West Pennsboro township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,605 ( 44 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.3 square miles
Population density: 184.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,554	99.09%	3.8%
Black:	7	0.12%	81.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	8	0.14%	73.3%
2+ races:	21	0.37%	59.6%
Hispanic:	15	0.27%	81.7%

Total non-White:	51	0.91%	75.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	204	4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-160	-3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,561
5,350	96.21%
37	0.67%
8	0.14%
30	0.54%
52	0.94%
82	1.47%
211	3.79%

2000
5,262
5,162	98.10%
24	0.46%
0	0.00%
42	0.80%
28	0.53%
6	0.11%
100	1.90%

1990
4,945
4,934	99.78%
6	0.12%
0	0.00%
5	0.10%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	0.22%

1980
4,329
4,281	98.89%
9	0.21%
0	0.00%
17	0.39%
n/a
22	0.51%
48	1.11%

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

188	3.6
111	2.1

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

228	4.6
89	1.8

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

653	15.1
-37	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for West Pennsboro 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
44.2
1,156	20.6%
4,449	79.4%
1,392	24.8%

2,192
2.52

1,596	72.8%
1,413	88.5%
11	0.7%
596	27.2%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
1,207	21.7%
4,354	78.3%
1,031	18.5%

2,161
2.54

1,628	75.3%
1,381	84.8%
90	5.5%
533	24.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
1,274	24.2%
3,988	75.8%
814	15.5%

1,952
2.63

1,528	78.3%
1,314	86.0%
85	5.6%
424	21.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
1,230	24.9%
3,715	75.1%
628	12.7%

1,734
2.81

1,448	83.5%
1,321	91.2%
61	4.2%
286	16.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
1,299	30.0%
3,030	70.0%
386	8.9%

1,369
3.11

1,197	87.4%
1,152	96.2%
32	2.7%
172	12.6%

2022 Housing Data for West Pennsboro township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	32	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	51	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	84	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	71	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	112	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	51	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	123	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	358	16.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	248	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	249	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	187	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	276	12.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	251	11.5%
$200,000 or more	82	3.7%

Median Household Income	72,910
Per Capita Income	37,342

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	71	3.2%
Public Assistance	18	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	181	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,474	76.9%
Unemployed	25	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,499	77.6%
Not in Labor Force	720	22.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,095	795	57.9%
Non-Profit	54	138	28.1%
Self-Employed	180	40	81.8%

Local Government	62	101	38.0%
State Government	89	121	42.4%
Federal Government	55	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,275	835	60.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	260	360	41.9%
Total	1,535	1,195	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	288	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	658	24.1%
Professional, Technical	405	14.8%
Service Occupations	394	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	23	0.8%
All others	986	36.1%

White Collar		49.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	585	21.4%
Retail trade	520	19.0%
Transportation and warehousing	337	12.3%
Construction	243	8.9%
Public administration	188	6.9%
Educational services	170	6.2%
Other services	136	5.0%
Manufacturing	118	4.3%
Finance and insurance	109	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	96	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	44	1.6%
Utilities	41	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	1.4%
Management	27	1.0%
Wholesale trade	26	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	0.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.5%
Information	10	0.4%

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	15	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	8	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,166	98.2%
Spanish	51	1.0%
German, other Germanic	31	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,599	28.5%
English	711	12.7%
American	684	12.2%
Irish	470	8.4%
Italian	244	4.4%
Polish	190	3.4%
French	149	2.7%
Scottish	134	2.4%
European	125	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	88	1.6%
Dutch	85	1.5%
British	65	1.2%
Belgian	64	1.1%
Scandinavian	33	0.6%
Ukrainian	31	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,582	99.6%
Not a citizen	23	0.4%

Native	5,563	99.3%
Foreign-born	42	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
201	5.0%	348	8.7%	1,362	34.1%	1,000	25.0%	748	18.7%	336	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	201	5.0%
9-12 Years	348	8.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,362	34.1%
Some College	1,000	25.0%
Bach. Degree	748	18.7%
Grad Degree	336	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +381	R +149	D + 4.1%
D +232
2020 vs. 2012	R +615	R +469	R + 6.2%
D +146
2020 vs. 2008	R +599	R +547	R + 10.8%
D +52

2016 vs. 2008	R +218	R +398	R + 14.9%
D -180
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	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,268	69.6%	Joe Biden (D)	932	28.6%	58	1.8%	3,258	21	23	0.05%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	1,887	68.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	700	25.6%	151	5.5%	2,738	21	23	0.04%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,653	66.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	786	31.8%	33	1.3%	2,472	20	20	0.04%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	1,669	64.5%	Barack Obama (D)	880	34.0%	38	1.5%	2,587	20	19	0.04%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,791	70.9%	John Kerry (D)	730	28.9%	6	0.2%	2,527	22	20	0.04%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	1,403	66.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	659	31.3%	43	2.0%	2,105	20	19	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Pennsboro township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

932

28.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,268

69.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,258

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, West Pennsboro township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

700

25.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,887

68.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

2,738

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, West Pennsboro township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

786

31.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,653

66.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,472

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, West Pennsboro township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

880

34.0%

John McCain (R)

1,669

64.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,587

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, West Pennsboro township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,791

70.9%

John Kerry (D)

730

28.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,527

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, West Pennsboro township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,403

66.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

659

31.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,105

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Pennsboro 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	60%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,711	65.1%	John Fetterman (D)	841	32.0%	77 [+]	2.9%	2,629	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 46 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 14 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 11 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2022	G	60%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,584	60.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	982	37.4%	59 [+]	2.2%	2,625	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 27 (1.0%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 18 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 12 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,487	66.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	723	32.1%	43 [+]	1.9%	2,253	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 30 (1.3%); Neal Gale (Green) 13 (0.6%);
2018	G	51%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,393	61.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	816	36.1%	50 [+]	2.2%	2,259	21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 38 (1.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 12 (0.5%);
2016	S3	62%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,889	69.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	708	26.1%	117 [+]	4.3%	2,714	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 117 (4.3%);
2014	G	38%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,113	67.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	548	33.0%	0	0.0%	1,661	22	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	2,257
Median Value	$228,800

Occupied	2,192	97.1%
Vacant	65	2.9%

Owned	1,788	81.6%
Rented	404	18.4%
Median Rent	$980

Single-Family Units	2,016	89.3%
Detached	1,871	82.9%
Attached	145	6.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	138	6.1%

West Pennsboro township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for West Pennsboro township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Pennsboro township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Pennsboro township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Pennsboro township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Pennsboro township, PA