Fairchance borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,657 ( 318 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population density: 1396.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,503	90.71%	20.3%
Black:	45	2.72%	16.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.30%	0.0%
2+ races:	104	6.28%	395.2%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	154	9.29%	73.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-383	-23.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	65	4.0

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
1,975
1,886	95.49%
54	2.73%
3	0.15%
0	0.00%
21	1.06%
11	0.56%
89	4.51%

2000
2,078
2,019	97.16%
54	2.60%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.24%
0	0.00%
59	2.84%

1990
1,918
1,820	94.89%
94	4.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.21%
98	5.11%

1980
2,106
2,043	97.01%
55	2.61%
2	0.09%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.28%
63	2.99%

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

-133	-6.4
30	1.4

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

199	10.4
-39	-2.0

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

-223	-10.6
35	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairchance 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
44.0
331	20.0%
1,326	80.0%
319	19.3%

788
2.10

449	57.0%
282	62.8%
65	14.5%
339	43.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
452	22.9%
1,523	77.1%
318	16.1%

779
2.51

534	68.5%
363	68.0%
74	13.9%
245	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
514	24.7%
1,564	75.3%
307	14.8%

874
2.35

534	61.1%
438	82.0%
26	4.9%
340	38.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
483	25.2%
1,435	74.8%
357	18.6%

726
2.63

555	76.4%
451	81.3%
34	6.1%
171	23.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
571	27.1%
1,535	72.9%
303	14.4%

765
2.75

585	76.5%
505	86.3%
40	6.8%
180	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Fairchance borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	65	8.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	115	14.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	24	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	46	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	69	8.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	66	8.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	31	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	52	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	59	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	116	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	54	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	2.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	21	2.7%
$200,000 or more	6	0.8%

Median Household Income	37,232
Per Capita Income	24,322

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	87	11.0%
Public Assistance	45	5.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	276	35.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	681	66.4%
Unemployed	58	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	739	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	286	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	271	242	52.8%
Non-Profit	0	74	0.0%
Self-Employed	27	8	77.1%

Local Government	16	17	48.5%
State Government	18	33	35.3%
Federal Government	13	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	298	250	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	47	124	27.5%
Total	345	374	48.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	6.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	207	28.4%
Professional, Technical	116	15.9%
Service Occupations	186	25.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	33	4.5%
All others	176	24.1%

White Collar		50.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	167	22.9%
Manufacturing	78	10.7%
Educational services	69	9.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	66	9.1%
Retail trade	62	8.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	5.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	34	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	28	3.8%
Information	27	3.7%
Other services	25	3.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	2.6%
Construction	18	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	2.2%
Utilities	14	1.9%
Public administration	13	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	1.5%
Finance and insurance	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	%
Burmese	5	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,533	99.0%
German, other Germanic	6	0.4%
Other Asian	5	0.3%
Other Indo-European	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	418	25.2%
Irish	387	23.4%
English	150	9.1%
Italian	138	8.3%
Polish	83	5.0%
Slovak	70	4.2%
French	50	3.0%
American	40	2.4%
Dutch	38	2.3%
Croatian	16	1.0%
Hungarian	15	0.9%
Lebanese	12	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.7%
Austrian	6	0.4%
Eastern European	6	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,657	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,652	99.7%
Foreign-born	5	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	1.2%	102	8.2%	543	43.8%	396	32.0%	129	10.4%	54	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	1.2%
9-12 Years	102	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	543	43.8%
Some College	396	32.0%
Bach. Degree	129	10.4%
Grad Degree	54	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +96	R +87	R + 6.3%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +228	R +292	R + 33.8%
D -64
2020 vs. 2008	R +247	R +349	R + 42.1%
D -102

2016 vs. 2008	R +151	R +262	R + 35.7%
D -111
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	583	69.2%	Joe Biden (D)	259	30.7%	1	0.1%	843	20	22	0.01%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	487	64.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	250	33.0%	21	2.8%	758	16	18	0.01%
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	355	52.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	323	47.5%	2	0.3%	680	6	5	0.01%
2008	46%	Barack Obama (D)	361	51.1%	John McCain (R)	336	47.5%	10	1.4%	707	3	2	0.01%
2004	45%	John Kerry (D)	392	56.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	291	42.2%	7	1.0%	690	-6	-9	0.01%
2000	39%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	374	60.6%	George W. Bush (R)	225	36.5%	18	2.9%	617	-10	-11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairchance borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

259

30.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

583

69.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.1%

TOTAL

843

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Fairchance borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

250

33.0%

Donald Trump (R)

487

64.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

758

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Fairchance borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

323

47.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

355

52.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

680

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Fairchance borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

361

51.1%

John McCain (R)

336

47.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

707

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Fairchance borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

291

42.2%

John Kerry (D)

392

56.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

690

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Fairchance borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

225

36.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

374

60.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

617

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairchance borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Mehmet Oz (R)	382	63.2%	John Fetterman (D)	215	35.6%	7 [+]	1.2%	604	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (0.3%); Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	45%	Doug Mastriano (R)	346	57.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	253	41.8%	6 [+]	1.0%	605	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	41%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	281	49.9%	Lou Barletta (R)	273	48.5%	9 [+]	1.6%	563	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2018	G	41%	Tom Wolf* (D)	287	50.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	274	48.2%	8 [+]	1.4%	569	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 6 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	53%	Pat Toomey* (R)	386	51.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	313	42.1%	45 [+]	6.0%	744	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 45 (6.0%);
2014	G	26%	Tom Wolf (D)	248	65.3%	Tom Corbett* (R)	132	34.7%	0	0.0%	380	-10	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	885
Median Value	$113,600

Occupied	788	89.0%
Vacant	97	11.0%

Owned	426	54.1%
Rented	362	45.9%
Median Rent	$729

Single-Family Units	568	64.2%
Detached	535	60.5%
Attached	33	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	54	6.1%
Mobile Homes	144	16.3%

Fairchance borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairchance borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Fairchance borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairchance borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairchance borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairchance borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairchance borough, PA