Cresson borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,529 ( 182 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 3172.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,464	95.75%	13.0%
Black:	8	0.52%	33.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	57	3.73%	533.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	65	4.25%	132.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-219	-15.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	37	2.6

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
1,711
1,683	98.36%
6	0.35%
2	0.12%
4	0.23%
9	0.53%
7	0.41%
28	1.64%

2000
1,634
1,602	98.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
13	0.80%
19	1.16%
32	1.96%

1990
1,784
1,767	99.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.56%
n/a
7	0.39%
17	0.95%

1980
2,184
2,172	99.45%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.18%
n/a
8	0.37%
12	0.55%

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

81	5.0
-4	-0.2

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

-165	-9.2
15	0.8

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

-405	-18.5
5	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Cresson 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
42.7
294	19.2%
1,235	80.8%
264	17.3%

656
2.26

335	51.1%
238	71.0%
33	9.9%
321	48.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
346	20.2%
1,365	79.8%
281	16.4%

743
2.27

451	60.7%
315	69.8%
64	14.2%
292	39.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
350	21.4%
1,284	78.6%
329	20.1%

736
2.20

422	57.3%
269	63.7%
60	14.2%
314	42.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
441	24.7%
1,343	75.3%
346	19.4%

734
2.40

470	64.0%
371	78.9%
48	10.2%
264	36.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
564	25.8%
1,620	74.2%
346	15.8%

814
2.65

551	67.7%
470	85.3%
23	4.2%
263	32.3%

2022 Housing Data for Cresson borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	30	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	34	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	65	9.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	40	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	42	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	99	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	84	12.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	50	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	5.2%
$200,000 or more	16	2.4%

Median Household Income	58,929
Per Capita Income	32,254

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	50	7.6%
Public Assistance	28	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	115	17.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	783	75.6%
Unemployed	38	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	821	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	215	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	254	292	46.5%
Non-Profit	21	76	21.6%
Self-Employed	27	16	62.8%

Local Government	22	34	39.3%
State Government	31	34	47.7%
Federal Government	3	7	30.0%

Total Private + Self	281	308	47.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	77	151	33.8%
Total	358	459	43.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	64	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	194	23.7%
Professional, Technical	147	18.0%
Service Occupations	195	23.9%
All others	217	26.6%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	202	24.7%
Retail trade	95	11.6%
Educational services	79	9.7%
Construction	64	7.8%
Manufacturing	62	7.6%
Public administration	49	6.0%
Finance and insurance	48	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	47	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	41	5.0%
Other services	36	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	3.4%
Wholesale trade	18	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.9%
Utilities	4	0.5%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,459	98.8%
Spanish	12	0.8%
Arabic	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	532	34.8%
Irish	439	28.7%
Polish	204	13.3%
Italian	196	12.8%
English	103	6.7%
American	74	4.8%
Dutch	30	2.0%
Scottish	24	1.6%
French	22	1.4%
Swedish	21	1.4%
Austrian	18	1.2%
Slovak	18	1.2%
Hungarian	16	1.0%
Pennsylvania German	15	1.0%
Ukrainian	14	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,526	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,526	99.8%
Foreign-born	3	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
46	4.1%	30	2.7%	480	42.9%	318	28.4%	169	15.1%	76	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	46	4.1%
9-12 Years	30	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	480	42.9%
Some College	318	28.4%
Bach. Degree	169	15.1%
Grad Degree	76	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +34	R +3	D + 3.2%
D +31
2020 vs. 2012	R +120	R +119	R + 11.9%
D +1
2020 vs. 2008	R +176	R +275	R + 37.1%
D -99

2016 vs. 2008	R +142	R +272	R + 40.2%
D -130
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	509	67.1%	Joe Biden (D)	232	30.6%	18	2.4%	759	18	20	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	475	67.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	201	28.6%	27	3.8%	703	19	22	0.01%
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	389	61.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	231	36.7%	9	1.4%	629	15	15	0.01%
2008	50%	John McCain (R)	333	48.9%	Barack Obama (D)	331	48.6%	17	2.5%	681	5	3	0.01%
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	357	50.3%	John Kerry (D)	348	49.0%	5	0.7%	710	2	0	0.01%
2000	50%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	340	52.9%	George W. Bush (R)	276	42.9%	27	4.2%	643	-4	-5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cresson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

232

30.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

509

67.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

759

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

2016 President, Cresson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

201

28.6%

Donald Trump (R)

475

67.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

703

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Cresson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

231

36.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

389

61.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

629

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Cresson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

331

48.6%

John McCain (R)

333

48.9%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

681

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Cresson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

357

50.3%

John Kerry (D)

348

49.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

710

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Cresson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

276

42.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

340

52.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

643

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cresson borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mehmet Oz (R)	384	64.6%	John Fetterman (D)	188	31.6%	22 [+]	3.7%	594	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 10 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 7 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	48%	Doug Mastriano (R)	342	57.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	243	40.8%	10 [+]	1.7%	595	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	73%	Lou Barletta (R)	505	54.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	408	44.3%	7 [+]	0.8%	920	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 5 (0.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	73%	Scott Wagner (R)	508	54.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	405	43.8%	12 [+]	1.3%	925	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 8 (0.9%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 4 (0.4%);
2016	S3	54%	Pat Toomey* (R)	389	56.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	241	34.9%	61 [+]	8.8%	691	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 61 (8.8%);
2014	G	32%	Tom Wolf (D)	254	59.9%	Tom Corbett* (R)	170	40.1%	0	0.0%	424	-5	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	756
Median Value	$110,300

Occupied	656	86.8%
Vacant	100	13.2%

Owned	462	70.4%
Rented	194	29.6%
Median Rent	$684

Single-Family Units	504	66.7%
Detached	503	66.5%
Attached	1	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	109	14.4%
Mobile Homes	11	1.5%

Cresson borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cresson borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Cresson borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cresson borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cresson borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cresson borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cresson borough, PA