Rush township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 251 ( 20 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.5 square miles
Population density: 10.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	247	98.41%	8.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	4	1.59%	0.0%

Total non-White:	4	1.59%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	20	10.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
231
227	98.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.73%
4	1.73%

2000
177
175	98.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	1.13%
2	1.13%

1990
201
201	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
217
217	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

52	29.4
2	1.1

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

-26	-12.9
2	1.0

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

-16	-7.4
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush 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
61.2
35	13.9%
216	86.1%
101	40.2%

105
2.39

78	74.3%
69	88.5%
0	0.0%
27	25.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
57	24.7%
174	75.3%
42	18.2%

96
2.41

60	62.5%
51	85.0%
2	3.3%
36	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
33	18.6%
144	81.4%
19	10.7%

69
2.57

53	76.8%
41	77.4%
0	0.0%
16	23.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
58	28.9%
143	71.1%
19	9.5%

78
2.58

52	66.7%
49	94.2%
0	0.0%
26	33.3%

1980
Number	Percent
42.0
56	25.8%
161	74.2%
24	11.1%

79
2.75

63	79.7%
57	90.5%
0	0.0%
16	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Rush township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	34	32.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1	1.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	11.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	2.9%
$200,000 or more	6	5.7%

Median Household Income	71,292
Per Capita Income	34,427

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	1	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	90	72.6%
Unemployed	5	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	95	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	29	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35	18	66.0%
Non-Profit	3	1	75.0%
Self-Employed	7	2	77.8%

Local Government	7	0	100.0%
State Government	7	9	43.8%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	42	20	67.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	12	61.3%
Total	61	32	65.6%

Pct. Govt.	29.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	23	24.7%
Professional, Technical	12	12.9%
Service Occupations	12	12.9%
All others	33	35.5%

White Collar		51.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	20	21.5%
Manufacturing	18	19.4%
Public administration	14	15.1%
Transportation and warehousing	6	6.5%
Health care and social assistance	6	6.5%
Educational services	5	5.4%
Finance and insurance	4	4.3%
Other services	3	3.2%
Accommodation and food services	3	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	3.2%
Construction	3	3.2%
Utilities	3	3.2%
Wholesale trade	3	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	2.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	4	1.59%
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	242	97.6%
Spanish	3	1.2%
German, other Germanic	2	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	155	61.8%
Irish	54	21.5%
Swiss	25	10.0%
Italian	16	6.4%
Welsh	12	4.8%
American	9	3.6%
English	8	3.2%
Scottish	7	2.8%
Polish	6	2.4%
Croatian	4	1.6%
Pennsylvania German	4	1.6%
British	3	1.2%
Danish	3	1.2%
Dutch	3	1.2%
Slovak	2	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	251	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	251	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	1.0%	10	5.0%	118	59.0%	58	29.0%	6	3.0%	6	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	1.0%
9-12 Years	10	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	118	59.0%
Some College	58	29.0%
Bach. Degree	6	3.0%
Grad Degree	6	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +22	R +15	D + 6.3%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +44	R +44	R + 11.5%
D +0
2020 vs. 2008	R +43	R +49	R + 20.9%
D -6

2016 vs. 2008	R +21	R +34	R + 27.2%
D -13
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)	121	85.8%	Joe Biden (D)	17	12.1%	3	2.1%	141	37	39	0.00%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	99	90.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	10	9.1%	1	0.9%	110	42	44	0.00%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	77	80.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	17	17.7%	2	2.1%	96	34	33	0.00%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	78	77.2%	Barack Obama (D)	23	22.8%	0	0.0%	101	33	32	0.00%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	80	74.8%	John Kerry (D)	27	25.2%	0	0.0%	107	26	24	0.00%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	74	80.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	17	18.5%	1	1.1%	92	34	33	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

121

85.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

141

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 39

2016 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

9.1%

Donald Trump (R)

90.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

110

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 44

2012 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

17.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

80.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2008 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

22.8%

John McCain (R)

77.2%

TOTAL

101

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 32

2004 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

74.8%

John Kerry (D)

25.2%

TOTAL

107

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2000 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

80.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

18.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rush township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Mehmet Oz (R)	85	79.4%	John Fetterman (D)	17	15.9%	5 [+]	4.7%	107	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 3 (2.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (1.9%);
2022	G	55%	Doug Mastriano (R)	75	70.8%	Josh Shapiro (D)	28	26.4%	3 [+]	2.8%	106	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.9%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.9%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	85	88.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	10	10.4%	1 [+]	1.0%	96	46	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 1 (1.0%);
2018	G	50%	Scott Wagner (R)	77	81.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	18	18.9%	0	0.0%	95	40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	58%	Pat Toomey* (R)	92	85.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	16	14.8%	0	0.0%	108	36	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	46	67.6%	Tom Wolf (D)	22	32.4%	0	0.0%	68	23	0.00%
[-] 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	122
Median Value	$227,100

Occupied	105	86.1%
Vacant	17	13.9%

Owned	91	86.7%
Rented	14	13.3%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	110	90.2%
Detached	109	89.3%
Attached	1	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	9.0%

Rush township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Rush township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rush township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rush township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rush township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rush township, PA