German township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,667 ( 430 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.5 square miles
Population density: 139.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,049	86.76%	14.2%
Black:	275	5.89%	8.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	19	0.41%	375.0%
2+ races:	56	1.20%	1.8%
Hispanic:	179	3.84%	1178.6%

Total non-White:	618	13.24%	63.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-669	-15.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	239	5.7

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
5,097
4,718	92.56%
299	5.87%
7	0.14%
4	0.08%
55	1.08%
14	0.27%
379	7.44%

2000
5,595
5,047	90.21%
330	5.90%
0	0.00%
18	0.32%
151	2.70%
36	0.64%
548	9.79%

1990
5,596
5,175	92.48%
383	6.84%
0	0.00%
7	0.13%
n/a
31	0.55%
421	7.52%

1980
5,876
5,167	87.93%
665	11.32%
0	0.00%
5	0.09%
n/a
33	0.56%
709	12.07%

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

-329	-5.9
-169	-3.0

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

-128	-2.3
127	2.3

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

8	0.1
-288	-4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for German 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
37.0
1,181	25.3%
3,486	74.7%
697	14.9%

1,833
2.53

1,333	72.7%
923	69.2%
280	21.0%
500	27.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
1,109	21.8%
3,988	78.2%
779	15.3%

2,017
2.52

1,390	68.9%
989	71.2%
144	10.4%
627	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
1,366	24.4%
4,229	75.6%
935	16.7%

2,159
2.56

1,564	72.4%
1,214	77.6%
76	4.9%
595	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.8
1,321	23.6%
4,275	76.4%
1,155	20.6%

2,084
2.61

1,585	76.1%
1,137	71.7%
125	7.9%
499	23.9%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
1,616	27.5%
4,260	72.5%
916	15.6%

2,044
2.87

1,629	79.7%
1,252	76.9%
90	5.5%
415	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for German township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	125	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	84	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	38	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	92	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	217	11.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	51	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	136	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	64	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	248	13.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	57	3.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	282	15.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	130	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	210	11.5%
$200,000 or more	42	2.3%

Median Household Income	65,852
Per Capita Income	30,656

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	1.1%
Public Assistance	60	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	365	19.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,256	77.4%
Unemployed	157	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,413	82.8%
Not in Labor Force	501	17.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	755	907	45.4%
Non-Profit	0	163	0.0%
Self-Employed	100	28	78.1%

Local Government	138	94	59.5%
State Government	55	50	52.4%
Federal Government	0	23	0.0%

Total Private + Self	855	935	47.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	193	330	36.9%
Total	1,048	1,265	45.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	336	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	381	16.5%
Professional, Technical	388	16.8%
Service Occupations	586	25.3%
All others	622	26.9%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	566	24.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	260	11.2%
Retail trade	247	10.7%
Manufacturing	220	9.5%
Transportation and warehousing	162	7.0%
Public administration	157	6.8%
Construction	146	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	132	5.7%
Educational services	85	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	77	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	63	2.7%
Wholesale trade	62	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	1.8%
Utilities	34	1.5%
Finance and insurance	23	1.0%
Information	17	0.7%
Other services	13	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	179	3.84%
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	%
Korean	13	0.28%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,327	98.6%
Other	26	0.6%
Chinese	19	0.4%
Other Indo-European	8	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	835	17.9%
Irish	800	17.1%
Polish	463	9.9%
Italian	396	8.5%
Scotch-Irish	306	6.6%
English	294	6.3%
Slovak	209	4.5%
Lithuanian	100	2.1%
Czech	89	1.9%
American	81	1.7%
Hungarian	60	1.3%
French	51	1.1%
Dutch	39	0.8%
Syrian	22	0.5%
Other Subsaharan African	18	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,667	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,644	99.5%
Foreign-born	23	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	1.0%	182	5.7%	1,661	51.8%	608	19.0%	364	11.4%	357	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	1.0%
9-12 Years	182	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,661	51.8%
Some College	608	19.0%
Bach. Degree	364	11.4%
Grad Degree	357	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +278	R +212	R + 5.2%
D +66
2020 vs. 2012	R +698	R +849	R + 38.7%
D -151
2020 vs. 2008	R +711	R +999	R + 46.3%
D -288

2016 vs. 2008	R +433	R +787	R + 41.2%
D -354
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,513	65.8%	Joe Biden (D)	769	33.5%	16	0.7%	2,298	17	19	0.03%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	1,235	62.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	703	35.5%	43	2.2%	1,981	14	16	0.03%
2012	45%	Barack Obama* (D)	920	52.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	815	46.4%	23	1.3%	1,758	0	-1	0.03%
2008	47%	Barack Obama (D)	1,057	55.7%	John McCain (R)	802	42.2%	40	2.1%	1,899	-2	-3	0.03%
2004	46%	John Kerry (D)	1,214	63.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	692	36.1%	13	0.7%	1,919	-12	-15	0.03%
2000	40%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,183	69.8%	George W. Bush (R)	468	27.6%	43	2.5%	1,694	-19	-20	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, German township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

769

33.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,513

65.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,298

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, German township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

703

35.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,235

62.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,981

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, German township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

920

52.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

815

46.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,758

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, German township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,057

55.7%

John McCain (R)

802

42.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,899

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, German township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

692

36.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,214

63.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,919

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -15

2000 President, German township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

468

27.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,183

69.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,694

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for German township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Mehmet Oz (R)	984	58.3%	John Fetterman (D)	678	40.1%	27 [+]	1.6%	1,689	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 15 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (0.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2022	G	45%	Doug Mastriano (R)	921	54.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	739	43.8%	26 [+]	1.5%	1,686	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 11 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 6 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	39%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	796	54.0%	Lou Barletta (R)	662	44.9%	15 [+]	1.0%	1,473	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 11 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2018	G	39%	Tom Wolf* (D)	794	53.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	680	45.7%	14 [+]	0.9%	1,488	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 7 (0.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.5%);
2016	S3	50%	Pat Toomey* (R)	982	50.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	848	43.8%	108 [+]	5.6%	1,938	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 108 (5.6%);
2014	G	28%	Tom Wolf (D)	753	70.2%	Tom Corbett* (R)	320	29.8%	0	0.0%	1,073	-15	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	1,992
Median Value	$137,300

Occupied	1,833	92.0%
Vacant	159	8.0%

Owned	1,236	67.4%
Rented	597	32.6%
Median Rent	$1,226

Single-Family Units	1,818	91.3%
Detached	1,540	77.3%
Attached	278	14.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	174	8.7%

German township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for German township, PA

2022 Housing Data for German township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for German township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for German township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for German township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for German township, PA