Platea borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 440 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population density: 131.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	429	97.50%	1.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	4	0.91%	33.3%
Hispanic:	7	1.59%	250.0%

Total non-White:	11	2.50%	57.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	6	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	1.1

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
430
423	98.37%
1	0.23%
0	0.00%
1	0.23%
3	0.70%
2	0.47%
7	1.63%

2000
474
471	99.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.63%
0	0.00%
3	0.63%

1990
467
455	97.43%
0	0.00%
3	0.64%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	2.57%

1980
517
514	99.42%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.58%
3	0.58%

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

-48	-10.1
4	0.8

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

16	3.4
-9	-1.9

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

-59	-11.4
9	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Platea 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
57.1
71	16.1%
369	83.9%
114	25.9%

189
2.33

154	81.5%
133	86.4%
0	0.0%
35	18.5%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
91	21.2%
339	78.8%
51	11.9%

157
2.74

124	79.0%
99	79.8%
6	4.8%
33	21.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
116	24.5%
358	75.5%
51	10.8%

170
2.79

146	85.9%
126	86.3%
2	1.4%
24	14.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
126	27.0%
341	73.0%
28	6.0%

158
2.96

125	79.1%
116	92.8%
0	0.0%
33	20.9%

1980
Number	Percent
24.9
180	34.8%
337	65.2%
51	9.9%

182
2.84

137	75.3%
122	89.1%
11	8.0%
45	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Platea borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	10.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	9.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	47	24.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	22	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	18	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	17	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	3.2%
$200,000 or more	7	3.7%

Median Household Income	63,125
Per Capita Income	31,670

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	2.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	171	66.5%
Unemployed	3	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	174	67.7%
Not in Labor Force	83	32.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	72	50	59.0%
Non-Profit	16	22	42.1%
Self-Employed	14	4	77.8%

Local Government	2	6	25.0%
State Government	1	9	10.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	86	54	61.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	38	33.3%
Total	105	92	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8	4.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	58	29.4%
Professional, Technical	45	22.8%
Service Occupations	39	19.8%
All others	47	23.9%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	50	25.4%
Manufacturing	34	17.3%
Retail trade	26	13.2%
Accommodation and food services	18	9.1%
Construction	14	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	7.1%
Transportation and warehousing	14	7.1%
Educational services	7	3.6%
Other services	5	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	2.0%
Finance and insurance	3	1.5%
Utilities	3	1.5%
Public administration	3	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.5%
Wholesale trade	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.68%
Puerto Rican	3	0.68%
Cuban	1	0.23%
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	417	98.8%
Spanish	3	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	166	37.7%
Irish	129	29.3%
English	29	6.6%
Italian	29	6.6%
Polish	25	5.7%
American	19	4.3%
French	15	3.4%
Scottish	11	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	10	2.3%
Swedish	8	1.8%
French Canadian	4	0.9%
Slovak	3	0.7%
Dutch	2	0.5%
Eastern European	2	0.5%
Hungarian	2	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	438	99.5%
Not a citizen	2	0.5%

Native	436	99.1%
Foreign-born	4	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.9%	18	5.1%	205	58.2%	83	23.6%	16	4.5%	27	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.9%
9-12 Years	18	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	205	58.2%
Some College	83	23.6%
Bach. Degree	16	4.5%
Grad Degree	27	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	R +7	D + 4.5%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +62	R +87	R + 39.0%
D -25
2020 vs. 2008	R +73	R +107	R + 49.9%
D -34

2016 vs. 2008	R +50	R +100	R + 54.3%
D -50
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	155	68.3%	Joe Biden (D)	68	30.0%	4	1.8%	227	20	21	0.00%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	132	67.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	52	26.5%	12	6.1%	196	19	21	0.00%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	93	49.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	93	49.7%	1	0.5%	187	3	3	0.00%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	102	53.4%	John McCain (R)	82	42.9%	7	3.7%	191	-1	-3	0.00%
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	100	49.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	99	49.3%	2	1.0%	201	1	-1	0.00%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	96	50.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	89	46.6%	6	3.1%	191	4	2	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Platea borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

30.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

155

68.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

227

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Platea borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

26.5%

Donald Trump (R)

132

67.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

196

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Platea borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

49.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

49.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

187

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Platea borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

102

53.4%

John McCain (R)

42.9%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

191

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Platea borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

49.3%

John Kerry (D)

100

49.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

201

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Platea borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

50.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

46.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

191

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Platea borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Mehmet Oz (R)	104	58.8%	John Fetterman (D)	61	34.5%	12 [+]	6.8%	177	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 6 (3.4%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.1%);
2022	G	51%	Doug Mastriano (R)	96	54.9%	Josh Shapiro (D)	73	41.7%	6 [+]	3.4%	175	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (1.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (1.7%);
2018	S1	52%	Lou Barletta (R)	104	58.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	74	41.3%	1 [+]	0.6%	179	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	53%	Scott Wagner (R)	106	58.6%	Tom Wolf* (D)	72	39.8%	3 [+]	1.7%	181	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (1.7%);
2016	S3	56%	Pat Toomey* (R)	130	67.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	57	29.5%	6 [+]	3.1%	193	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 6 (3.1%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Corbett* (R)	63	52.9%	Tom Wolf (D)	56	47.1%	0	0.0%	119	8	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	192
Median Value	$149,600

Occupied	189	98.4%
Vacant	3	1.6%

Owned	175	92.6%
Rented	14	7.4%
Median Rent	$1,107

Single-Family Units	173	90.1%
Detached	171	89.1%
Attached	2	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	19	9.9%

Platea borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Platea borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Platea borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Platea borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Platea borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Platea borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Platea borough, PA