West Mead township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,026 ( 223 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.1 square miles
Population density: 277.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,875	97.00%	2.3%
Black:	6	0.12%	94.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	101	2.01%	46.4%
Hispanic:	44	0.88%	20.0%

Total non-White:	151	3.00%	41.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-117	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-106	-2.4

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
5,249
4,992	95.10%
101	1.92%
6	0.11%
26	0.50%
69	1.31%
55	1.05%
257	4.90%

2000
5,245
5,044	96.17%
147	2.80%
0	0.00%
14	0.27%
40	0.76%
0	0.00%
201	3.83%

1990
5,401
5,253	97.26%
119	2.20%
0	0.00%
5	0.09%
n/a
24	0.44%
148	2.74%

1980
5,590
5,429	97.12%
98	1.75%
0	0.00%
20	0.36%
n/a
43	0.77%
161	2.88%

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

-52	-1.0
56	1.1

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

-209	-3.9
53	1.0

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

-176	-3.1
-13	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for West Mead 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
42.8
1,137	22.6%
3,889	77.4%
1,166	23.2%

2,128
2.34

1,453	68.3%
1,088	74.9%
177	12.2%
675	31.7%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
1,130	21.5%
4,119	78.5%
913	17.4%

2,174
2.38

1,504	69.2%
1,192	79.3%
147	9.8%
670	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
1,281	24.4%
3,964	75.6%
785	15.0%

2,121
2.47

1,536	72.4%
1,317	85.7%
134	8.7%
585	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
1,455	26.9%
3,946	73.1%
787	14.6%

2,072
2.61

1,580	76.3%
1,290	81.6%
150	9.5%
492	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
1,651	29.5%
3,939	70.5%
744	13.3%

1,898
2.86

1,575	83.0%
1,436	91.2%
71	4.5%
323	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for West Mead township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	41	1.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	88	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	36	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	199	9.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	146	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	49	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	47	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	96	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	210	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	146	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	418	19.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	185	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	169	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	152	7.1%
$200,000 or more	116	5.5%

Median Household Income	71,630
Per Capita Income	42,094

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	313	14.7%
Public Assistance	34	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	416	19.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,873	67.1%
Unemployed	97	3.5%
In Armed Forces	49	1.8%

Total Labor Force	2,019	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	771	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	903	551	62.1%
Non-Profit	31	187	14.2%
Self-Employed	98	47	67.6%

Local Government	75	120	38.5%
State Government	46	41	52.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,001	598	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	152	348	30.4%
Total	1,153	946	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	408	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	383	18.2%
Professional, Technical	559	26.6%
Service Occupations	228	10.9%
All others	521	24.8%

White Collar		64.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	495	23.6%
Educational services	246	11.7%
Health care and social assistance	232	11.1%
Retail trade	221	10.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	198	9.4%
Public administration	127	6.1%
Construction	125	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	104	5.0%
Other services	67	3.2%
Wholesale trade	60	2.9%
Finance and insurance	54	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	47	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	38	1.8%
Information	27	1.3%
Utilities	21	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	0.24%
Puerto Rican	24	0.48%
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	8	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,563	98.9%
Spanish	43	0.9%
Other	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,232	24.5%
Irish	617	12.3%
English	481	9.6%
Italian	441	8.8%
American	319	6.3%
Hungarian	257	5.1%
French	160	3.2%
Polish	157	3.1%
Pennsylvania German	109	2.2%
Ukrainian	100	2.0%
Welsh	69	1.4%
Slovak	64	1.3%
Eastern European	58	1.2%
Egyptian	56	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	42	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,026	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,996	99.4%
Foreign-born	30	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	0.6%	123	3.5%	1,685	47.3%	643	18.0%	765	21.5%	327	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	0.6%
9-12 Years	123	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,685	47.3%
Some College	643	18.0%
Bach. Degree	765	21.5%
Grad Degree	327	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +145	D +12	D + 4.1%
D +157
2020 vs. 2012	R +339	R +329	R + 8.7%
D +10
2020 vs. 2008	R +391	R +523	R + 16.8%
D -132

2016 vs. 2008	R +246	R +535	R + 20.9%
D -289
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,892	64.7%	Joe Biden (D)	995	34.0%	36	1.2%	2,923	16	18	0.04%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	1,747	64.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	838	31.1%	109	4.0%	2,694	17	19	0.04%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,553	59.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	985	38.0%	56	2.2%	2,594	13	13	0.05%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	1,501	56.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,127	42.1%	51	1.9%	2,679	12	10	0.04%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,526	56.6%	John Kerry (D)	1,141	42.3%	30	1.1%	2,697	8	6	0.05%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	1,312	56.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	931	39.9%	93	4.0%	2,336	10	8	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Mead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

995

34.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,892

64.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

2,923

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, West Mead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

838

31.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,747

64.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,694

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, West Mead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

985

38.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,553

59.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,594

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, West Mead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,127

42.1%

John McCain (R)

1,501

56.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,679

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, West Mead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,526

56.6%

John Kerry (D)

1,141

42.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,697

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, West Mead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,312

56.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

931

39.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,336

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Mead township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,395	60.3%	John Fetterman (D)	861	37.2%	57 [+]	2.5%	2,313	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 32 (1.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 15 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 8 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	58%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,253	54.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,011	43.8%	42 [+]	1.8%	2,306	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 22 (1.0%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 11 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	55%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,229	56.2%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	917	41.9%	42 [+]	1.9%	2,188	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 27 (1.2%); Neal Gale (Green) 15 (0.7%);
2018	G	56%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,211	53.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	983	43.8%	52 [+]	2.3%	2,246	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 36 (1.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 16 (0.7%);
2016	S3	66%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,740	65.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	811	30.5%	112 [+]	4.2%	2,663	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 112 (4.2%);
2014	G	43%	Tom Corbett* (R)	995	57.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	746	42.8%	0	0.0%	1,741	12	0.05%
[-] 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	2,419
Median Value	$131,100

Occupied	2,128	88.0%
Vacant	291	12.0%

Owned	1,595	75.0%
Rented	533	25.0%
Median Rent	$697

Single-Family Units	2,022	83.6%
Detached	1,965	81.2%
Attached	57	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	259	10.7%
Mobile Homes	21	0.9%

West Mead township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Mead township, PA

2022 Housing Data for West Mead township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Mead township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Mead township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Mead township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Mead township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Mead township, PA