Waterford township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,910 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 50.0 square miles
Population density: 78.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,619	92.56%	5.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	5	0.13%	0.0%
Asian:	14	0.36%	40.0%
2+ races:	28	0.72%	12.5%
Hispanic:	227	5.81%	808.0%

Total non-White:	291	7.44%	206.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-206	-6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	196	6.1

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
3,920
3,825	97.58%
23	0.59%
5	0.13%
10	0.26%
32	0.82%
25	0.64%
95	2.42%

2000
3,878
3,830	98.76%
5	0.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
43	1.11%
0	0.00%
48	1.24%

1990
3,402
3,388	99.59%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.18%
n/a
8	0.24%
14	0.41%

1980
2,874
2,869	99.83%
3	0.10%
0	0.00%
2	0.07%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	0.17%

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

-5	-0.1
47	1.2

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

442	13.0
34	1.0

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

519	18.1
9	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford 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
46.0
853	21.8%
3,057	78.2%
511	13.1%

1,648
2.37

1,146	69.5%
805	70.2%
119	10.4%
502	30.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
952	24.3%
2,968	75.7%
499	12.7%

1,452
2.70

1,112	76.6%
870	78.2%
86	7.7%
340	23.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
1,149	29.6%
2,729	70.4%
327	8.4%

1,372
2.83

1,123	81.9%
891	79.3%
78	6.9%
249	18.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
1,054	31.0%
2,348	69.0%
230	6.8%

1,134
3.00

943	83.2%
798	84.6%
55	5.8%
191	16.8%

1980
Number	Percent
26.1
1,037	36.1%
1,837	63.9%
159	5.5%

860
3.34

734	85.3%
669	91.1%
23	3.1%
126	14.7%

2022 Housing Data for Waterford township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	84	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	48	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	83	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	81	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	94	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	135	8.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	142	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	166	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	283	17.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	174	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	57	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	167	10.1%
$200,000 or more	113	6.9%

Median Household Income	69,416
Per Capita Income	37,612

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	29	1.8%
Public Assistance	10	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	217	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,878	73.7%
Unemployed	116	4.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,994	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	555	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	977	448	68.6%
Non-Profit	32	127	20.1%
Self-Employed	114	84	57.6%

Local Government	65	41	61.3%
State Government	18	33	35.3%
Federal Government	45	10	81.8%

Total Private + Self	1,091	532	67.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	160	211	43.1%
Total	1,251	743	62.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	250	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	286	14.3%
Professional, Technical	119	6.0%
Service Occupations	400	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	71	3.6%
All others	939	47.1%

White Collar		32.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	501	25.1%
Transportation and warehousing	283	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	182	9.1%
Retail trade	175	8.8%
Finance and insurance	157	7.9%
Construction	135	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	113	5.7%
Educational services	92	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	71	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	3.2%
Other services	55	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49	2.5%
Public administration	35	1.8%
Utilities	30	1.5%
Wholesale trade	28	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	80	2.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	87	2.23%
Costa Rican	47	1.20%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	40	1.02%
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	60	1.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	14	0.36%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,612	98.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	30	0.8%
Other	17	0.5%
Other Indo-European	12	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,496	38.3%
Irish	790	20.2%
Italian	446	11.4%
Polish	327	8.4%
English	197	5.0%
Scotch-Irish	135	3.5%
American	115	2.9%
French	99	2.5%
Norwegian	87	2.2%
Hungarian	73	1.9%
Austrian	57	1.5%
Scottish	53	1.4%
Pennsylvania German	47	1.2%
European	30	0.8%
Swedish	29	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,893	99.6%
Not a citizen	17	0.4%

Native	3,862	98.8%
Foreign-born	48	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	1.1%	96	3.3%	1,302	45.3%	1,107	38.5%	174	6.1%	162	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	1.1%
9-12 Years	96	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,302	45.3%
Some College	1,107	38.5%
Bach. Degree	174	6.1%
Grad Degree	162	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +258	R +147	R + 0.7%
D +111
2020 vs. 2012	R +535	R +606	R + 26.0%
D -71
2020 vs. 2008	R +568	R +715	R + 32.6%
D -147

2016 vs. 2008	R +310	R +568	R + 32.0%
D -258
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)	1,462	67.5%	Joe Biden (D)	678	31.3%	25	1.2%	2,165	19	21	0.03%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	1,204	65.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	567	30.9%	65	3.5%	1,836	17	20	0.03%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	927	54.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	749	44.0%	28	1.6%	1,704	8	7	0.03%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	894	51.1%	Barack Obama (D)	825	47.2%	29	1.7%	1,748	7	6	0.03%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	995	56.6%	John Kerry (D)	754	42.9%	10	0.6%	1,759	8	6	0.03%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	836	56.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	603	40.4%	52	3.5%	1,491	10	8	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

678

31.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,462

67.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

2,165

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

567

30.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,204

65.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,836

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

749

44.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

927

54.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,704

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

825

47.2%

John McCain (R)

894

51.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,748

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

995

56.6%

John Kerry (D)

754

42.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,759

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

2000 President, Waterford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

836

56.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

603

40.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,491

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,056	61.0%	John Fetterman (D)	612	35.4%	62 [+]	3.6%	1,730	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 31 (1.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 17 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 9 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	968	56.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	722	41.9%	34 [+]	2.0%	1,724	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 21 (1.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	49%	Lou Barletta (R)	841	56.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	637	42.5%	20 [+]	1.3%	1,498	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 11 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 9 (0.6%);
2018	G	50%	Scott Wagner (R)	822	54.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	664	43.8%	29 [+]	1.9%	1,515	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 19 (1.3%); Paul Glover (Green) 10 (0.7%);
2016	S3	60%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,157	63.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	561	30.9%	98 [+]	5.4%	1,816	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 98 (5.4%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	589	53.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	512	46.5%	0	0.0%	1,101	8	0.03%
[-] 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	1,726
Median Value	$179,700

Occupied	1,648	95.5%
Vacant	78	4.5%

Owned	1,467	89.0%
Rented	181	11.0%
Median Rent	$707

Single-Family Units	1,385	80.2%
Detached	1,385	80.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	244	14.1%

Waterford township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Waterford township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waterford township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waterford township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waterford township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford township, PA