Sankertown borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 599 ( 76 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population density: 1997.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	579	96.66%	13.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	19	3.17%	1800.0%
Hispanic:	1	0.17%	0.0%

Total non-White:	20	3.34%	300.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-91	-16.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	15	2.7

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
675
670	99.26%
1	0.15%
1	0.15%
1	0.15%
1	0.15%
1	0.15%
5	0.74%

2000
677
677	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
770
768	99.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.13%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.26%

1980
857
850	99.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.82%
7	0.82%

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

-7	-1.0
5	0.7

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

-91	-11.8
-2	-0.3

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

-82	-9.6
-5	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Sankertown 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
49.6
108	18.0%
491	82.0%
177	29.5%

260
2.27

180	69.2%
155	86.1%
0	0.0%
80	30.8%

2010
Number	Percent
45.7
131	19.4%
544	80.6%
114	16.9%

297
2.26

171	57.6%
117	68.4%
16	9.4%
126	42.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
133	19.6%
544	80.4%
84	12.4%

243
2.69

184	75.7%
134	72.8%
15	8.2%
59	24.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
212	27.5%
558	72.5%
107	13.9%

249
3.00

201	80.7%
160	79.6%
15	7.5%
48	19.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
268	31.3%
589	68.7%
101	11.8%

286
3.00

233	81.5%
195	83.7%
14	6.0%
53	18.5%

2022 Housing Data for Sankertown borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	9.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	40	15.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	40	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	18	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	2.7%
$200,000 or more	9	3.5%

Median Household Income	65,865
Per Capita Income	31,062

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	4.6%
Public Assistance	5	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	253	78.6%
Unemployed	22	6.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	275	85.4%
Not in Labor Force	47	14.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	82	107	43.4%
Non-Profit	18	18	50.0%
Self-Employed	0	0	?%

Local Government	16	22	42.1%
State Government	19	5	79.2%
Federal Government	5	6	45.5%

Total Private + Self	82	107	43.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	58	51	53.2%
Total	140	158	47.0%

Pct. Govt.	24.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	6.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	54	18.1%
Professional, Technical	70	23.5%
Service Occupations	71	23.8%
All others	83	27.9%

White Collar		48.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	67	22.5%
Public administration	37	12.4%
Accommodation and food services	29	9.7%
Construction	29	9.7%
Manufacturing	29	9.7%
Educational services	25	8.4%
Transportation and warehousing	21	7.0%
Other services	15	5.0%
Retail trade	12	4.0%
Wholesale trade	11	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	2.0%
Finance and insurance	6	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.17%
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	572	99.7%
Other Indo-European	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	247	41.2%
Irish	171	28.5%
Polish	89	14.9%
Italian	65	10.9%
American	32	5.3%
Russian	26	4.3%
English	19	3.2%
Ukrainian	15	2.5%
French	13	2.2%
Dutch	9	1.5%
Czech	7	1.2%
Slovak	6	1.0%
Scottish	3	0.5%
Swedish	3	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	2	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	599	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	599	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	14	3.1%	232	51.2%	155	34.2%	41	9.1%	11	2.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	14	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	232	51.2%
Some College	155	34.2%
Bach. Degree	41	9.1%
Grad Degree	11	2.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +42	R +26	D + 1.2%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +71	R +76	R + 17.1%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +99	R +144	R + 44.5%
D -45

2016 vs. 2008	R +57	R +118	R + 45.6%
D -61
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	238	74.6%	Joe Biden (D)	79	24.8%	2	0.6%	319	26	28	0.00%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	196	72.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	63	23.2%	13	4.8%	272	24	26	0.00%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	167	64.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	84	32.6%	7	2.7%	258	18	18	0.00%
2008	49%	John McCain (R)	139	51.9%	Barack Obama (D)	124	46.3%	5	1.9%	268	8	6	0.00%
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	153	55.4%	John Kerry (D)	120	43.5%	3	1.1%	276	7	5	0.00%
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	154	59.5%	George W. Bush (R)	96	37.1%	9	3.5%	259	-9	-11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sankertown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

238

74.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

TOTAL

319

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Sankertown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

23.2%

Donald Trump (R)

196

72.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

272

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Sankertown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

32.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

167

64.7%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

258

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Sankertown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

124

46.3%

John McCain (R)

139

51.9%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

268

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Sankertown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

153

55.4%

John Kerry (D)

120

43.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

276

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Sankertown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

37.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

154

59.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

259

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sankertown borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	Mehmet Oz (R)	163	68.2%	John Fetterman (D)	69	28.9%	7 [+]	2.9%	239	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 5 (2.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%); Richard Weiss (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2022	G	50%	Doug Mastriano (R)	147	61.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	92	38.3%	1 [+]	0.4%	240	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.4%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	43%	Lou Barletta (R)	122	57.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	88	41.3%	3 [+]	1.4%	213	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 2 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	43%	Scott Wagner (R)	126	58.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	85	39.7%	3 [+]	1.4%	214	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.9%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2016	S3	52%	Pat Toomey* (R)	153	57.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	93	35.0%	20 [+]	7.5%	266	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 20 (7.5%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Wolf (D)	104	58.4%	Tom Corbett* (R)	74	41.6%	0	0.0%	178	-3	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	291
Median Value	$160,200

Occupied	260	89.3%
Vacant	31	10.7%

Owned	219	84.2%
Rented	41	15.8%
Median Rent	$813

Single-Family Units	239	82.1%
Detached	232	79.7%
Attached	7	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19	6.5%
Mobile Homes	11	3.8%

Sankertown borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sankertown borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Sankertown borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sankertown borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sankertown borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sankertown borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sankertown borough, PA