Cresson township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,895 ( 1,441 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.2 square miles
Population density: 238.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,718	93.89%	21.9%
Black:	66	2.28%	89.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	13	0.45%	13.3%
2+ races:	63	2.18%	250.0%
Hispanic:	35	1.21%	81.6%

Total non-White:	177	6.11%	79.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-760	-21.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-681	-19.0

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
4,336
3,478	80.21%
633	14.60%
0	0.00%
15	0.35%
18	0.42%
190	4.38%
858	19.79%

2000
4,055
3,334	82.22%
612	15.09%
11	0.27%
7	0.17%
6	0.15%
85	2.10%
721	17.78%

1990
3,284
2,825	86.02%
359	10.93%
16	0.49%
12	0.37%
n/a
72	2.19%
459	13.98%

1980
2,686
2,663	99.14%
14	0.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.34%
23	0.86%

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

144	3.6
137	3.4

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

509	15.5
262	8.0

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

162	6.0
436	16.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Cresson 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
44.1
352	12.2%
2,543	87.8%
694	24.0%

1,056
2.24

626	59.3%
465	74.3%
18	2.9%
430	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
571	13.2%
3,765	86.8%
444	10.2%

1,050
2.35

654	62.3%
505	77.2%
42	6.4%
396	37.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
634	15.6%
3,421	84.4%
483	11.9%

1,050
2.49

703	67.0%
541	77.0%
54	7.7%
347	33.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
601	18.3%
2,683	81.7%
358	10.9%

863
2.53

633	73.3%
491	77.6%
67	10.6%
230	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.7
723	26.9%
1,963	73.1%
227	8.5%

692
3.22

547	79.0%
499	91.2%
24	4.4%
145	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Cresson township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	40	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	75	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	46	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	41	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	86	8.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	45	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	21	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	46	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	82	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	137	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	179	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	145	13.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	4.1%
$200,000 or more	29	2.7%

Median Household Income	64,615
Per Capita Income	27,931

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	4.8%
Public Assistance	30	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	196	18.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,143	61.5%
Unemployed	25	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,168	62.8%
Not in Labor Force	692	37.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	417	355	54.0%
Non-Profit	81	134	37.7%
Self-Employed	44	0	100.0%

Local Government	19	66	22.4%
State Government	38	21	64.4%
Federal Government	5	11	31.2%

Total Private + Self	461	355	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	143	232	38.1%
Total	604	587	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	115	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	294	24.7%
Professional, Technical	264	22.2%
Service Occupations	239	20.1%
All others	279	23.4%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	248	20.8%
Retail trade	163	13.7%
Educational services	136	11.4%
Manufacturing	117	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	110	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	88	7.4%
Public administration	80	6.7%
Construction	48	4.0%
Other services	43	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	2.6%
Information	25	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	1.8%
Finance and insurance	14	1.2%
Wholesale trade	11	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	0.8%
Utilities	8	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16	0.55%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	6	0.21%
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	7	0.24%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	7	0.24%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	13	0.45%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,781	98.7%
Chinese	13	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.4%
Spanish	8	0.3%
Other	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	920	31.8%
Irish	542	18.7%
Polish	480	16.6%
Italian	363	12.5%
English	290	10.0%
Slovak	195	6.7%
American	189	6.5%
Hungarian	87	3.0%
Russian	62	2.1%
French	36	1.2%
Serbian	33	1.1%
Swedish	32	1.1%
Dutch	29	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	22	0.8%
Scottish	16	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,871	99.2%
Not a citizen	24	0.8%

Native	2,852	98.5%
Foreign-born	43	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	0.9%	64	3.5%	872	47.1%	492	26.6%	262	14.1%	147	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	0.9%
9-12 Years	64	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	872	47.1%
Some College	492	26.6%
Bach. Degree	262	14.1%
Grad Degree	147	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +137	R +64	D + 1.8%
D +73
2020 vs. 2012	R +287	R +291	R + 16.4%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +355	R +480	R + 34.1%
D -125

2016 vs. 2008	R +218	R +416	R + 35.9%
D -198
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	958	69.1%	Joe Biden (D)	409	29.5%	19	1.4%	1,386	20	22	0.02%
2016	42%	Donald Trump (R)	821	68.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	336	27.8%	50	4.1%	1,207	20	22	0.02%
2012	32%	Mitt Romney (R)	671	60.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	413	37.4%	19	1.7%	1,103	14	14	0.02%
2008	31%	John McCain (R)	603	52.3%	Barack Obama (D)	534	46.4%	15	1.3%	1,152	8	7	0.02%
2004	32%	George W. Bush* (R)	606	53.2%	John Kerry (D)	519	45.6%	14	1.2%	1,139	5	3	0.02%
2000	29%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	492	50.4%	George W. Bush (R)	464	47.5%	21	2.1%	977	1	0	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cresson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

409

29.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

958

69.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,386

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Cresson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

336

27.8%

Donald Trump (R)

821

68.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,207

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Cresson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

413

37.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

671

60.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,103

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Cresson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

534

46.4%

John McCain (R)

603

52.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,152

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Cresson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

606

53.2%

John Kerry (D)

519

45.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,139

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Cresson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

464

47.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

492

50.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

977

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cresson township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	Mehmet Oz (R)	710	65.4%	John Fetterman (D)	344	31.7%	31 [+]	2.9%	1,085	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 21 (1.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	46%	Doug Mastriano (R)	641	59.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	420	38.8%	21 [+]	1.9%	1,082	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 9 (0.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 6 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 6 (0.6%);
2018	S1	20%	Lou Barletta (R)	291	55.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	213	40.9%	17 [+]	3.3%	521	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 14 (2.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.6%);
2018	G	20%	Scott Wagner (R)	300	57.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	213	40.5%	13 [+]	2.5%	526	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 11 (2.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	41%	Pat Toomey* (R)	715	60.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	388	32.8%	80 [+]	6.8%	1,183	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 80 (6.8%);
2014	G	23%	Tom Wolf (D)	384	53.3%	Tom Corbett* (R)	337	46.7%	0	0.0%	721	2	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	1,160
Median Value	$168,900

Occupied	1,056	91.0%
Vacant	104	9.0%

Owned	776	73.5%
Rented	280	26.5%
Median Rent	$571

Single-Family Units	826	71.2%
Detached	802	69.1%
Attached	24	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	158	13.6%
Mobile Homes	160	13.8%

Cresson township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cresson township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Cresson township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cresson township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cresson township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cresson township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cresson township, PA