Clay township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,320 ( 383 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.1 square miles
Population density: 92.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,289	98.66%	13.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	11	0.47%	22.2%
Hispanic:	20	0.86%	5.3%

Total non-White:	31	1.34%	27.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-371	-16.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12	-0.5

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
2,703
2,660	98.41%
0	0.00%
10	0.37%
5	0.18%
9	0.33%
19	0.70%
43	1.59%

2000
2,624
2,589	98.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	0.34%
26	0.99%
35	1.33%

1990
2,360
2,343	99.28%
2	0.08%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
n/a
13	0.55%
17	0.72%

1980
2,102
2,077	98.81%
17	0.81%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.38%
25	1.19%

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

71	2.7
8	0.3

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

246	10.4
18	0.8

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

266	12.7
-8	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay 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
Number	Percent
47.2
420	18.1%
1,900	81.9%
427	18.4%

968
2.39

639	66.0%
495	77.5%
16	2.5%
329	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
612	22.6%
2,091	77.4%
343	12.7%

1,056
2.55

787	74.5%
624	79.3%
58	7.4%
269	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
690	26.3%
1,934	73.7%
219	8.3%

995
2.63

770	77.4%
643	83.5%
32	4.2%
225	22.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
699	29.6%
1,661	70.4%
210	8.9%

816
2.89

652	79.9%
555	85.1%
31	4.8%
164	20.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
694	33.0%
1,408	67.0%
174	8.3%

701
2.97

578	82.5%
522	90.3%
17	2.9%
123	17.5%

2022 Housing Data for Clay township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	41	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	57	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	52	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	59	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	179	18.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	150	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	93	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	73	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	103	10.6%
$200,000 or more	19	2.0%

Median Household Income	71,818
Per Capita Income	36,692

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	45	4.6%
Public Assistance	12	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	133	13.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,210	80.2%
Unemployed	46	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,256	83.3%
Not in Labor Force	252	16.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	567	432	56.8%
Non-Profit	0	71	0.0%
Self-Employed	65	33	66.3%

Local Government	15	28	34.9%
State Government	5	12	29.4%
Federal Government	28	35	44.4%

Total Private + Self	632	465	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	48	146	24.7%
Total	680	611	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	174	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	302	23.4%
Professional, Technical	178	13.8%
Service Occupations	218	16.9%
All others	419	32.5%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	196	15.2%
Manufacturing	169	13.1%
Retail trade	136	10.5%
Construction	127	9.8%
Transportation and warehousing	126	9.8%
Other services	100	7.7%
Educational services	69	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	65	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	61	4.7%
Information	58	4.5%
Public administration	51	4.0%
Finance and insurance	37	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	2.4%
Wholesale trade	25	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	0.56%
Puerto Rican	7	0.30%
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	2,247	99.9%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	983	42.4%
Irish	617	26.6%
American	192	8.3%
Italian	185	8.0%
English	181	7.8%
Polish	180	7.8%
Hungarian	124	5.3%
Scotch-Irish	96	4.1%
Scottish	68	2.9%
Croatian	47	2.0%
French	45	1.9%
Ukrainian	40	1.7%
Slovak	35	1.5%
Dutch	25	1.1%
Finnish	22	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,320	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,320	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
27	1.6%	77	4.6%	875	52.3%	379	22.6%	278	16.6%	38	2.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	27	1.6%
9-12 Years	77	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	875	52.3%
Some College	379	22.6%
Bach. Degree	278	16.6%
Grad Degree	38	2.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +151	R +102	D + 0.6%
D +49
2020 vs. 2012	R +317	R +384	R + 23.2%
D -67
2020 vs. 2008	R +365	R +466	R + 30.6%
D -101

2016 vs. 2008	R +214	R +364	R + 31.2%
D -150
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,018	76.0%	Joe Biden (D)	299	22.3%	22	1.6%	1,339	27	29	0.02%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	867	74.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	250	21.5%	48	4.1%	1,165	26	29	0.02%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	701	64.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	366	33.7%	19	1.7%	1,086	18	17	0.02%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	653	60.2%	Barack Obama (D)	400	36.9%	32	2.9%	1,085	16	15	0.02%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	642	58.7%	John Kerry (D)	442	40.4%	9	0.8%	1,093	10	8	0.02%
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	517	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	351	39.0%	31	3.4%	899	11	10	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

299

22.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,018

76.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,339

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

250

21.5%

Donald Trump (R)

867

74.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,165

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

366

33.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

701

64.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,086

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

400

36.9%

John McCain (R)

653

60.2%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,085

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

642

58.7%

John Kerry (D)

442

40.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,093

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

2000 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

517

57.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

351

39.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

899

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Mehmet Oz (R)	764	71.9%	John Fetterman (D)	261	24.6%	38 [+]	3.6%	1,063	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 22 (2.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 8 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 7 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	58%	Doug Mastriano (R)	723	67.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	323	30.2%	22 [+]	2.1%	1,068	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 12 (1.1%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 10 (0.9%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	50%	Lou Barletta (R)	616	65.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	309	32.9%	14 [+]	1.5%	939	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.6%);
2018	G	50%	Scott Wagner (R)	600	63.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	319	34.0%	20 [+]	2.1%	939	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 16 (1.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 4 (0.4%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	755	65.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	290	25.3%	101 [+]	8.8%	1,146	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 101 (8.8%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	412	60.8%	Tom Wolf (D)	266	39.2%	0	0.0%	678	16	0.02%
[-] 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	1,035
Median Value	$216,900

Occupied	968	93.5%
Vacant	67	6.5%

Owned	874	90.3%
Rented	94	9.7%
Median Rent	$780

Single-Family Units	854	82.5%
Detached	854	82.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	178	17.2%

Clay township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Clay township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clay township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay township, PA