Waterford borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,244 ( 273 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population density: 1015.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,106	88.91%	25.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	44	3.54%	450.0%
Hispanic:	94	7.56%	623.1%

Total non-White:	138	11.09%	305.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-377	-30.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	104	8.3

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
1,517
1,483	97.76%
6	0.40%
3	0.20%
4	0.26%
8	0.53%
13	0.86%
34	2.24%

2000
1,449
1,413	97.52%
0	0.00%
3	0.21%
0	0.00%
11	0.76%
22	1.52%
36	2.48%

1990
1,492
1,488	99.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.27%
4	0.27%

1980
1,568
1,554	99.11%
0	0.00%
3	0.19%
5	0.32%
n/a
9	0.57%
14	0.89%

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

70	4.8
-2	-0.1

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

-75	-5.0
32	2.1

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

-66	-4.2
-10	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford 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
48.3
282	22.7%
962	77.3%
237	19.1%

565
2.20

327	57.9%
243	74.3%
58	17.7%
238	42.1%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
361	23.8%
1,156	76.2%
244	16.1%

623
2.43

409	65.7%
301	73.6%
53	13.0%
214	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
400	27.6%
1,049	72.4%
198	13.7%

552
2.62

397	71.9%
299	75.3%
51	12.8%
155	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
376	25.2%
1,116	74.8%
208	13.9%

578
2.58

438	75.8%
365	83.3%
34	7.8%
140	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
447	28.5%
1,121	71.5%
161	10.3%

556
2.82

436	78.4%
381	87.4%
31	7.1%
120	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Waterford borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	46	8.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	72	12.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	54	9.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	21	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	2.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	83	14.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	65	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	5.1%
$200,000 or more	17	3.0%

Median Household Income	48,393
Per Capita Income	31,524

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	1.9%
Public Assistance	11	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	57	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	517	74.7%
Unemployed	24	3.5%
In Armed Forces	8	1.2%

Total Labor Force	549	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	143	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	230	123	65.2%
Non-Profit	15	71	17.4%
Self-Employed	26	15	63.4%

Local Government	9	44	17.0%
State Government	11	10	52.4%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	256	138	65.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41	125	24.7%
Total	297	263	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	9.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	152	27.1%
Professional, Technical	128	22.9%
Service Occupations	92	16.4%
All others	133	23.8%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	115	20.5%
Retail trade	107	19.1%
Educational services	57	10.2%
Construction	40	7.1%
Manufacturing	36	6.4%
Other services	36	6.4%
Finance and insurance	28	5.0%
Public administration	25	4.5%
Wholesale trade	21	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	17	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	12	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	2.0%
Information	5	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	43	3.46%
Puerto Rican	51	4.10%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,157	97.3%
Spanish	21	1.8%
German, other Germanic	9	0.8%
Other Indo-European	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	340	27.3%
Irish	268	21.5%
English	192	15.4%
Italian	76	6.1%
Polish	71	5.7%
Scottish	51	4.1%
American	43	3.5%
European	31	2.5%
Russian	31	2.5%
French Canadian	28	2.3%
Swedish	15	1.2%
Swiss	11	0.9%
Danish	10	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	10	0.8%
Welsh	9	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,244	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,242	99.8%
Foreign-born	2	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	0.8%	93	10.4%	370	41.3%	242	27.0%	127	14.2%	57	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	0.8%
9-12 Years	93	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	370	41.3%
Some College	242	27.0%
Bach. Degree	127	14.2%
Grad Degree	57	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +52	D +8	D + 5.9%
D +60
2020 vs. 2012	R +101	R +92	R + 10.5%
D +9
2020 vs. 2008	R +116	R +157	R + 21.3%
D -41

2016 vs. 2008	R +64	R +165	R + 27.1%
D -101
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	453	61.1%	Joe Biden (D)	272	36.7%	17	2.3%	742	12	14	0.01%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	401	62.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	212	33.1%	27	4.2%	640	14	17	0.01%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	352	56.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	263	41.9%	12	1.9%	627	10	9	0.01%
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	337	50.9%	Barack Obama (D)	313	47.3%	12	1.8%	662	7	5	0.01%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	384	56.4%	John Kerry (D)	293	43.0%	4	0.6%	681	8	6	0.01%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	336	55.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	260	42.6%	15	2.5%	611	9	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waterford borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

272

36.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

453

61.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

TOTAL

742

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Waterford borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

212

33.1%

Donald Trump (R)

401

62.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

640

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Waterford borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

263

41.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

352

56.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

627

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Waterford borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

313

47.3%

John McCain (R)

337

50.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

662

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Waterford borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

384

56.4%

John Kerry (D)

293

43.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

681

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Waterford borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

336

55.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

260

42.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

611

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Mehmet Oz (R)	319	53.3%	John Fetterman (D)	256	42.8%	23 [+]	3.8%	598	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 13 (2.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	61%	Doug Mastriano (R)	297	49.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	285	47.5%	18 [+]	3.0%	600	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 8 (1.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (1.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	263	50.8%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	248	47.9%	7 [+]	1.4%	518	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.6%);
2018	G	52%	Tom Wolf* (D)	261	49.5%	Scott Wagner (R)	250	47.4%	16 [+]	3.0%	527	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 8 (1.5%);
2016	S3	60%	Pat Toomey* (R)	386	61.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	195	30.9%	50 [+]	7.9%	631	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 50 (7.9%);
2014	G	40%	Tom Corbett* (R)	222	51.3%	Tom Wolf (D)	211	48.7%	0	0.0%	433	6	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	640
Median Value	$152,200

Occupied	565	88.3%
Vacant	75	11.7%

Owned	275	48.7%
Rented	290	51.3%
Median Rent	$948

Single-Family Units	398	62.2%
Detached	394	61.6%
Attached	4	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	113	17.7%
Mobile Homes	16	2.5%

Waterford borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Waterford borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waterford borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waterford borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waterford borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford borough, PA