Forward township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,190 ( 659 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.0 square miles
Population density: 138.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,184	99.81%	28.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	6	0.19%	40.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	6	0.19%	86.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	698	33.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-39	-1.9

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
2,531
2,486	98.22%
2	0.08%
3	0.12%
10	0.40%
19	0.75%
11	0.43%
45	1.78%

2000
2,687
2,650	98.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
13	0.48%
0	0.00%
15	0.56%
37	1.38%

1990
2,339
2,335	99.83%
0	0.00%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.17%

1980
2,146
2,142	99.81%
0	0.00%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.19%

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

-164	-6.1
8	0.3

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

315	13.5
33	1.4

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

193	9.0
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Forward 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
46.2
612	19.2%
2,578	80.8%
506	15.9%

1,287
2.48

1,000	77.7%
894	89.4%
7	0.7%
287	22.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
546	21.6%
1,985	78.4%
352	13.9%

971
2.61

732	75.4%
629	85.9%
35	4.8%
239	24.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
743	27.7%
1,944	72.3%
301	11.2%

974
2.76

765	78.5%
684	89.4%
21	2.7%
209	21.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
626	26.8%
1,713	73.2%
218	9.3%

826
2.83

654	79.2%
588	89.9%
10	1.5%
172	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
680	31.7%
1,466	68.3%
166	7.7%

691
3.11

601	87.0%
536	89.2%
26	4.3%
90	13.0%

2022 Housing Data for Forward township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	1.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	57	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	76	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	104	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	82	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	172	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	192	14.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	60	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	86	6.7%
$200,000 or more	298	23.2%

Median Household Income	99,185
Per Capita Income	51,149

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	0.5%
Public Assistance	20	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	59	4.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,779	84.0%
Unemployed	22	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,801	85.1%
Not in Labor Force	316	14.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	839	525	61.5%
Non-Profit	0	125	0.0%
Self-Employed	49	87	36.0%

Local Government	51	39	56.7%
State Government	21	23	47.7%
Federal Government	29	28	50.9%

Total Private + Self	888	612	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	101	215	32.0%
Total	989	827	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	290	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	325	17.8%
Professional, Technical	750	41.1%
Service Occupations	110	6.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.5%
All others	348	19.1%

White Collar		74.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	295	16.2%
Retail trade	293	16.1%
Finance and insurance	263	14.4%
Educational services	160	8.8%
Health care and social assistance	147	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	141	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	101	5.5%
Other services	83	4.6%
Construction	75	4.1%
Public administration	57	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	56	3.1%
Information	48	2.6%
Wholesale trade	30	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	24	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.4%
Utilities	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%
Korean	6	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,920	99.3%
German, other Germanic	17	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,220	38.2%
Irish	521	16.3%
Polish	466	14.6%
English	244	7.6%
Italian	204	6.4%
Hungarian	168	5.3%
American	153	4.8%
Dutch	135	4.2%
Scottish	91	2.9%
European	88	2.8%
French	70	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	60	1.9%
Czech	49	1.5%
Czechoslovakian	22	0.7%
Greek	21	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,176	99.6%
Not a citizen	14	0.4%

Native	3,170	99.4%
Foreign-born	20	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	0.6%	37	1.5%	884	35.5%	454	18.2%	731	29.4%	366	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	0.6%
9-12 Years	37	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	884	35.5%
Some College	454	18.2%
Bach. Degree	731	29.4%
Grad Degree	366	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +296	R +117	D + 5.9%
D +179
2020 vs. 2012	R +407	R +235	D + 0.5%
D +172
2020 vs. 2008	R +442	R +331	R + 7.7%
D +111

2016 vs. 2008	R +146	R +214	R + 13.6%
D -68
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,316	69.6%	Joe Biden (D)	541	28.6%	35	1.8%	1,892	21	23	0.03%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	1,020	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	362	24.8%	76	5.2%	1,458	22	24	0.02%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	909	70.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	369	28.5%	17	1.3%	1,295	24	23	0.02%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	874	65.9%	Barack Obama (D)	430	32.4%	23	1.7%	1,327	22	20	0.02%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	860	65.6%	John Kerry (D)	439	33.5%	11	0.8%	1,310	17	15	0.02%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	729	65.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	358	31.9%	35	3.1%	1,122	19	17	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

541

28.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,316

69.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,892

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Forward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

362

24.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,020

70.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,458

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Forward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

369

28.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

909

70.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,295

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Forward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

430

32.4%

John McCain (R)

874

65.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,327

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Forward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

860

65.6%

John Kerry (D)

439

33.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,310

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Forward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

729

65.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

358

31.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,122

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forward township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,099	64.6%	John Fetterman (D)	557	32.7%	45 [+]	2.6%	1,701	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 29 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 11 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	67%	Doug Mastriano (R)	983	57.8%	Josh Shapiro (D)	671	39.4%	47 [+]	2.8%	1,701	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 28 (1.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 9 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 7 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	52%	Lou Barletta (R)	796	63.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	425	33.9%	33 [+]	2.6%	1,254	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 23 (1.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 10 (0.8%);
2018	G	52%	Scott Wagner (R)	777	62.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	452	36.1%	24 [+]	1.9%	1,253	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 17 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.6%);
2016	S3	62%	Pat Toomey* (R)	977	68.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	370	25.9%	84 [+]	5.9%	1,431	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 84 (5.9%);
2014	G	39%	Tom Corbett* (R)	589	68.7%	Tom Wolf (D)	268	31.3%	0	0.0%	857	24	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	1,347
Median Value	$358,700

Occupied	1,287	95.5%
Vacant	60	4.5%

Owned	1,127	87.6%
Rented	160	12.4%
Median Rent	$905

Single-Family Units	1,183	87.8%
Detached	1,100	81.7%
Attached	83	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	164	12.2%

Forward township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forward township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Forward township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forward township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forward township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forward township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forward township, PA