Bellefonte borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,071 ( 116 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 3281.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,523	90.97%	6.3%
Black:	135	2.22%	48.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	162	2.67%	362.9%
2+ races:	193	3.18%	164.4%
Hispanic:	58	0.96%	31.8%

Total non-White:	548	9.03%	86.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-370	-7.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	254	5.0

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
6,187
5,893	95.25%
91	1.47%
6	0.10%
35	0.57%
73	1.18%
85	1.37%
294	4.75%

2000
6,395
6,192	96.83%
45	0.70%
9	0.14%
38	0.59%
43	0.67%
68	1.06%
203	3.17%

1990
6,358
6,275	98.69%
0	0.00%
8	0.13%
75	1.18%
n/a
0	0.00%
83	1.31%

1980
6,300
6,240	99.05%
24	0.38%
0	0.00%
16	0.25%
n/a
26	0.41%
60	0.95%

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

-299	-4.7
91	1.4

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

-83	-1.3
120	1.9

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

35	0.6
23	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Bellefonte 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
43.0
913	15.0%
5,158	85.0%
1,233	20.3%

2,884
2.02

1,537	53.3%
1,231	80.1%
164	10.7%
1,347	46.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
1,138	18.4%
5,049	81.6%
1,055	17.1%

2,837
2.10

1,496	52.7%
1,112	74.3%
171	11.4%
1,341	47.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
1,371	21.4%
5,024	78.6%
1,164	18.2%

2,819
2.16

1,647	58.4%
1,299	78.9%
169	10.3%
1,172	41.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
1,270	20.0%
5,088	80.0%
1,152	18.1%

2,672
2.27

1,721	64.4%
1,354	78.7%
167	9.7%
951	35.6%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
1,580	25.1%
4,720	74.9%
1,003	15.9%

2,387
2.54

1,691	70.8%
1,411	83.4%
145	8.6%
696	29.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bellefonte borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	45	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	150	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	177	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	150	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	232	8.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	92	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	165	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	159	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	90	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	264	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	210	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	463	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	286	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	216	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	73	2.5%
$200,000 or more	112	3.9%

Median Household Income	56,008
Per Capita Income	35,961

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	152	5.3%
Public Assistance	107	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	338	11.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,135	80.2%
Unemployed	39	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,174	81.2%
Not in Labor Force	733	18.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	934	1,008	48.1%
Non-Profit	302	312	49.2%
Self-Employed	171	37	82.2%

Local Government	35	133	20.8%
State Government	247	195	55.9%
Federal Government	7	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,105	1,045	51.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	591	640	48.0%
Total	1,696	1,685	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	18.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	692	20.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	805	23.8%
Professional, Technical	697	20.6%
Service Occupations	877	25.9%
All others	310	9.2%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	692	20.5%
Health care and social assistance	543	16.1%
Accommodation and food services	421	12.5%
Retail trade	293	8.7%
Manufacturing	287	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	225	6.7%
Other services	198	5.9%
Finance and insurance	170	5.0%
Construction	132	3.9%
Public administration	97	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	80	2.4%
Utilities	73	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	54	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	0.9%
Wholesale trade	19	0.6%
Information	14	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.10%
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	22	0.36%
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	22	0.36%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	30	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	79	1.30%
Chinese	40	0.66%
Korean	21	0.35%
Thai	17	0.28%
Filipino	5	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,638	95.6%
Other	82	1.4%
Other Asian	79	1.3%
Other Indo-European	49	0.8%
Chinese	32	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	17	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,768	29.1%
English	936	15.4%
Irish	891	14.7%
Italian	663	10.9%
American	459	7.6%
Polish	255	4.2%
Scottish	229	3.8%
Scotch-Irish	137	2.3%
Swiss	105	1.7%
Eastern European	92	1.5%
French	85	1.4%
Other Subsaharan African	82	1.4%
Norwegian	73	1.2%
Ukrainian	56	0.9%
Jamaican	51	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,933	97.7%
Not a citizen	138	2.3%

Native	5,813	95.8%
Foreign-born	258	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
87	1.8%	120	2.5%	1,435	30.0%	1,165	24.4%	1,276	26.7%	693	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	87	1.8%
9-12 Years	120	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,435	30.0%
Some College	1,165	24.4%
Bach. Degree	1,276	26.7%
Grad Degree	693	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +122	D +294	D + 9.1%
D +416
2020 vs. 2012	R +219	D +121	D + 3.2%
D +340
2020 vs. 2008	R +198	D +71	D + 1.6%
D +269

2016 vs. 2008	R +76	R +223	R + 7.5%
D -147
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	1,819	51.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,647	46.6%	67	1.9%	3,533	-2	0	0.05%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	1,525	48.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,403	44.3%	238	7.5%	3,166	0	2	0.05%
2012	59%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,479	49.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,428	47.6%	96	3.2%	3,003	1	0	0.05%
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	1,550	50.8%	John McCain (R)	1,449	47.5%	53	1.7%	3,052	3	2	0.05%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,701	56.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,281	42.6%	28	0.9%	3,010	8	6	0.05%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	1,403	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,023	40.4%	108	4.3%	2,534	9	7	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bellefonte borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,819

51.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,647

46.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,533

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Bellefonte borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,403

44.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,525

48.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

132

4.2%

Other

106

3.3%

TOTAL

3,166

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Bellefonte borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,479

49.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,428

47.6%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

3,003

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Bellefonte borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,550

50.8%

John McCain (R)

1,449

47.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,052

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Bellefonte borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,701

56.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,281

42.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,010

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Bellefonte borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,403

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,023

40.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,534

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bellefonte borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	John Fetterman (D)	1,546	55.4%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,147	41.1%	97 [+]	3.5%	2,790	-5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 52 (1.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 20 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 18 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.3%);
2022	G	54%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,688	60.5%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,036	37.1%	67 [+]	2.4%	2,791	-5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 42 (1.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 12 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 11 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	54%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,518	55.0%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,155	41.8%	87 [+]	3.2%	2,760	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 54 (2.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 33 (1.2%);
2018	G	54%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,565	56.5%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,105	39.9%	101 [+]	3.6%	2,771	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 70 (2.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 31 (1.1%);
2016	S3	61%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,520	48.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,372	43.8%	238 [+]	7.6%	3,130	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 238 (7.6%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,098	57.9%	Tom Corbett* (R)	798	42.1%	0	0.0%	1,896	-3	0.05%
[-] 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	3,002
Median Value	$231,300

Occupied	2,884	96.1%
Vacant	118	3.9%

Owned	1,476	51.2%
Rented	1,408	48.8%
Median Rent	$907

Single-Family Units	1,628	54.2%
Detached	1,474	49.1%
Attached	154	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	608	20.3%
Mobile Homes	29	1.0%

Bellefonte borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bellefonte borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bellefonte borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bellefonte borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bellefonte borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bellefonte borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bellefonte borough, PA