Sligo borough, PA

2022 population: 745 ( 25 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population density: 529.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	681	91.41%	3.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.27%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	62	8.32%	6100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	64	8.59%	357.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-25	-4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	50	8.4

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
720
706	98.06%
5	0.69%
0	0.00%
7	0.97%
1	0.14%
1	0.14%
14	1.94%

2000
730
721	98.77%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	1.23%
0	0.00%
9	1.23%

1990
706
693	98.16%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.28%
n/a
5	0.71%
13	1.84%

1980
798
796	99.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.25%
2	0.25%

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

-15	-2.1
5	0.7

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

28	4.0
-4	-0.6

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

-103	-12.9
11	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Sligo borough, 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
43.8
126	16.9%
619	83.1%
137	18.4%

308
2.42

203	65.9%
127	62.6%
22	10.8%
105	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
159	22.1%
561	77.9%
114	15.8%

279
2.58

205	73.5%
157	76.6%
16	7.8%
74	26.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
211	28.9%
519	71.1%
108	14.8%

267
2.73

204	76.4%
159	77.9%
23	11.3%
63	23.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
193	27.3%
513	72.7%
97	13.7%

257
2.75

201	78.2%
161	80.1%
19	9.5%
56	21.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
221	27.7%
577	72.3%
106	13.3%

293
2.72

222	75.8%
180	81.1%
14	6.3%
71	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Sligo borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	21	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	52	16.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	19	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	47	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	4.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	3.9%
$200,000 or more	13	4.2%

Median Household Income	46,346
Per Capita Income	26,795

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	57	18.5%
Public Assistance	42	13.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	91	29.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	282	57.0%
Unemployed	26	5.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	308	62.2%
Not in Labor Force	187	37.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	149	79	65.4%
Non-Profit	0	6	0.0%
Self-Employed	9	8	52.9%

Local Government	9	34	20.9%
State Government	0	13	0.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	158	87	64.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	54	14.3%
Total	167	141	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17	5.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	42	13.6%
Professional, Technical	60	19.5%
Service Occupations	94	30.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.6%
All others	95	30.8%

White Collar		38.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	59	19.2%
Retail trade	46	14.9%
Manufacturing	41	13.3%
Health care and social assistance	39	12.7%
Accommodation and food services	23	7.5%
Other services	16	5.2%
Public administration	15	4.9%
Wholesale trade	14	4.5%
Construction	14	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	14	4.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	2.6%
Information	5	1.6%
Finance and insurance	2	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	721	99.7%
German, other Germanic	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	209	28.1%
Irish	198	26.6%
Dutch	68	9.1%
Italian	51	6.8%
American	38	5.1%
English	37	5.0%
Scandinavian	12	1.6%
Scottish	12	1.6%
Polish	11	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	10	1.3%
Norwegian	7	0.9%
Welsh	6	0.8%
European	2	0.3%
French	2	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	2	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	743	99.7%
Not a citizen	2	0.3%

Native	743	99.7%
Foreign-born	2	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
38	6.7%	36	6.3%	299	52.7%	96	16.9%	51	9.0%	47	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	38	6.7%
9-12 Years	36	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	299	52.7%
Some College	96	16.9%
Bach. Degree	51	9.0%
Grad Degree	47	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +55	R +58	R + 9.4%
D -3
2020 vs. 2012	R +76	R +80	R + 13.9%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +76	R +110	R + 30.0%
D -34

2016 vs. 2008	R +21	R +52	R + 20.6%
D -31
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	261	80.3%	Joe Biden (D)	59	18.2%	5	1.5%	325	32	34	0.00%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	206	74.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	62	22.4%	9	3.2%	277	26	28	0.00%
2012	44%	Mitt Romney (R)	185	73.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	63	24.9%	5	2.0%	253	27	26	0.00%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	185	64.5%	Barack Obama (D)	93	32.4%	9	3.1%	287	20	19	0.00%
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	178	61.2%	John Kerry (D)	109	37.5%	4	1.4%	291	13	10	0.01%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	159	61.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	95	37.0%	3	1.2%	257	15	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sligo borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

261

80.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

325

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Sligo borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

22.4%

Donald Trump (R)

206

74.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

277

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Sligo borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

24.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

185

73.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

253

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Sligo borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

32.4%

John McCain (R)

185

64.5%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

287

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Sligo borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

178

61.2%

John Kerry (D)

109

37.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

291

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Sligo borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

159

61.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

37.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

TOTAL

257

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sligo borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	38%	Mehmet Oz (R)	168	74.3%	John Fetterman (D)	52	23.0%	6 [+]	2.7%	226	28	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.4%);
2022	G	38%	Doug Mastriano (R)	151	66.8%	Josh Shapiro (D)	71	31.4%	4 [+]	1.8%	226	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	37%	Lou Barletta (R)	145	67.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	68	31.5%	3 [+]	1.4%	216	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (1.4%);
2018	G	37%	Scott Wagner (R)	141	64.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	74	33.9%	3 [+]	1.4%	218	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.5%);
2016	S3	47%	Pat Toomey* (R)	183	66.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	69	25.1%	23 [+]	8.4%	275	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 23 (8.4%);
2014	G	31%	Tom Corbett* (R)	117	66.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	59	33.5%	0	0.0%	176	21	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	346
Median Value	$102,800

Occupied	308	89.0%
Vacant	38	11.0%

Owned	199	64.6%
Rented	109	35.4%
Median Rent	$629

Single-Family Units	271	78.3%
Detached	271	78.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	59	17.1%

Sligo borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sligo borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Sligo borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sligo borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sligo borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sligo borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sligo borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sligo borough, PA