Lykens borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,631 ( 148 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population density: 1337.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,347	82.59%	20.9%
Black:	5	0.31%	400.0%
Indian:	10	0.61%	0.0%
Asian:	56	3.43%	180.0%
2+ races:	204	12.51%	1100.0%
Hispanic:	9	0.55%	76.9%

Total non-White:	284	17.41%	268.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-355	-24.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	207	14.1

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
1,779
1,702	95.67%
1	0.06%
0	0.00%
20	1.12%
17	0.96%
39	2.19%
77	4.33%

2000
1,928
1,876	97.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
29	1.50%
8	0.41%
15	0.78%
52	2.70%

1990
1,986
1,971	99.24%
4	0.20%
0	0.00%
5	0.25%
n/a
6	0.30%
15	0.76%

1980
2,181
2,157	98.90%
0	0.00%
6	0.28%
18	0.83%
n/a
3	0.14%
24	1.10%

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

-174	-9.0
25	1.3

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

-95	-4.8
37	1.9

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

-186	-8.5
-9	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lykens 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
43.4
339	20.8%
1,292	79.2%
271	16.6%

755
2.16

389	51.5%
274	70.4%
34	8.7%
366	48.5%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
377	21.2%
1,402	78.8%
346	19.4%

774
2.30

485	62.7%
376	77.5%
43	8.9%
289	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
449	23.3%
1,479	76.7%
413	21.4%

802
2.40

516	64.3%
410	79.5%
46	8.9%
286	35.7%

1990
Number	Percent
39.7
428	21.6%
1,558	78.4%
422	21.2%

855
2.32

558	65.3%
469	84.1%
31	5.6%
297	34.7%

1980
Number	Percent
39.5
502	23.0%
1,679	77.0%
407	18.7%

892
2.45

611	68.5%
523	85.6%
15	2.5%
281	31.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lykens borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	80	10.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	29	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	41	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	74	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	65	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	103	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	170	22.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	18	2.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	40	5.3%
$200,000 or more	8	1.1%

Median Household Income	67,768
Per Capita Income	32,607

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	6.2%
Public Assistance	48	6.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	252	33.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	765	72.1%
Unemployed	44	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	809	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	252	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	319	194	62.2%
Non-Profit	17	49	25.8%
Self-Employed	30	34	46.9%

Local Government	22	29	43.1%
State Government	14	25	35.9%
Federal Government	52	6	89.7%

Total Private + Self	349	228	60.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	109	49.1%
Total	454	337	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	62	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	162	20.4%
Professional, Technical	166	20.9%
Service Occupations	97	12.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.4%
All others	308	38.7%

White Collar		49.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	198	24.9%
Health care and social assistance	102	12.8%
Retail trade	100	12.6%
Public administration	95	11.9%
Finance and insurance	59	7.4%
Educational services	37	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	32	4.0%
Other services	27	3.4%
Construction	27	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	23	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	2.8%
Utilities	17	2.1%
Accommodation and food services	17	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.55%
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	%
Filipino	56	3.43%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,532	98.2%
Spanish	19	1.2%
Tagalog	9	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	658	40.3%
Irish	190	11.6%
American	88	5.4%
Polish	81	5.0%
European	63	3.9%
Italian	61	3.7%
Dutch	37	2.3%
Pennsylvania German	34	2.1%
English	33	2.0%
Welsh	32	2.0%
Scottish	18	1.1%
Russian	17	1.0%
Slovak	9	0.6%
Eastern European	7	0.4%
Czech	6	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,631	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,618	99.2%
Foreign-born	13	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
63	5.3%	105	8.9%	519	43.8%	366	30.9%	87	7.3%	45	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	63	5.3%
9-12 Years	105	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	519	43.8%
Some College	366	30.9%
Bach. Degree	87	7.3%
Grad Degree	45	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +143	R +96	R + 1.6%
D +47
2020 vs. 2012	R +280	R +278	R + 26.1%
D +2
2020 vs. 2008	R +255	R +299	R + 31.4%
D -44

2016 vs. 2008	R +112	R +203	R + 29.7%
D -91
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	625	71.3%	Joe Biden (D)	239	27.3%	13	1.5%	877	23	24	0.01%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	482	67.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	192	27.0%	37	5.2%	711	20	22	0.01%
2012	43%	Mitt Romney (R)	345	57.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	237	39.8%	14	2.3%	596	11	11	0.01%
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	370	55.8%	Barack Obama (D)	283	42.7%	10	1.5%	663	12	10	0.01%
2004	47%	George W. Bush* (R)	418	60.8%	John Kerry (D)	261	38.0%	8	1.2%	687	12	10	0.01%
2000	42%	George W. Bush (R)	367	58.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	227	36.3%	32	5.1%	626	12	11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lykens borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

239

27.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

625

71.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

877

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Lykens borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

192

27.0%

Donald Trump (R)

482

67.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

711

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Lykens borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

237

39.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

345

57.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

596

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Lykens borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

283

42.7%

John McCain (R)

370

55.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Lykens borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

418

60.8%

John Kerry (D)

261

38.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

687

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Lykens borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

367

58.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

227

36.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

626

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lykens borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Mehmet Oz (R)	426	62.3%	John Fetterman (D)	227	33.2%	31 [+]	4.5%	684	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 17 (2.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 8 (1.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);
2022	G	54%	Doug Mastriano (R)	401	58.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	267	38.9%	18 [+]	2.6%	686	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (1.2%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 6 (0.9%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	43%	Lou Barletta (R)	338	61.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	201	36.6%	10 [+]	1.8%	549	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.5%);
2018	G	43%	Scott Wagner (R)	311	56.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	228	41.4%	12 [+]	2.2%	551	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 10 (1.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	53%	Pat Toomey* (R)	464	66.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	215	30.7%	21 [+]	3.0%	700	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 21 (3.0%);
2014	G	31%	Tom Corbett* (R)	230	55.4%	Tom Wolf (D)	185	44.6%	0	0.0%	415	10	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	906
Median Value	$111,900

Occupied	755	83.3%
Vacant	151	16.7%

Owned	466	61.7%
Rented	289	38.3%
Median Rent	$824

Single-Family Units	672	74.2%
Detached	509	56.2%
Attached	163	18.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	53	5.8%
Mobile Homes	48	5.3%

Lykens borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lykens borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Lykens borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lykens borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lykens borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lykens borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lykens borough, PA