St. Marys city, PA

Elk County, PA

2022 population: 12,691 ( 379 from 2010 )
Land area: 99.3 square miles
Population density: 127.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,905	93.81%	7.3%
Black:	169	1.33%	312.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	54	0.43%	3.6%
2+ races:	391	3.08%	483.6%
Hispanic:	172	1.36%	230.8%

Total non-White:	786	6.19%	244.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-937	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	558	5.2

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
13,070
12,842	98.26%
41	0.31%
8	0.06%
56	0.43%
67	0.51%
52	0.40%
228	1.74%

2000
14,502
14,245	98.23%
15	0.10%
30	0.21%
78	0.54%
81	0.56%
53	0.37%
257	1.77%

1990
5,511
5,475	99.35%
12	0.22%
0	0.00%
10	0.18%
n/a
14	0.25%
36	0.65%

1980
6,417
6,417	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

-1,403	-9.7
-29	-0.2

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

8,770	159.1
221	4.0

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

-942	-14.7
36	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Marys city, 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
50.5
2,200	17.3%
10,491	82.7%
3,288	25.9%

5,726
2.16

3,269	57.1%
2,535	77.5%
252	7.7%
2,457	42.9%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
2,622	20.1%
10,448	79.9%
2,667	20.4%

5,579
2.29

3,695	66.2%
2,943	79.6%
268	7.3%
1,884	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
3,472	23.9%
11,030	76.1%
2,639	18.2%

5,718
2.48

4,001	70.0%
3,268	81.7%
237	5.9%
1,717	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
1,241	22.5%
4,270	77.5%
1,200	21.8%

2,316
2.35

1,512	65.3%
1,203	79.6%
111	7.3%
804	34.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.8
1,663	25.9%
4,754	74.1%
1,058	16.5%

2,289
2.77

1,686	73.7%
1,339	79.4%
113	6.7%
603	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for St. Marys city, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	145	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	261	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	359	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	242	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	314	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	234	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	279	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	288	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	243	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	426	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	631	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,058	18.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	465	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	329	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	251	4.4%
$200,000 or more	201	3.5%

Median Household Income	61,364
Per Capita Income	36,081

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	365	6.4%
Public Assistance	113	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	905	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,403	73.3%
Unemployed	602	8.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,005	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,367	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,555	2,155	54.2%
Non-Profit	182	603	23.2%
Self-Employed	249	44	85.0%

Local Government	82	142	36.6%
State Government	63	22	74.1%
Federal Government	0	63	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,804	2,199	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	327	830	28.3%
Total	3,131	3,029	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	6.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	530	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,353	22.0%
Professional, Technical	1,161	18.8%
Service Occupations	665	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	0.4%
All others	2,451	39.8%

White Collar		49.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,437	39.6%
Health care and social assistance	1,153	18.7%
Retail trade	558	9.1%
Construction	242	3.9%
Wholesale trade	236	3.8%
Other services	226	3.7%
Educational services	219	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	213	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	183	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	147	2.4%
Information	120	1.9%
Finance and insurance	104	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	88	1.4%
Public administration	87	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	58	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40	0.6%
Utilities	29	0.5%
Management	10	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	87	0.69%
Puerto Rican	35	0.28%
Cuban	35	0.28%
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	0.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	38	0.30%
Japanese	11	0.09%
Chinese	5	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,803	98.0%
Spanish	67	0.6%
German, other Germanic	61	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	42	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	34	0.3%
Other Indo-European	17	0.1%
Other Asian	11	0.1%
Chinese	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,197	48.8%
Italian	1,887	14.9%
Irish	1,758	13.9%
English	840	6.6%
American	554	4.4%
Polish	498	3.9%
French	337	2.7%
European	268	2.1%
Swedish	222	1.7%
Dutch	100	0.8%
Belgian	77	0.6%
Czech	74	0.6%
Ukrainian	66	0.5%
Hungarian	60	0.5%
Slovene	57	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,633	99.5%
Not a citizen	58	0.5%

Native	12,530	98.7%
Foreign-born	161	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
145	1.5%	454	4.7%	5,022	52.0%	2,147	22.2%	1,365	14.1%	530	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	145	1.5%
9-12 Years	454	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,022	52.0%
Some College	2,147	22.2%
Bach. Degree	1,365	14.1%
Grad Degree	530	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +902	R +559	D + 0.6%
D +343
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,695	R +1,995	R + 24.2%
D -300
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,058	R +3,123	R + 45.0%
D -1,065

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,156	R +2,564	R + 45.6%
D -1,408
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,083	72.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,803	25.7%	118	1.7%	7,004	24	26	0.10%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	4,181	70.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,460	24.5%	307	5.2%	5,948	22	24	0.10%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,388	60.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,103	37.6%	102	1.8%	5,593	14	13	0.10%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	3,025	49.9%	Barack Obama (D)	2,868	47.3%	166	2.7%	6,059	6	4	0.10%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,460	57.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,497	41.6%	41	0.7%	5,998	9	7	0.10%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	3,301	58.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,104	37.5%	206	3.7%	5,611	12	11	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, St. Marys city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,803

25.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,083

72.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,004

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, St. Marys city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,460

24.5%

Donald Trump (R)

4,181

70.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

187

3.1%

Other

120

2.0%

TOTAL

5,948

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, St. Marys city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,103

37.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,388

60.6%

Other

102

1.8%

TOTAL

5,593

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, St. Marys city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,868

47.3%

John McCain (R)

3,025

49.9%

Other

166

2.7%

TOTAL

6,059

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, St. Marys city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,460

57.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,497

41.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,998

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, St. Marys city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,301

58.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,104

37.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

149

2.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,611

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for St. Marys city, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Mehmet Oz (R)	3,911	68.7%	John Fetterman (D)	1,622	28.5%	162 [+]	2.8%	5,695	22	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 74 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 37 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 35 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.3%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	3,654	64.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,968	34.5%	90 [+]	1.6%	5,712	22	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 40 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 24 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	S1	45%	Lou Barletta (R)	2,794	60.2%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,774	38.2%	73 [+]	1.6%	4,641	18	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 46 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 27 (0.6%);
2018	G	45%	Scott Wagner (R)	2,917	62.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,662	35.7%	71 [+]	1.5%	4,650	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 46 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 25 (0.5%);
2016	S3	57%	Pat Toomey* (R)	3,752	64.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,737	29.6%	377 [+]	6.4%	5,866	15	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 377 (6.4%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Corbett* (R)	2,059	56.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,616	44.0%	0	0.0%	3,675	11	0.11%
[-] 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	6,187
Median Value	$140,100

Occupied	5,726	92.5%
Vacant	461	7.5%

Owned	4,355	76.1%
Rented	1,371	23.9%
Median Rent	$725

Single-Family Units	5,113	82.6%
Detached	5,053	81.7%
Attached	60	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	386	6.2%
Mobile Homes	213	3.4%

St. Marys city, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Marys city, PA

2022 Housing Data for St. Marys city, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Marys city, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Marys city, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Marys city, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for St. Marys city, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for St. Marys city, PA