Brownsville borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,422 ( 91 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 2477.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,943	80.22%	2.9%
Black:	339	14.00%	8.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	116	4.79%	4.5%
Hispanic:	24	0.99%	84.6%

Total non-White:	479	19.78%	8.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	55	2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	1.9

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
2,331
1,888	81.00%
314	13.47%
3	0.13%
2	0.09%
111	4.76%
13	0.56%
443	19.00%

2000
2,811
2,325	82.71%
446	15.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
40	1.42%
0	0.00%
486	17.29%

1990
3,164
2,728	86.22%
361	11.41%
8	0.25%
22	0.70%
n/a
45	1.42%
436	13.78%

1980
4,043
3,523	87.14%
463	11.45%
0	0.00%
20	0.49%
n/a
37	0.92%
520	12.86%

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

-437	-15.5
-43	-1.5

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

-403	-12.7
50	1.6

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

-795	-19.7
-84	-2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Brownsville 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
46.6
421	17.4%
2,001	82.6%
475	19.6%

1,220
1.97

589	48.3%
291	49.4%
91	15.4%
631	51.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
504	21.6%
1,827	78.4%
394	16.9%

1,077
2.16

571	53.0%
327	57.3%
107	18.7%
506	47.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
763	27.1%
2,048	72.9%
461	16.4%

1,175
2.37

721	61.4%
449	62.3%
142	19.7%
454	38.6%

1990
Number	Percent
38.5
704	22.3%
2,460	77.7%
725	22.9%

1,322
2.37

853	64.5%
638	74.8%
77	9.0%
469	35.5%

1980
Number	Percent
37.6
946	23.4%
3,097	76.6%
828	20.5%

1,582
2.50

1,081	68.3%
794	73.5%
132	12.2%
501	31.7%

2022 Housing Data for Brownsville borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	157	12.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	190	15.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	105	8.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	52	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	142	11.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	1.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	58	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	99	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	72	5.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	121	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	1.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	46	3.8%
$200,000 or more	35	2.9%

Median Household Income	28,657
Per Capita Income	26,524

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	163	13.4%
Public Assistance	59	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	563	46.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	902	57.5%
Unemployed	74	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	976	62.2%
Not in Labor Force	592	37.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	387	398	49.3%
Non-Profit	19	80	19.2%
Self-Employed	22	24	47.8%

Local Government	12	9	57.1%
State Government	6	44	12.0%
Federal Government	4	7	36.4%

Total Private + Self	409	422	49.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41	140	22.7%
Total	450	562	44.5%

Pct. Govt.	8.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	130	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	172	17.0%
Professional, Technical	86	8.5%
Service Occupations	257	25.4%
All others	367	36.3%

White Collar		38.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	240	23.7%
Health care and social assistance	165	16.3%
Accommodation and food services	119	11.8%
Educational services	100	9.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	80	7.9%
Transportation and warehousing	66	6.5%
Manufacturing	49	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	45	4.4%
Construction	44	4.3%
Other services	39	3.9%
Utilities	19	1.9%
Public administration	14	1.4%
Wholesale trade	13	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.4%
Finance and insurance	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	0.41%
Puerto Rican	4	0.17%
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	10	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,277	98.5%
Spanish	28	1.2%
Other Indo-European	7	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	398	16.4%
German	390	16.1%
Italian	254	10.5%
American	188	7.8%
English	129	5.3%
Polish	115	4.7%
Czech	79	3.3%
Slovak	78	3.2%
Croatian	67	2.8%
Scotch-Irish	60	2.5%
Hungarian	57	2.4%
Russian	34	1.4%
French	22	0.9%
Albanian	19	0.8%
Eastern European	11	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,422	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,397	99.0%
Foreign-born	25	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34	1.9%	278	15.4%	820	45.3%	494	27.3%	125	6.9%	60	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34	1.9%
9-12 Years	278	15.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	820	45.3%
Some College	494	27.3%
Bach. Degree	125	6.9%
Grad Degree	60	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +90	R +88	R + 11.6%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +135	R +249	R + 28.7%
D -114
2020 vs. 2008	R +114	R +313	R + 31.5%
D -199

2016 vs. 2008	R +24	R +225	R + 19.9%
D -201
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	46%	Joe Biden (D)	472	52.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	421	46.7%	9	1.0%	902	-2	0	0.01%
2016	43%	Hillary Clinton (D)	470	57.3%	Donald Trump (R)	331	40.4%	19	2.3%	820	-8	-6	0.01%
2012	48%	Barack Obama* (D)	586	65.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	286	32.2%	17	1.9%	889	-14	-15	0.02%
2008	53%	Barack Obama (D)	671	67.4%	John McCain (R)	307	30.8%	18	1.8%	996	-13	-15	0.02%
2004	51%	John Kerry (D)	710	71.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	274	27.6%	8	0.8%	992	-21	-23	0.02%
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	742	74.3%	George W. Bush (R)	227	22.7%	30	3.0%	999	-24	-25	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brownsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

472

52.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

421

46.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

902

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Brownsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

470

57.3%

Donald Trump (R)

331

40.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

820

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Brownsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

586

65.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

286

32.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

889

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -15

2008 President, Brownsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

671

67.4%

John McCain (R)

307

30.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

996

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, Brownsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

274

27.6%

John Kerry (D)

710

71.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

992

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -23

2000 President, Brownsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

227

22.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

742

74.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

999

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -25

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brownsville borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	31%	John Fetterman (D)	377	61.6%	Mehmet Oz (R)	230	37.6%	5 [+]	0.8%	612	-9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%);
2022	G	31%	Josh Shapiro (D)	400	65.0%	Doug Mastriano (R)	206	33.5%	9 [+]	1.5%	615	-8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	32%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	416	67.2%	Lou Barletta (R)	194	31.3%	9 [+]	1.5%	619	-11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 6 (1.0%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%);
2018	G	32%	Tom Wolf* (D)	431	69.1%	Scott Wagner (R)	181	29.0%	12 [+]	1.9%	624	-12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 7 (1.1%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%);
2016	S3	42%	Katie McGinty (D)	478	59.5%	Pat Toomey* (R)	268	33.3%	58 [+]	7.2%	804	-15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 58 (7.2%);
2014	G	28%	Tom Wolf (D)	389	75.1%	Tom Corbett* (R)	129	24.9%	0	0.0%	518	-20	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	1,375
Median Value	$58,500

Occupied	1,220	88.7%
Vacant	155	11.3%

Owned	570	46.7%
Rented	650	53.3%
Median Rent	$734

Single-Family Units	981	71.3%
Detached	930	67.6%
Attached	51	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	237	17.2%
Mobile Homes	5	0.4%

Brownsville borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brownsville borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Brownsville borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brownsville borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brownsville borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brownsville borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brownsville borough, PA