Perry township, PA

2022 population: 887 ( 60 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.8 square miles
Population density: 30.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	868	97.86%	7.4%
Black:	1	0.11%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	5	0.56%	150.0%
Hispanic:	13	1.47%	116.7%

Total non-White:	19	2.14%	90.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-69	-8.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	9	1.2

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
947
937	98.94%
1	0.11%
1	0.11%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
6	0.63%
10	1.06%

2000
1,064
1,054	99.06%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.94%
0	0.00%
10	0.94%

1990
1,076
1,072	99.63%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.37%
4	0.37%

1980
1,295
1,289	99.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.46%
6	0.46%

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

-117	-11.0
0	0.0

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

-18	-1.7
6	0.6

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

-217	-16.8
-2	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry 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
48.2
166	18.7%
721	81.3%
213	24.0%

370
2.40

255	68.9%
222	87.1%
3	1.2%
115	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
185	19.5%
762	80.5%
161	17.0%

380
2.49

286	75.3%
234	81.8%
15	5.2%
94	24.7%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
260	24.4%
804	75.6%
201	18.9%

404
2.63

323	80.0%
266	82.4%
12	3.7%
81	20.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
301	28.0%
775	72.0%
178	16.5%

408
2.64

306	75.0%
257	84.0%
15	4.9%
102	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
400	30.9%
895	69.1%
169	13.1%

423
3.06

356	84.2%
321	90.2%
17	4.8%
67	15.8%

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	14.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	34	9.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	17	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	32	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	68	18.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	28	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	39	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	2.7%
$200,000 or more	23	6.2%

Median Household Income	65,833
Per Capita Income	36,052

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	5.7%
Public Assistance	10	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	77	20.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	361	70.0%
Unemployed	14	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	375	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	141	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	170	90	65.4%
Non-Profit	15	27	35.7%
Self-Employed	18	12	60.0%

Local Government	3	27	10.0%
State Government	4	8	33.3%
Federal Government	2	12	14.3%

Total Private + Self	188	102	64.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24	74	24.5%
Total	212	176	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	50	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	52	13.4%
Professional, Technical	51	13.1%
Service Occupations	59	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	1.3%
All others	176	45.4%

White Collar		39.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	71	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	54	13.9%
Construction	44	11.3%
Retail trade	33	8.5%
Transportation and warehousing	32	8.2%
Educational services	29	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	26	6.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	5.4%
Utilities	20	5.2%
Public administration	20	5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	2.3%
Other services	8	2.1%
Information	7	1.8%
Finance and insurance	5	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.5%
Wholesale trade	2	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.68%
Puerto Rican	7	0.79%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	826	97.5%
German, other Germanic	21	2.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	317	35.7%
Irish	128	14.4%
American	68	7.7%
Scottish	57	6.4%
English	50	5.6%
Italian	21	2.4%
Polish	15	1.7%
Dutch	13	1.5%
French	10	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	10	1.1%
Swedish	7	0.8%
Norwegian	5	0.6%
Swiss	5	0.6%
European	4	0.5%
French Canadian	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	887	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	887	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	2.5%	43	6.6%	379	58.5%	132	20.4%	60	9.3%	18	2.8%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	2.5%
9-12 Years	43	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	379	58.5%
Some College	132	20.4%
Bach. Degree	60	9.3%
Grad Degree	18	2.8%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +88	R +53	D + 4.9%
D +35
2020 vs. 2012	R +161	R +175	R + 22.0%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +179	R +205	R + 29.1%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +91	R +152	R + 34.0%
D -61
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	434	79.3%	Joe Biden (D)	109	19.9%	4	0.7%	547	31	33	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	346	78.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	74	16.9%	19	4.3%	439	31	33	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	273	68.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	123	30.7%	5	1.2%	401	22	21	0.01%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	255	63.6%	Barack Obama (D)	135	33.7%	11	2.7%	401	19	18	0.01%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	282	64.4%	John Kerry (D)	153	34.9%	3	0.7%	438	16	14	0.01%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	245	60.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	151	37.0%	12	2.9%	408	14	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

109

19.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

434

79.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

547

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.9%

Donald Trump (R)

346

78.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

439

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

123

30.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

273

68.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

401

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

135

33.7%

John McCain (R)

255

63.6%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

401

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

282

64.4%

John Kerry (D)

153

34.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

438

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

245

60.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

151

37.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

408

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Mehmet Oz (R)	312	73.1%	John Fetterman (D)	92	21.5%	23 [+]	5.4%	427	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 15 (3.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.9%);
2022	G	60%	Doug Mastriano (R)	299	70.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	115	27.0%	12 [+]	2.8%	426	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Christina Digiulo (Green) 6 (1.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.7%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (0.7%);
2018	S1	53%	Lou Barletta (R)	254	65.8%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	122	31.6%	10 [+]	2.6%	386	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 7 (1.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.8%);
2018	G	53%	Scott Wagner (R)	261	67.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	114	29.6%	10 [+]	2.6%	385	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 8 (2.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.5%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	308	71.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	100	23.2%	23 [+]	5.3%	431	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 23 (5.3%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	161	63.4%	Tom Wolf (D)	93	36.6%	0	0.0%	254	18	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	497
Median Value	$110,100

Occupied	370	74.4%
Vacant	127	25.6%

Owned	327	88.4%
Rented	43	11.6%
Median Rent	$709

Single-Family Units	424	85.3%
Detached	422	84.9%
Attached	2	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	61	12.3%

Perry township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perry township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perry township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Perry township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, PA