Elk township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,729 ( 48 from 2010 )
Land area: 10.1 square miles
Population density: 172.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,367	79.06%	9.6%
Black:	24	1.39%	11.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	43	2.49%	104.8%
2+ races:	87	5.03%	411.8%
Hispanic:	188	10.87%	97.9%

Total non-White:	362	20.94%	114.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-145	-10.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	193	13.9

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
1,681
1,512	89.95%
27	1.61%
8	0.48%
21	1.25%
17	1.01%
95	5.65%
169	10.05%

2000
1,519
1,437	94.60%
9	0.59%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.66%
57	3.75%
82	5.40%

1990
1,129
1,103	97.70%
4	0.35%
2	0.18%
3	0.27%
n/a
17	1.51%
26	2.30%

1980
755
730	96.69%
16	2.12%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.53%
25	3.31%

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

75	4.9
87	5.7

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

334	29.6
56	5.0

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

373	49.4
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Age, Family & Household Data for Elk 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
43.2
421	24.3%
1,308	75.7%
286	16.5%

580
2.98

456	78.6%
379	83.1%
24	5.3%
124	21.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.1
429	25.5%
1,252	74.5%
195	11.6%

594
2.83

462	77.8%
382	82.7%
20	4.3%
132	22.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
450	29.6%
1,069	70.4%
116	7.6%

533
2.85

422	79.2%
364	86.3%
19	4.5%
111	20.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
298	26.4%
831	73.6%
91	8.1%

395
2.86

334	84.6%
294	88.0%
7	2.1%
61	15.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
224	29.7%
531	70.3%
65	8.6%

255
2.96

201	78.8%
185	92.0%
6	3.0%
54	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	27	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	2.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	82	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	80	13.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	75	12.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	80	13.8%
$200,000 or more	129	22.2%

Median Household Income	120,000
Per Capita Income	46,699

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13	2.2%
Public Assistance	5	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20	3.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	731	79.5%
Unemployed	18	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	749	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	171	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	341	265	56.3%
Non-Profit	16	103	13.4%
Self-Employed	58	55	51.3%

Local Government	33	26	55.9%
State Government	13	10	56.5%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	399	320	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	64	141	31.2%
Total	463	461	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	221	23.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	114	12.3%
Professional, Technical	173	18.7%
Service Occupations	162	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	2.3%
All others	254	27.5%

White Collar		55.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	112	12.1%
Health care and social assistance	90	9.7%
Educational services	87	9.4%
Manufacturing	75	8.1%
Retail trade	74	8.0%
Other services	72	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	69	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	61	6.6%
Wholesale trade	61	6.6%
Finance and insurance	61	6.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	4.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	2.8%
Public administration	23	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	15	1.6%
Utilities	14	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	1.1%
Information	9	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	70	4.05%
Puerto Rican	118	6.82%
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	%
Filipino	3	0.17%
Vietnamese	3	0.17%
Chinese	2	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,452	87.5%
Spanish	111	6.7%
German, other Germanic	83	5.0%
Other Indo-European	7	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%
Tagalog	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	459	26.5%
English	371	21.5%
Irish	296	17.1%
Italian	129	7.5%
Scottish	71	4.1%
Pennsylvania German	62	3.6%
American	56	3.2%
Polish	38	2.2%
Swedish	35	2.0%
French	32	1.9%
European	25	1.4%
Dutch	21	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	19	1.1%
Hungarian	17	1.0%
French Canadian	16	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,722	99.6%
Not a citizen	7	0.4%

Native	1,659	96.0%
Foreign-born	70	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28	2.4%	39	3.3%	429	36.5%	197	16.8%	278	23.6%	205	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28	2.4%
9-12 Years	39	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	429	36.5%
Some College	197	16.8%
Bach. Degree	278	23.6%
Grad Degree	205	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +50	D +5	D + 2.1%
D +55
2020 vs. 2012	R +71	R +11	D + 0.5%
D +60
2020 vs. 2008	R +113	R +110	R + 11.7%
D +3

2016 vs. 2008	R +63	R +115	R + 13.8%
D -52
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	524	55.0%	Joe Biden (D)	415	43.5%	14	1.5%	953	6	8	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	474	53.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	360	40.7%	50	5.7%	884	5	8	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	453	54.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	355	43.0%	18	2.2%	826	8	8	0.01%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	412	49.4%	John McCain (R)	411	49.3%	11	1.3%	834	5	4	0.01%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	413	54.6%	John Kerry (D)	333	44.0%	10	1.3%	756	6	4	0.01%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	297	54.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	233	42.8%	14	2.6%	544	8	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

415

43.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

524

55.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

953

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

360

40.7%

Donald Trump (R)

474

53.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

884

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

355

43.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

453

54.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

826

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

412

49.4%

John McCain (R)

411

49.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

834

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

413

54.6%

John Kerry (D)

333

44.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

756

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

297

54.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

233

42.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

544

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Mehmet Oz (R)	422	53.3%	John Fetterman (D)	355	44.8%	15 [+]	1.9%	792	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 10 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	60%	Doug Mastriano (R)	403	50.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	377	47.4%	15 [+]	1.9%	795	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 11 (1.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	59%	Lou Barletta (R)	414	53.8%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	341	44.3%	15 [+]	1.9%	770	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 8 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 7 (0.9%);
2018	G	58%	Scott Wagner (R)	410	53.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	345	44.9%	13 [+]	1.7%	768	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 7 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.8%);
2016	S3	67%	Pat Toomey* (R)	482	55.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	334	38.3%	55 [+]	6.3%	871	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 55 (6.3%);
2014	G	43%	Tom Corbett* (R)	300	54.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	256	46.0%	0	0.0%	556	9	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	601
Median Value	$359,500

Occupied	580	96.5%
Vacant	21	3.5%

Owned	563	97.1%
Rented	17	2.9%
Median Rent	$1,125

Single-Family Units	573	95.3%
Detached	565	94.0%
Attached	8	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	24	4.0%

Elk township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elk township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elk township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elk township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, PA