Harris township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,881 ( 1,008 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.2 square miles
Population density: 188.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,435	92.42%	19.8%
Black:	42	0.71%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	64	1.09%	28.9%
2+ races:	150	2.55%	117.4%
Hispanic:	190	3.23%	134.6%

Total non-White:	446	7.58%	32.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	898	22.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	110	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
4,873
4,537	93.10%
84	1.72%
2	0.04%
90	1.85%
69	1.42%
81	1.66%
336	6.90%

2000
4,657
4,427	95.06%
26	0.56%
0	0.00%
74	1.59%
42	0.90%
88	1.89%
230	4.94%

1990
4,167
4,040	96.95%
18	0.43%
0	0.00%
33	0.79%
n/a
42	1.01%
127	3.05%

1980
3,417
3,394	99.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.47%
n/a
7	0.20%
23	0.67%

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

110	2.4
106	2.3

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

387	9.3
103	2.5

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

646	18.9
104	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Harris 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
43.7
1,288	21.9%
4,593	78.1%
1,251	21.3%

2,360
2.49

1,634	69.2%
1,438	88.0%
34	2.1%
726	30.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.8
1,095	22.5%
3,778	77.5%
747	15.3%

1,985
2.45

1,433	72.2%
1,202	83.9%
105	7.3%
552	27.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
1,314	28.2%
3,343	71.8%
540	11.6%

1,744
2.67

1,370	78.6%
1,184	86.4%
98	7.2%
374	21.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
1,070	25.7%
3,097	74.3%
365	8.8%

1,630
2.56

1,239	76.0%
1,106	89.3%
94	7.6%
391	24.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
905	26.5%
2,512	73.5%
264	7.7%

1,228
2.78

973	79.2%
895	92.0%
29	3.0%
255	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Harris township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	56	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	50	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	68	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	82	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	96	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	92	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	77	3.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	129	5.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	349	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	423	17.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	268	11.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	307	13.0%
$200,000 or more	316	13.4%

Median Household Income	114,074
Per Capita Income	53,991

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	68	2.9%
Public Assistance	35	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	116	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,562	77.8%
Unemployed	71	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,633	80.0%
Not in Labor Force	660	20.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	907	781	53.7%
Non-Profit	49	449	9.8%
Self-Employed	271	11	96.1%

Local Government	103	91	53.1%
State Government	200	61	76.6%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,178	792	59.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	358	601	37.3%
Total	1,536	1,393	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	772	26.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	548	18.5%
Professional, Technical	1,166	39.4%
Service Occupations	245	8.3%
All others	226	7.6%

White Collar		84.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	720	24.3%
Health care and social assistance	436	14.7%
Retail trade	322	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	277	9.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	207	7.0%
Other services	186	6.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	148	5.0%
Manufacturing	147	5.0%
Finance and insurance	120	4.1%
Construction	85	2.9%
Public administration	80	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	62	2.1%
Wholesale trade	49	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	0.7%
Information	14	0.5%
Transportation and warehousing	12	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	0.39%
Puerto Rican	157	2.67%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.17%
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	%
Korean	39	0.66%
Filipino	25	0.43%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,194	94.4%
Other	135	2.5%
Spanish	114	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	51	0.9%
Arabic	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,856	31.6%
English	1,230	20.9%
Irish	1,110	18.9%
Polish	623	10.6%
Italian	528	9.0%
Welsh	407	6.9%
American	388	6.6%
Hungarian	229	3.9%
Russian	154	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	148	2.5%
European	136	2.3%
Scottish	119	2.0%
Dutch	98	1.7%
Slovak	71	1.2%
Swedish	69	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,698	96.9%
Not a citizen	183	3.1%

Native	5,592	95.1%
Foreign-born	289	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
49	1.1%	0	0.0%	833	19.4%	540	12.6%	1,728	40.2%	1,145	26.7%
Average years of education: 15.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	49	1.1%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	833	19.4%
Some College	540	12.6%
Bach. Degree	1,728	40.2%
Grad Degree	1,145	26.7%
Average years of education: 15.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +166	D +564	D + 12.1%
D +730
2020 vs. 2012	R +49	D +886	D + 22.2%
D +935
2020 vs. 2008	R +253	D +636	D + 14.0%
D +889

2016 vs. 2008	R +87	D +72	D + 1.8%
D +159
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Joe Biden (D)	2,452	58.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,652	39.4%	94	2.2%	4,198	-9	-7	0.06%
2016	76%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,722	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,486	43.5%	205	6.0%	3,413	-5	-2	0.06%
2012	79%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,603	50.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,517	47.7%	60	1.9%	3,180	4	3	0.06%
2008	81%	Barack Obama (D)	1,563	52.1%	John McCain (R)	1,399	46.7%	36	1.2%	2,998	3	1	0.05%
2004	83%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,553	53.3%	John Kerry (D)	1,341	46.1%	17	0.6%	2,911	5	3	0.05%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	1,365	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,025	41.6%	76	3.1%	2,466	9	7	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Harris township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,452

58.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,652

39.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,198

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -7

2016 President, Harris township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,722

50.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,486

43.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

114

3.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

3,413

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Harris township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,517

47.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,603

50.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,180

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Harris township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,563

52.1%

John McCain (R)

1,399

46.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,998

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Harris township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,553

53.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,341

46.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,911

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Harris township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,365

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,025

41.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,466

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harris township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	72%	John Fetterman (D)	2,111	59.0%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,373	38.4%	93 [+]	2.6%	3,577	-8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 45 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 27 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 18 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2022	G	72%	Josh Shapiro (D)	2,318	65.1%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,160	32.6%	84 [+]	2.4%	3,562	-9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 44 (1.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 21 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 16 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	67%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,886	59.3%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,227	38.6%	65 [+]	2.0%	3,178	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 36 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 29 (0.9%);
2018	G	67%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,931	60.7%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,191	37.4%	61 [+]	1.9%	3,183	-3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 32 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 29 (0.9%);
2016	S3	75%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,625	48.0%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,619	47.8%	143 [+]	4.2%	3,387	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 143 (4.2%);
2014	G	52%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,301	58.9%	Tom Corbett* (R)	907	41.1%	0	0.0%	2,208	-4	0.06%
[-] 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	2,651
Median Value	$389,700

Occupied	2,360	89.0%
Vacant	291	11.0%

Owned	1,934	81.9%
Rented	426	18.1%
Median Rent	$1,369

Single-Family Units	2,383	89.9%
Detached	2,049	77.3%
Attached	334	12.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	151	5.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Harris township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harris township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Harris township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harris township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harris township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Harris township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harris township, PA