Westtown township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 11,171 ( 344 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.7 square miles
Population density: 1289.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,061	90.06%	3.9%
Black:	417	3.73%	7.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	218	1.95%	38.6%
2+ races:	186	1.67%	56.3%
Hispanic:	289	2.59%	12.0%

Total non-White:	1,110	9.94%	2.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	377	4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-33	-0.4

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
10,827
9,684	89.44%
389	3.59%
8	0.07%
355	3.28%
119	1.10%
258	2.38%
1,143	10.56%

2000
10,299
9,628	93.48%
248	2.41%
0	0.00%
213	2.07%
20	0.19%
190	1.84%
671	6.52%

1990
9,937
9,329	93.88%
333	3.35%
0	0.00%
181	1.82%
n/a
94	0.95%
608	6.12%

1980
6,774
6,506	96.04%
141	2.08%
0	0.00%
100	1.48%
n/a
27	0.40%
268	3.96%

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

56	0.5
472	4.6

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

299	3.0
63	0.6

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

2,823	41.7
340	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Westtown 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
44.6
2,526	22.6%
8,645	77.4%
2,010	18.0%

4,221
2.62

3,215	76.2%
2,845	88.5%
139	4.3%
1,006	23.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
2,702	25.0%
8,125	75.0%
1,407	13.0%

3,898
2.75

2,921	74.9%
2,524	86.4%
130	4.5%
977	25.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
2,844	27.6%
7,455	72.4%
965	9.4%

3,648
2.81

2,905	79.6%
2,661	91.6%
110	3.8%
743	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
2,898	29.2%
7,039	70.8%
700	7.0%

3,250
3.03

2,842	87.4%
2,523	88.8%
107	3.8%
408	12.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
2,221	32.8%
4,553	67.2%
354	5.2%

1,955
3.43

1,783	91.2%
1,684	94.4%
54	3.0%
172	8.8%

2022 Housing Data for Westtown township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	160	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	0.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	51	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	36	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	41	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	1.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	90	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	214	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	295	7.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	667	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	377	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	338	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	626	14.8%
$200,000 or more	1,210	28.7%

Median Household Income	129,122
Per Capita Income	63,419

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	65	1.5%
Public Assistance	6	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	52	1.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,186	74.9%
Unemployed	315	4.6%
In Armed Forces	14	0.2%

Total Labor Force	5,515	79.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,406	20.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,240	1,852	54.7%
Non-Profit	162	354	31.4%
Self-Employed	439	178	71.2%

Local Government	108	254	29.8%
State Government	50	41	54.9%
Federal Government	26	13	66.7%

Total Private + Self	2,679	2,030	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	346	662	34.3%
Total	3,025	2,692	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,682	29.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,286	22.4%
Professional, Technical	1,768	30.8%
Service Occupations	527	9.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.1%
All others	471	8.2%

White Collar		82.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	800	14.0%
Educational services	796	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	686	12.0%
Retail trade	625	10.9%
Finance and insurance	496	8.7%
Manufacturing	475	8.3%
Construction	390	6.8%
Other services	334	5.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	245	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	174	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	165	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	125	2.2%
Public administration	122	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	104	1.8%
Information	98	1.7%
Wholesale trade	73	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	0.2%
Utilities	12	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	88	0.79%
Puerto Rican	36	0.32%
Cuban	74	0.66%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	26	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	26	0.23%
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	45	0.40%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.18%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	25	0.22%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	20	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	82	0.73%
Filipino	53	0.47%
Chinese	37	0.33%
Korean	26	0.23%
Vietnamese	5	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,825	95.5%
Spanish	191	1.9%
Other Indo-European	116	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	52	0.5%
Tagalog	31	0.3%
Korean	26	0.3%
German, other Germanic	22	0.2%
Other	18	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	12	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	3,198	28.6%
Italian	2,315	20.7%
German	2,041	18.3%
English	1,590	14.2%
Polish	533	4.8%
Greek	251	2.2%
American	237	2.1%
Scottish	226	2.0%
French	179	1.6%
Hungarian	169	1.5%
Ukrainian	147	1.3%
Swiss	124	1.1%
African	101	0.9%
Norwegian	100	0.9%
Dutch	96	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,974	98.2%
Not a citizen	197	1.8%

Native	10,592	94.8%
Foreign-born	579	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	0.7%	102	1.3%	1,039	13.1%	1,247	15.8%	3,219	40.7%	2,253	28.5%
Average years of education: 15.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	0.7%
9-12 Years	102	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,039	13.1%
Some College	1,247	15.8%
Bach. Degree	3,219	40.7%
Grad Degree	2,253	28.5%
Average years of education: 15.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +467	D +417	D + 4.9%
D +884
2020 vs. 2012	R +72	D +1,140	D + 16.8%
D +1,212
2020 vs. 2008	R +267	D +638	D + 8.6%
D +905

2016 vs. 2008	R -200	D +221	D + 3.7%
D +21
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)	4,023	53.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,364	44.9%	98	1.3%	7,485	-4	-2	0.11%
2016	77%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,139	48.8%	Donald Trump (R)	2,897	45.1%	391	6.1%	6,427	-3	-1	0.10%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,292	53.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,811	45.5%	78	1.3%	6,181	7	6	0.11%
2008	79%	Barack Obama (D)	3,118	49.6%	John McCain (R)	3,097	49.3%	68	1.1%	6,283	5	4	0.10%
2004	78%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,294	54.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,698	44.8%	35	0.6%	6,027	6	4	0.10%
2000	32%	George W. Bush (R)	1,512	62.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	836	34.6%	65	2.7%	2,413	16	15	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Westtown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,023

53.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,364

44.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

7,485

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Westtown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,139

48.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,897

45.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

185

2.9%

Other

206

3.2%

TOTAL

6,427

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Westtown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,811

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,292

53.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

6,181

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Westtown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,118

49.6%

John McCain (R)

3,097

49.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,283

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Westtown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,294

54.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,698

44.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,027

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Westtown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,512

62.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

836

34.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,413

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Westtown township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	73%	John Fetterman (D)	3,266	52.3%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,806	45.0%	169 [+]	2.7%	6,241	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 77 (1.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 56 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.2%);
2022	G	73%	Josh Shapiro (D)	3,653	58.6%	Doug Mastriano (R)	2,462	39.5%	121 [+]	1.9%	6,236	-2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 68 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 27 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 19 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2018	S1	66%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	3,166	56.1%	Lou Barletta (R)	2,392	42.4%	85 [+]	1.5%	5,643	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 58 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 27 (0.5%);
2018	G	66%	Tom Wolf* (D)	3,299	58.5%	Scott Wagner (R)	2,263	40.1%	75 [+]	1.3%	5,637	-1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 46 (0.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 29 (0.5%);
2016	S3	76%	Pat Toomey* (R)	3,426	53.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	2,754	43.2%	198 [+]	3.1%	6,378	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 198 (3.1%);
2014	G	46%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,929	50.9%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,860	49.1%	0	0.0%	3,789	6	0.11%
[-] 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	4,299
Median Value	$566,800

Occupied	4,221	98.2%
Vacant	78	1.8%

Owned	3,414	80.9%
Rented	807	19.1%
Median Rent	$2,022

Single-Family Units	3,535	82.2%
Detached	3,046	70.9%
Attached	489	11.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	748	17.4%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Westtown township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Westtown township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Westtown township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Westtown township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Westtown township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Westtown township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Westtown township, PA