Bell township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 584 ( 176 from 2010 )
Land area: 56.7 square miles
Population density: 10.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	582	99.66%	22.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	2	0.34%	33.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	2	0.34%	75.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-170	-27.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
760
752	98.95%
0	0.00%
2	0.26%
0	0.00%
3	0.39%
3	0.39%
8	1.05%

2000
786
782	99.49%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.51%
0	0.00%
4	0.51%

1990
925
905	97.84%
0	0.00%
2	0.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.65%
20	2.16%

1980
909
909	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-30	-3.8
4	0.5

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

-123	-13.3
-16	-1.7

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

-4	-0.4
20	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Bell township, PA

[Display all years]

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
54.6
107	18.3%
477	81.7%
171	29.3%

260
2.25

172	66.2%
136	79.1%
9	5.2%
88	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
171	22.5%
589	77.5%
143	18.8%

307
2.48

218	71.0%
171	78.4%
16	7.3%
89	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
178	22.6%
608	77.4%
141	17.9%

309
2.54

219	70.9%
196	89.5%
5	2.3%
90	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
244	26.4%
681	73.6%
131	14.2%

329
2.81

254	77.2%
215	84.6%
13	5.1%
75	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
281	30.9%
628	69.1%
118	13.0%

305
2.98

257	84.3%
230	89.5%
6	2.3%
48	15.7%

2022 Housing Data for Bell township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	11.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	8.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	6.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	17	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	31	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	34	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	33	12.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	1.2%
$200,000 or more	2	0.8%

Median Household Income	49,583
Per Capita Income	26,750

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	9.6%
Public Assistance	10	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	40	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	216	68.6%
Unemployed	9	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	225	71.4%
Not in Labor Force	90	28.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	116	42	73.4%
Non-Profit	7	14	33.3%
Self-Employed	19	3	86.4%

Local Government	3	23	11.5%
State Government	6	5	54.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	135	45	75.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16	42	27.6%
Total	151	87	63.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24	10.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	29	12.1%
Professional, Technical	26	10.8%
Service Occupations	43	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	2.5%
All others	118	49.2%

White Collar		32.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	49	20.4%
Manufacturing	29	12.1%
Transportation and warehousing	24	10.0%
Health care and social assistance	24	10.0%
Other services	22	9.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	14	5.8%
Public administration	14	5.8%
Educational services	12	5.0%
Retail trade	11	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	3.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	2.9%
Utilities	3	1.2%
Information	3	1.2%

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	556	97.9%
German, other Germanic	12	2.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	86	14.7%
Irish	61	10.4%
English	60	10.3%
American	54	9.2%
Italian	21	3.6%
Dutch	19	3.3%
Scotch-Irish	19	3.3%
Polish	16	2.7%
Ukrainian	13	2.2%
Scottish	12	2.1%
Welsh	11	1.9%
French	7	1.2%
Slovak	6	1.0%
Lebanese	3	0.5%
Eastern European	3	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	584	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	584	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	3.8%	28	6.2%	278	61.6%	83	18.4%	24	5.3%	21	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	3.8%
9-12 Years	28	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	278	61.6%
Some College	83	18.4%
Bach. Degree	24	5.3%
Grad Degree	21	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +27	R +19	D + 1.5%
D +8
2020 vs. 2012	R +88	R +101	R + 14.7%
D -13
2020 vs. 2008	R +92	R +125	R + 24.2%
D -33

2016 vs. 2008	R +65	R +106	R + 25.7%
D -41
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	344	84.7%	Joe Biden (D)	60	14.8%	2	0.5%	406	36	38	0.01%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	317	83.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	52	13.7%	11	2.9%	380	35	38	0.01%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	256	76.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	73	21.9%	4	1.2%	333	30	30	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	252	72.6%	Barack Obama (D)	93	26.8%	2	0.6%	347	28	27	0.01%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	268	72.0%	John Kerry (D)	103	27.7%	1	0.3%	372	24	21	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	233	70.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	89	27.0%	8	2.4%	330	24	23	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

14.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

344

84.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

TOTAL

406

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 38

2016 President, Bell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

13.7%

Donald Trump (R)

317

83.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

380

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 38

2012 President, Bell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

21.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

256

76.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

333

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 30

2008 President, Bell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

26.8%

John McCain (R)

252

72.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

347

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2004 President, Bell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

268

72.0%

John Kerry (D)

103

27.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

372

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Bell township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

233

70.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

27.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

330

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bell township, PA

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	64%	Mehmet Oz (R)	261	83.9%	John Fetterman (D)	45	14.5%	5 [+]	1.6%	311	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 3 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.6%);
2022	G	64%	Doug Mastriano (R)	261	84.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	45	14.5%	4 [+]	1.3%	310	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 2 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.6%);
2018	S1	56%	Lou Barletta (R)	220	77.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	59	20.8%	5 [+]	1.8%	284	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 5 (1.8%);
2018	G	56%	Scott Wagner (R)	219	77.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	60	21.1%	5 [+]	1.8%	284	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.7%);
2016	S3	71%	Pat Toomey* (R)	279	74.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	73	19.4%	24 [+]	6.4%	376	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 24 (6.4%);
2014	G	39%	Tom Corbett* (R)	148	69.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	65	30.5%	0	0.0%	213	24	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	430
Median Value	$106,400

Occupied	260	60.5%
Vacant	170	39.5%

Owned	225	86.5%
Rented	35	13.5%
Median Rent	$575

Single-Family Units	363	84.4%
Detached	351	81.6%
Attached	12	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	67	15.6%

Bell township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bell township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bell township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bell township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bell township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bell township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bell township, PA