Schuylkill township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,784 ( 268 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.5 square miles
Population density: 1032.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,967	90.70%	4.3%
Black:	120	1.37%	32.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	150	1.71%	56.3%
2+ races:	272	3.10%	126.7%
Hispanic:	275	3.13%	22.2%

Total non-White:	817	9.30%	6.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	329	4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-61	-0.9

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
8,516
7,638	89.69%
177	2.08%
5	0.06%
343	4.03%
120	1.41%
225	2.64%
878	10.31%

2000
6,960
6,491	93.26%
76	1.09%
0	0.00%
282	4.05%
0	0.00%
101	1.45%
469	6.74%

1990
5,538
5,442	98.27%
22	0.40%
0	0.00%
30	0.54%
n/a
44	0.79%
96	1.73%

1980
5,993
5,883	98.16%
32	0.53%
7	0.12%
28	0.47%
n/a
37	0.62%
110	1.84%

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

1,147	16.5
409	5.9

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

1,049	18.9
373	6.7

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

-441	-7.4
-14	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Schuylkill 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
42.4
2,004	22.8%
6,780	77.2%
1,225	13.9%

3,078
2.75

2,385	77.5%
2,205	92.5%
89	3.7%
693	22.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
2,293	26.9%
6,223	73.1%
1,083	12.7%

2,977
2.78

2,305	77.4%
2,060	89.4%
73	3.2%
672	22.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
1,638	23.5%
5,322	76.5%
845	12.1%

2,555
2.60

2,012	78.7%
1,782	88.6%
65	3.2%
543	21.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.9
1,354	24.4%
4,184	75.6%
691	12.5%

2,009
2.75

1,655	82.4%
1,465	88.5%
50	3.0%
354	17.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
1,776	29.6%
4,217	70.4%
476	7.9%

1,984
3.02

1,704	85.9%
1,547	90.8%
45	2.6%
280	14.1%

2022 Housing Data for Schuylkill township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	68	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	63	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	33	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	107	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	80	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	50	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	22	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	128	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	130	4.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	188	6.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	277	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	206	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	377	12.2%
$200,000 or more	1,275	41.4%

Median Household Income	171,792
Per Capita Income	83,272

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	65	2.1%
Public Assistance	79	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	129	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,339	77.4%
Unemployed	86	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,425	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,183	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,744	1,561	52.8%
Non-Profit	187	345	35.2%
Self-Employed	360	182	66.4%

Local Government	86	147	36.9%
State Government	27	10	73.0%
Federal Government	25	21	54.3%

Total Private + Self	2,104	1,743	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	325	523	38.3%
Total	2,429	2,266	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	6.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,647	34.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	922	19.5%
Professional, Technical	1,359	28.7%
Service Occupations	443	9.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.0%
All others	360	7.6%

White Collar		83.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	675	14.3%
Educational services	611	12.9%
Finance and insurance	552	11.7%
Retail trade	508	10.7%
Manufacturing	452	9.6%
Health care and social assistance	378	8.0%
Other services	246	5.2%
Construction	237	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	211	4.5%
Wholesale trade	153	3.2%
Information	143	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	142	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	108	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	101	2.1%
Utilities	98	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	69	1.5%
Public administration	29	0.6%
Management	10	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	59	0.67%
Puerto Rican	34	0.39%
Cuban	7	0.08%
Dominican	2	0.02%

Total Central American	19	0.22%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	17	0.19%
Honduran	2	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	64	0.73%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	7	0.08%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	55	0.63%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	2	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	90	1.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	117	1.33%
Korean	26	0.30%
Vietnamese	7	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,881	95.6%
Spanish	119	1.4%
Other Indo-European	104	1.3%
German, other Germanic	61	0.7%
Other Asian	30	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	25	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	22	0.3%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,431	27.7%
Irish	2,340	26.6%
Italian	1,543	17.6%
English	1,190	13.5%
Polish	691	7.9%
Scottish	301	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	276	3.1%
European	231	2.6%
Greek	229	2.6%
American	191	2.2%
Northern European	162	1.8%
Russian	141	1.6%
British	138	1.6%
French	120	1.4%
Slovak	114	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,668	98.7%
Not a citizen	116	1.3%

Native	8,346	95.0%
Foreign-born	438	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19	0.3%	172	2.9%	775	13.3%	825	14.1%	2,295	39.3%	1,751	30.0%
Average years of education: 15.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19	0.3%
9-12 Years	172	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	775	13.3%
Some College	825	14.1%
Bach. Degree	2,295	39.3%
Grad Degree	1,751	30.0%
Average years of education: 15.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +162	D +710	D + 11.1%
D +872
2020 vs. 2012	R -105	D +1,341	D + 24.6%
D +1,236
2020 vs. 2008	R +101	D +918	D + 15.5%
D +1,019

2016 vs. 2008	R -61	D +208	D + 4.4%
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	87%	Joe Biden (D)	3,390	57.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,362	40.3%	102	1.7%	5,854	-8	-6	0.08%
2016	76%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,518	50.6%	Donald Trump (R)	2,200	44.2%	261	5.2%	4,979	-4	-2	0.08%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,467	52.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,154	46.1%	50	1.1%	4,671	6	6	0.08%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	2,371	50.5%	John McCain (R)	2,261	48.2%	59	1.3%	4,691	4	3	0.08%
2004	77%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,299	52.8%	John Kerry (D)	2,026	46.5%	32	0.7%	4,357	4	2	0.08%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	1,964	55.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,460	41.3%	109	3.1%	3,533	9	8	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Schuylkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,390

57.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,362

40.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,854

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, Schuylkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,518

50.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,200

44.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

135

2.7%

Other

126

2.5%

TOTAL

4,979

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Schuylkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,154

46.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,467

52.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,671

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Schuylkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,371

50.5%

John McCain (R)

2,261

48.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,691

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Schuylkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,299

52.8%

John Kerry (D)

2,026

46.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,357

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Schuylkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,964

55.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,460

41.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,533

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Schuylkill township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	73%	John Fetterman (D)	2,855	57.8%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,971	39.9%	110 [+]	2.2%	4,936	-6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 50 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 27 (0.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 23 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2022	G	73%	Josh Shapiro (D)	3,138	63.6%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,700	34.4%	99 [+]	2.0%	4,937	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 48 (1.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 26 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	68%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	2,638	58.2%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,820	40.1%	77 [+]	1.7%	4,535	-2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 39 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 38 (0.8%);
2018	G	68%	Tom Wolf* (D)	2,760	61.0%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,705	37.7%	61 [+]	1.3%	4,526	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 43 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 18 (0.4%);
2016	S3	76%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,563	51.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	2,243	45.3%	150 [+]	3.0%	4,956	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 150 (3.0%);
2014	G	48%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,548	50.3%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,529	49.7%	0	0.0%	3,077	5	0.09%
[-] 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	3,207
Median Value	$520,800

Occupied	3,078	96.0%
Vacant	129	4.0%

Owned	2,744	89.1%
Rented	334	10.9%
Median Rent	$1,351

Single-Family Units	2,853	89.0%
Detached	2,626	81.9%
Attached	227	7.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	159	5.0%
Mobile Homes	153	4.8%

Schuylkill township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Schuylkill township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Schuylkill township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Schuylkill township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Schuylkill township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Schuylkill township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Schuylkill township, PA