Elk township, PA

Clarion County, PA

2022 population: 1,518 ( 28 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.5 square miles
Population density: 48.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,438	94.73%	2.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.20%	62.5%
2+ races:	57	3.75%	1040.0%
Hispanic:	9	0.59%	800.0%

Total non-White:	80	5.27%	344.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-34	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	62	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
1,490
1,472	98.79%
2	0.13%
2	0.13%
8	0.54%
5	0.34%
1	0.07%
18	1.21%

2000
1,521
1,511	99.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
8	0.53%
0	0.00%
10	0.66%

1990
1,526
1,517	99.41%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.59%
9	0.59%

1980
1,615
1,597	98.89%
0	0.00%
5	0.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.80%
18	1.11%

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

-39	-2.6
8	0.5

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

-6	-0.4
1	0.1

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

-80	-5.0
-9	-0.6

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
45.2
295	19.4%
1,223	80.6%
379	25.0%

605
2.43

430	71.1%
324	75.3%
39	9.1%
175	28.9%

2010
Number	Percent
45.7
273	18.3%
1,217	81.7%
303	20.3%

599
2.43

424	70.8%
357	84.2%
21	5.0%
175	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
363	23.9%
1,158	76.1%
254	16.7%

562
2.62

433	77.0%
370	85.5%
27	6.2%
129	23.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
394	25.8%
1,132	74.2%
193	12.6%

527
2.83

427	81.0%
373	87.4%
24	5.6%
100	19.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
543	33.6%
1,072	66.4%
149	9.2%

488
3.31

411	84.2%
372	90.5%
9	2.2%
77	15.8%

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	20	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	64	10.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	36	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	41	6.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	34	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	96	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	102	16.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	35	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	1.7%
$200,000 or more	10	1.7%

Median Household Income	61,458
Per Capita Income	29,402

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	7.9%
Public Assistance	16	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	610	67.3%
Unemployed	47	5.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	657	72.5%
Not in Labor Force	249	27.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	219	233	48.5%
Non-Profit	11	35	23.9%
Self-Employed	68	5	93.2%

Local Government	22	7	75.9%
State Government	20	21	48.8%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	287	238	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	53	65	44.9%
Total	340	303	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	60	9.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	120	18.7%
Professional, Technical	113	17.6%
Service Occupations	120	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.2%
All others	230	35.8%

White Collar		45.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	133	20.7%
Manufacturing	82	12.8%
Retail trade	58	9.0%
Other services	56	8.7%
Educational services	54	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	52	8.1%
Construction	51	7.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	27	4.2%
Public administration	24	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	3.1%
Utilities	13	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.2%
Information	7	1.1%
Finance and insurance	7	1.1%
Wholesale trade	6	0.9%
Management	4	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.59%
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	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	%
Chinese	3	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,459	99.5%
Other Asian	4	0.3%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	552	36.4%
Irish	177	11.7%
English	88	5.8%
Scottish	66	4.3%
American	56	3.7%
Italian	52	3.4%
Hungarian	46	3.0%
Slovak	33	2.2%
Welsh	27	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	24	1.6%
Polish	22	1.4%
Dutch	17	1.1%
Pennsylvania German	17	1.1%
Portuguese	13	0.9%
French	12	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,518	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,518	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.5%	58	5.2%	580	51.9%	288	25.8%	112	10.0%	73	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.5%
9-12 Years	58	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	580	51.9%
Some College	288	25.8%
Bach. Degree	112	10.0%
Grad Degree	73	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +101	R +96	R + 4.1%
D +5
2020 vs. 2012	R +154	R +157	R + 9.3%
D -3
2020 vs. 2008	R +198	R +219	R + 16.7%
D -21

2016 vs. 2008	R +97	R +123	R + 12.6%
D -26
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	671	80.3%	Joe Biden (D)	155	18.5%	10	1.2%	836	32	33	0.01%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	570	76.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	150	20.1%	27	3.6%	747	28	30	0.01%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	517	75.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	158	22.9%	14	2.0%	689	28	28	0.01%
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	473	71.3%	Barack Obama (D)	176	26.5%	14	2.1%	663	27	26	0.01%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	491	71.9%	John Kerry (D)	190	27.8%	2	0.3%	683	23	21	0.01%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	451	69.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	183	28.3%	13	2.0%	647	23	22	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

155

18.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

671

80.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

836

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

150

20.1%

Donald Trump (R)

570

76.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

747

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

158

22.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

517

75.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

689

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 28

2008 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

176

26.5%

John McCain (R)

473

71.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2004 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

491

71.9%

John Kerry (D)

190

27.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

683

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

451

69.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

183

28.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

647

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

* 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	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	512	75.2%	John Fetterman (D)	150	22.0%	19 [+]	2.8%	681	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	496	72.9%	Josh Shapiro (D)	175	25.7%	9 [+]	1.3%	680	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.6%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	53%	Lou Barletta (R)	464	71.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	167	25.7%	18 [+]	2.8%	649	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 10 (1.5%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%);
2018	G	53%	Scott Wagner (R)	449	69.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	181	28.0%	17 [+]	2.6%	647	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 9 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 8 (1.2%);
2016	S3	60%	Pat Toomey* (R)	518	70.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	179	24.3%	39 [+]	5.3%	736	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 39 (5.3%);
2014	G	41%	Tom Corbett* (R)	306	61.9%	Tom Wolf (D)	188	38.1%	0	0.0%	494	17	0.01%
[-] 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	704
Median Value	$122,100

Occupied	605	85.9%
Vacant	99	14.1%

Owned	532	87.9%
Rented	73	12.1%
Median Rent	$714

Single-Family Units	579	82.2%
Detached	579	82.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	1.8%
Mobile Homes	88	12.5%

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