Cherry township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 980 ( 126 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.6 square miles
Population density: 38.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	824	84.08%	23.2%
Black:	17	1.73%	466.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.51%	25.0%
2+ races:	103	10.51%	543.8%
Hispanic:	27	2.76%	285.7%

Total non-White:	156	15.92%	372.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-249	-27.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	123	13.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,106
1,073	97.02%
3	0.27%
2	0.18%
4	0.36%
16	1.45%
7	0.63%
33	2.98%

2000
1,053
1,039	98.67%
6	0.57%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.57%
14	1.33%

1990
831
816	98.19%
9	1.08%
0	0.00%
4	0.48%
n/a
2	0.24%
15	1.81%

1980
789
776	98.35%
4	0.51%
0	0.00%
7	0.89%
n/a
2	0.25%
13	1.65%

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

34	3.2
19	1.8

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

223	26.8
-1	-0.1

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

40	5.1
2	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherry 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
42.9
243	24.8%
737	75.2%
143	14.6%

329
2.90

258	78.4%
212	82.2%
3	1.2%
71	21.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
257	23.2%
849	76.8%
144	13.0%

423
2.58

312	73.8%
266	85.3%
11	3.5%
111	26.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
275	26.1%
778	73.9%
108	10.3%

387
2.66

300	77.5%
258	86.0%
2	0.7%
87	22.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.8
197	23.7%
634	76.3%
119	14.3%

283
2.87

224	79.2%
193	86.2%
8	3.6%
59	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
258	32.7%
531	67.3%
76	9.6%

258
3.06

206	79.8%
176	85.4%
6	2.9%
52	20.2%

2022 Housing Data for Cherry township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	12	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	7.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	20	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	19	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	15.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	6.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	12.8%
$200,000 or more	34	10.3%

Median Household Income	72,986
Per Capita Income	34,780

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	3.3%
Public Assistance	13	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	40	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	403	65.3%
Unemployed	35	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	438	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	179	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	180	107	62.7%
Non-Profit	6	16	27.3%
Self-Employed	14	0	100.0%

Local Government	4	25	13.8%
State Government	8	23	25.8%
Federal Government	10	26	27.8%

Total Private + Self	194	107	64.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28	90	23.7%
Total	222	197	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	22.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	64	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	85	20.3%
Professional, Technical	97	23.2%
Service Occupations	49	11.7%
All others	124	29.6%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	60	14.3%
Public administration	54	12.9%
Retail trade	53	12.6%
Construction	51	12.2%
Manufacturing	45	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	33	7.9%
Finance and insurance	29	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	20	4.8%
Educational services	16	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	13	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	2.9%
Other services	9	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	2.1%
Information	7	1.7%
Utilities	4	1.0%
Wholesale trade	4	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	27	2.76%
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	%
Filipino	7	0.71%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	958	99.0%
Tagalog	5	0.5%
Spanish	4	0.4%
Other	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	332	33.9%
Irish	126	12.9%
Polish	94	9.6%
Italian	76	7.8%
English	60	6.1%
American	27	2.8%
Scottish	23	2.3%
Swedish	23	2.3%
Czech	16	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	14	1.4%
Slovak	12	1.2%
Dutch	11	1.1%
Hungarian	10	1.0%
Ukrainian	9	0.9%
Slavic	7	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	975	99.5%
Not a citizen	5	0.5%

Native	974	99.4%
Foreign-born	6	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	1.7%	59	9.3%	270	42.5%	181	28.5%	87	13.7%	28	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	1.7%
9-12 Years	59	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	270	42.5%
Some College	181	28.5%
Bach. Degree	87	13.7%
Grad Degree	28	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	R +26	D + 1.2%
D +22
2020 vs. 2012	R +125	R +144	R + 19.2%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +135	R +169	R + 24.4%
D -34

2016 vs. 2008	R +87	R +143	R + 25.6%
D -56
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	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	440	71.5%	Joe Biden (D)	163	26.5%	12	2.0%	615	23	25	0.01%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	392	69.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	141	25.0%	30	5.3%	563	21	24	0.01%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	315	62.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	182	36.0%	9	1.8%	506	16	15	0.01%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	305	59.7%	Barack Obama (D)	197	38.6%	9	1.8%	511	16	14	0.01%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	289	59.1%	John Kerry (D)	197	40.3%	3	0.6%	489	11	8	0.01%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	239	55.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	179	41.6%	12	2.8%	430	9	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cherry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

163

26.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

440

71.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

615

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Cherry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

141

25.0%

Donald Trump (R)

392

69.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

563

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Cherry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

182

36.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

315

62.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

506

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Cherry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

197

38.6%

John McCain (R)

305

59.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

511

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Cherry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

289

59.1%

John Kerry (D)

197

40.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

489

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Cherry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

239

55.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

179

41.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

430

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cherry 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	66%	Mehmet Oz (R)	334	65.5%	John Fetterman (D)	160	31.4%	16 [+]	3.1%	510	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 7 (1.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	66%	Doug Mastriano (R)	322	63.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	180	35.3%	8 [+]	1.6%	510	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2018	S1	56%	Lou Barletta (R)	292	65.8%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	139	31.3%	13 [+]	2.9%	444	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 7 (1.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (1.4%);
2018	G	57%	Scott Wagner (R)	292	65.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	144	32.2%	11 [+]	2.5%	447	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 6 (1.3%); Paul Glover (Green) 5 (1.1%);
2016	S3	69%	Pat Toomey* (R)	363	65.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	146	26.4%	44 [+]	8.0%	553	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 44 (8.0%);
2014	G	39%	Tom Corbett* (R)	201	63.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	117	36.8%	0	0.0%	318	18	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	446
Median Value	$200,000

Occupied	329	73.8%
Vacant	117	26.2%

Owned	288	87.5%
Rented	41	12.5%
Median Rent	$1,023

Single-Family Units	345	77.4%
Detached	341	76.5%
Attached	4	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	101	22.6%

Cherry township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherry township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Cherry township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cherry township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cherry township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cherry township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cherry township, PA