Chest township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 355 ( 6 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.7 square miles
Population density: 12.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	343	96.62%	0.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	7	1.97%	250.0%
Hispanic:	5	1.41%	16.7%

Total non-White:	12	3.38%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	2	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	1.4

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
349
341	97.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.57%
6	1.72%
8	2.29%

2000
377
377	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
331
331	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
295
293	99.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.68%
2	0.68%

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

-36	-9.5
8	2.1

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

46	13.9
0	0.0

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

38	12.9
-2	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Chest 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
57.6
27	7.6%
328	92.4%
107	30.1%

144
2.47

111	77.1%
86	77.5%
0	0.0%
33	22.9%

2010
Number	Percent
52.3
55	15.8%
294	84.2%
63	18.1%

146
2.39

111	76.0%
99	89.2%
3	2.7%
35	24.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
85	22.5%
292	77.5%
54	14.3%

122
3.09

107	87.7%
93	86.9%
4	3.7%
15	12.3%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
134	40.5%
197	59.5%
24	7.3%

96
3.45

83	86.5%
77	92.8%
0	0.0%
13	13.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
96	32.5%
199	67.5%
37	12.5%

85
3.47

78	91.8%
77	98.7%
0	0.0%
7	8.2%

2022 Housing Data for Chest township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	13.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	8	5.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	21	14.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	10.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	12.5%
$200,000 or more	2	1.4%

Median Household Income	63,750
Per Capita Income	37,017

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13	9.0%
Public Assistance	15	10.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	14.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	146	64.9%
Unemployed	20	8.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	166	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	59	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	53	46	53.5%
Non-Profit	11	18	37.9%
Self-Employed	8	6	57.1%

Local Government	6	8	42.9%
State Government	2	6	25.0%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	61	52	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	32	38.5%
Total	81	84	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13	7.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	31	18.8%
Professional, Technical	65	39.4%
Service Occupations	18	10.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.8%
All others	38	23.0%

White Collar		66.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	42	25.5%
Health care and social assistance	31	18.8%
Construction	13	7.9%
Other services	12	7.3%
Finance and insurance	12	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	6.1%
Retail trade	10	6.1%
Wholesale trade	8	4.8%
Management	5	3.0%
Public administration	5	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	5	3.0%
Manufacturing	5	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	1	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.85%
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	2	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	343	98.6%
Spanish	5	1.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	127	35.8%
Irish	81	22.8%
English	52	14.6%
Italian	41	11.5%
Polish	32	9.0%
Belgian	27	7.6%
American	19	5.4%
Slovak	14	3.9%
Scotch-Irish	13	3.7%
French	12	3.4%
Scottish	7	2.0%
Eastern European	6	1.7%
Ukrainian	5	1.4%
Dutch	2	0.6%
Hungarian	2	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	355	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	355	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.6%	8	2.6%	112	35.8%	92	29.4%	55	17.6%	44	14.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.6%
9-12 Years	8	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	112	35.8%
Some College	92	29.4%
Bach. Degree	55	17.6%
Grad Degree	44	14.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +24	R +3	D + 9.2%
D +21
2020 vs. 2012	R +63	R +55	R + 9.3%
D +8
2020 vs. 2008	R +85	R +84	R + 21.9%
D +1

2016 vs. 2008	R +61	R +81	R + 31.1%
D -20
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Donald Trump* (R)	202	75.1%	Joe Biden (D)	64	23.8%	3	1.1%	269	26	28	0.00%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	178	78.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	43	19.0%	5	2.2%	226	31	33	0.00%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	139	70.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	56	28.4%	2	1.0%	197	24	23	0.00%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	117	63.9%	Barack Obama (D)	63	34.4%	3	1.6%	183	20	18	0.00%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	97	58.8%	John Kerry (D)	68	41.2%	0	0.0%	165	10	8	0.00%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	97	66.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	45	30.6%	5	3.4%	147	20	18	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

202

75.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

269

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Chest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.0%

Donald Trump (R)

178

78.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

226

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Chest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

28.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

139

70.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

197

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Chest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34.4%

John McCain (R)

117

63.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Chest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

58.8%

John Kerry (D)

41.2%

TOTAL

165

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Chest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

66.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chest township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	30%	Mehmet Oz (R)	56	65.9%	John Fetterman (D)	24	28.2%	5 [+]	5.9%	85	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 4 (4.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (1.2%);
2022	G	30%	Doug Mastriano (R)	55	64.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	27	31.4%	4 [+]	4.7%	86	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (4.7%);
2018	S1	61%	Lou Barletta (R)	117	66.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	56	31.8%	3 [+]	1.7%	176	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	62%	Scott Wagner (R)	125	70.6%	Tom Wolf* (D)	51	28.8%	1 [+]	0.6%	177	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2016	S3	77%	Pat Toomey* (R)	155	69.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	59	26.3%	10 [+]	4.5%	224	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 10 (4.5%);
2014	G	45%	Tom Corbett* (R)	75	56.8%	Tom Wolf (D)	57	43.2%	0	0.0%	132	12	0.00%
[-] 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	196
Median Value	$180,000

Occupied	144	73.5%
Vacant	52	26.5%

Owned	140	97.2%
Rented	4	2.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	172	87.8%
Detached	172	87.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	20	10.2%

Chest township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chest township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Chest township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chest township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chest township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chest township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chest township, PA