Briar Creek township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,988 ( 28 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.9 square miles
Population density: 142.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,849	95.35%	2.8%
Black:	97	3.25%	977.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	9	0.30%	65.4%
Hispanic:	23	0.77%	25.8%

Total non-White:	139	4.65%	63.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-82	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	54	2.2

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
3,016
2,931	97.18%
9	0.30%
3	0.10%
14	0.46%
26	0.86%
31	1.03%
85	2.82%

2000
3,060
2,988	97.65%
22	0.72%
0	0.00%
20	0.65%
5	0.16%
25	0.82%
72	2.35%

1990
3,010
2,906	96.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
28	0.93%
104	3.46%

1980
3,088
3,081	99.77%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.23%
7	0.23%

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

-57	-1.9
13	0.4

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

82	2.7
-32	-1.1

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

-175	-5.7
97	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Briar Creek 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
49.8
445	14.9%
2,543	85.1%
770	25.8%

1,326
2.25

826	62.3%
653	79.1%
51	6.2%
500	37.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.5
569	18.9%
2,447	81.1%
542	18.0%

1,242
2.43

907	73.0%
758	83.6%
39	4.3%
335	27.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.6
686	22.4%
2,374	77.6%
455	14.9%

1,214
2.52

911	75.0%
760	83.4%
31	3.4%
303	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
667	22.2%
2,343	77.8%
435	14.5%

1,109
2.71

865	78.0%
807	93.3%
12	1.4%
244	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
942	30.5%
2,146	69.5%
286	9.3%

1,058
2.92

883	83.5%
803	90.9%
47	5.3%
175	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Briar Creek township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	59	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	33	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	73	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	93	7.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	54	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	60	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	84	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	100	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	183	13.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	152	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	118	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	148	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	52	3.9%
$200,000 or more	96	7.2%

Median Household Income	69,934
Per Capita Income	41,266

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	46	3.5%
Public Assistance	29	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	108	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,397	76.9%
Unemployed	81	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,478	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	338	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	497	503	49.7%
Non-Profit	12	96	11.1%
Self-Employed	75	29	72.1%

Local Government	28	136	17.1%
State Government	25	27	48.1%
Federal Government	0	38	0.0%

Total Private + Self	572	532	51.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	65	297	18.0%
Total	637	829	43.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	197	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	320	21.8%
Professional, Technical	206	14.1%
Service Occupations	219	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.7%
All others	524	35.7%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	322	22.0%
Health care and social assistance	230	15.7%
Construction	168	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	139	9.5%
Educational services	97	6.6%
Retail trade	94	6.4%
Other services	78	5.3%
Public administration	75	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	61	4.2%
Finance and insurance	54	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	54	3.7%
Utilities	44	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	1.8%
Wholesale trade	16	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	0.33%
Puerto Rican	13	0.44%
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	2,863	99.4%
German, other Germanic	17	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,081	36.2%
Italian	430	14.4%
English	314	10.5%
Irish	250	8.4%
French	229	7.7%
Pennsylvania German	172	5.8%
Polish	150	5.0%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	88	2.9%
American	76	2.5%
Ukrainian	70	2.3%
Scottish	59	2.0%
European	53	1.8%
Dutch	45	1.5%
Russian	42	1.4%
Hungarian	22	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,988	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,946	98.6%
Foreign-born	42	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
52	2.3%	120	5.4%	1,034	46.4%	552	24.8%	370	16.6%	101	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	52	2.3%
9-12 Years	120	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,034	46.4%
Some College	552	24.8%
Bach. Degree	370	16.6%
Grad Degree	101	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +143	R +29	D + 6.7%
D +114
2020 vs. 2012	R +408	R +444	R + 20.9%
D -36
2020 vs. 2008	R +430	R +518	R + 27.2%
D -88

2016 vs. 2008	R +287	R +489	R + 33.8%
D -202
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,218	72.2%	Joe Biden (D)	434	25.7%	34	2.0%	1,686	24	25	0.02%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	1,075	73.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	320	22.0%	62	4.3%	1,457	26	28	0.02%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	810	61.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	470	35.6%	39	3.0%	1,319	15	14	0.02%
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	788	58.7%	Barack Obama (D)	522	38.9%	32	2.4%	1,342	15	13	0.02%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	823	62.1%	John Kerry (D)	494	37.3%	9	0.7%	1,326	14	11	0.02%
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	622	53.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	490	42.5%	42	3.6%	1,154	7	6	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Briar Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

434

25.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,218

72.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,686

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Briar Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

320

22.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,075

73.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,457

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Briar Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

470

35.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

810

61.4%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

1,319

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Briar Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

522

38.9%

John McCain (R)

788

58.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,342

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Briar Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

823

62.1%

John Kerry (D)

494

37.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,326

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Briar Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

622

53.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

490

42.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,154

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Briar Creek township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Mehmet Oz (R)	948	70.0%	John Fetterman (D)	369	27.2%	38 [+]	2.8%	1,355	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 20 (1.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 9 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 8 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	55%	Doug Mastriano (R)	886	65.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	426	31.6%	37 [+]	2.7%	1,349	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 19 (1.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 9 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	48%	Lou Barletta (R)	830	70.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	337	28.7%	9 [+]	0.8%	1,176	28	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 6 (0.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.3%);
2018	G	48%	Scott Wagner (R)	767	64.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	396	33.5%	20 [+]	1.7%	1,183	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 14 (1.2%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	932	64.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	395	27.5%	111 [+]	7.7%	1,438	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 111 (7.7%);
2014	G	33%	Tom Corbett* (R)	455	56.6%	Tom Wolf (D)	349	43.4%	0	0.0%	804	12	0.02%
[-] 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	1,513
Median Value	$173,800

Occupied	1,326	87.6%
Vacant	187	12.4%

Owned	1,223	92.2%
Rented	103	7.8%
Median Rent	$907

Single-Family Units	1,355	89.6%
Detached	1,355	89.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	0.6%
Mobile Homes	149	9.8%

Briar Creek township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Briar Creek township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Briar Creek township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Briar Creek township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Briar Creek township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Briar Creek township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Briar Creek township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Briar Creek township, PA