%
Scottish	151	1.7%
Ukrainian	147	1.6%
Welsh	134	1.5%
Swedish	114	1.2%
Hungarian	100	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,023	98.8%
Not a citizen	107	1.2%

Native	8,839	96.8%
Foreign-born	291	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
62	1.0%	261	4.2%	1,983	31.7%	1,342	21.5%	1,637	26.2%	965	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	62	1.0%
9-12 Years	261	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,983	31.7%
Some College	1,342	21.5%
Bach. Degree	1,637	26.2%
Grad Degree	965	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +308	D +500	D + 11.3%
D +808
2020 vs. 2012	R +438	D +356	D + 8.1%
D +794
2020 vs. 2008	R +582	R +174	R + 4.2%
D +408

2016 vs. 2008	R +274	R +674	R + 15.5%
D -400
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	2,743	49.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,676	48.5%	104	1.9%	5,523	0	2	0.08%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	2,368	51.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,935	42.2%	280	6.1%	4,583	3	6	0.07%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,238	52.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,949	45.7%	77	1.8%	4,264	6	5	0.07%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	2,335	52.0%	John McCain (R)	2,094	46.6%	63	1.4%	4,492	2	1	0.07%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,372	54.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,925	44.6%	23	0.5%	4,320	6	4	0.07%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	1,929	56.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,381	40.3%	114	3.3%	3,424	10	8	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perkasie borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,743

49.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,676

48.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,523

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Perkasie borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,935

42.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,368

51.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

168

3.7%

Other

112

2.4%

TOTAL

4,583

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Perkasie borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,949

45.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,238

52.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,264

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Perkasie borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,335

52.0%

John McCain (R)

2,094

46.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,492

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Perkasie borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,372

54.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,925

44.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,320

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Perkasie borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,929

56.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,381

40.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,424

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perkasie borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	63%	John Fetterman (D)	2,351	51.3%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,053	44.8%	176 [+]	3.8%	4,580	-2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 100 (2.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 36 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 32 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2022	G	63%	Josh Shapiro (D)	2,553	55.7%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,908	41.6%	121 [+]	2.6%	4,582	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 67 (1.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 28 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 23 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	56%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	2,066	51.8%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,825	45.7%	99 [+]	2.5%	3,990	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 54 (1.4%); Neal Gale (Green) 45 (1.1%);
2018	G	56%	Tom Wolf* (D)	2,174	54.5%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,722	43.1%	95 [+]	2.4%	3,991	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 58 (1.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 37 (0.9%);
2016	S3	66%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,559	55.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,892	41.3%	130 [+]	2.8%	4,581	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 130 (2.8%);
2014	G	41%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,400	50.7%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,364	49.3%	0	0.0%	2,764	4	0.08%
[-] 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	3,637
Median Value	$308,100

Occupied	3,495	96.1%
Vacant	142	3.9%

Owned	2,432	69.6%
Rented	1,063	30.4%
Median Rent	$1,107

Single-Family Units	2,860	78.6%
Detached	1,781	49.0%
Attached	1,079	29.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	478	13.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Perkasie borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perkasie borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Perkasie borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perkasie borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perkasie borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Perkasie borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perkasie borough, PA