Masontown borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,263 ( 187 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population density: 2183.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,791	85.53%	11.0%
Black:	267	8.18%	48.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	167	5.12%	122.7%
Hispanic:	38	1.16%	26.7%

Total non-White:	472	14.47%	50.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-346	-12.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	159	5.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,450
3,137	90.93%
180	5.22%
7	0.20%
13	0.38%
75	2.17%
30	0.87%
313	9.07%

2000
3,456
3,230	93.46%
193	5.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
33	0.95%
226	6.54%

1990
3,759
3,564	94.81%
154	4.10%
21	0.56%
0	0.00%
n/a
20	0.53%
195	5.19%

1980
4,909
4,705	95.84%
204	4.16%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
204	4.16%

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

-93	-2.7
87	2.5

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

-334	-8.9
31	0.8

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

-1,141	-23.2
-9	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Masontown borough, PA

[Display all years]

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
39.0
785	24.1%
2,478	75.9%
557	17.1%

1,344
2.38

714	53.1%
534	74.8%
10	1.4%
630	46.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
755	21.9%
2,695	78.1%
624	18.1%

1,421
2.35

938	66.0%
594	63.3%
145	15.5%
483	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
44.0
714	20.7%
2,742	79.3%
868	25.1%

1,483
2.29

1,026	69.2%
714	69.6%
130	12.7%
457	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
42.0
859	22.9%
2,900	77.1%
909	24.2%

1,543
2.42

1,101	71.4%
846	76.8%
84	7.6%
442	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
34.6
1,232	25.1%
3,677	74.9%
751	15.3%

1,817
2.70

1,408	77.5%
1,133	80.5%
111	7.9%
409	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Masontown borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	107	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	95	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	66	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	78	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	29	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	97	7.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	47	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	96	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	130	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	289	21.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	81	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	30	2.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	93	6.9%
$200,000 or more	8	0.6%

Median Household Income	52,692
Per Capita Income	26,275

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	116	8.6%
Public Assistance	164	12.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	354	26.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,063	54.0%
Unemployed	125	6.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,188	60.4%
Not in Labor Force	780	39.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		46.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	529	234	69.3%
Non-Profit	36	111	24.5%
Self-Employed	50	35	58.8%

Local Government	74	72	50.7%
State Government	26	0	100.0%
Federal Government	8	10	44.4%

Total Private + Self	579	269	68.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	144	193	42.7%
Total	723	462	61.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	84	7.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	181	15.3%
Professional, Technical	165	13.9%
Service Occupations	311	26.2%
All others	444	37.5%

White Collar		36.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	323	27.3%
Construction	162	13.7%
Transportation and warehousing	149	12.6%
Retail trade	104	8.8%
Public administration	84	7.1%
Manufacturing	70	5.9%
Educational services	58	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	56	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	50	4.2%
Wholesale trade	48	4.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	33	2.8%
Other services	22	1.9%
Finance and insurance	14	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	38	1.16%
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	3,015	98.8%
Spanish	36	1.2%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	587	18.0%
Italian	372	11.4%
Irish	325	10.0%
European	297	9.1%
English	273	8.4%
Polish	186	5.7%
Scottish	107	3.3%
Slovak	105	3.2%
American	83	2.5%
Hungarian	79	2.4%
Dutch	77	2.4%
African	76	2.3%
Russian	69	2.1%
Jamaican	54	1.7%
Greek	47	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,254	99.7%
Not a citizen	9	0.3%

Native	3,253	99.7%
Foreign-born	10	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
41	1.8%	187	8.1%	1,007	43.8%	767	33.4%	209	9.1%	87	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	41	1.8%
9-12 Years	187	8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,007	43.8%
Some College	767	33.4%
Bach. Degree	209	9.1%
Grad Degree	87	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +159	R +211	R + 14.0%
D -52
2020 vs. 2012	R +359	R +510	R + 38.1%
D -151
2020 vs. 2008	R +385	R +698	R + 51.5%
D -313

2016 vs. 2008	R +226	R +487	R + 37.5%
D -261
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	896	63.8%	Joe Biden (D)	489	34.8%	19	1.4%	1,404	15	17	0.02%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	737	56.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	541	41.3%	33	2.5%	1,311	8	10	0.02%
2012	44%	Barack Obama* (D)	640	54.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	537	45.4%	7	0.6%	1,184	-1	-2	0.02%
2008	49%	Barack Obama (D)	802	60.0%	John McCain (R)	511	38.2%	23	1.7%	1,336	-6	-7	0.02%
2004	51%	John Kerry (D)	897	64.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	477	34.4%	11	0.8%	1,385	-14	-16	0.02%
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	940	70.0%	George W. Bush (R)	371	27.6%	32	2.4%	1,343	-19	-20	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Masontown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

489

34.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

896

63.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,404

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Masontown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

541

41.3%

Donald Trump (R)

737

56.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,311

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Masontown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

640

54.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

537

45.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,184

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Masontown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

802

60.0%

John McCain (R)

511

38.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,336

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Masontown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

477

34.4%

John Kerry (D)

897

64.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,385

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

2000 President, Masontown borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

371

27.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

940

70.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,343

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Masontown borough, PA

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	39%	Mehmet Oz (R)	554	53.5%	John Fetterman (D)	463	44.7%	18 [+]	1.7%	1,035	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 7 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 6 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	39%	Doug Mastriano (R)	517	50.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	502	48.5%	16 [+]	1.5%	1,035	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 9 (0.9%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 5 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2018	S1	35%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	534	57.6%	Lou Barletta (R)	379	40.9%	14 [+]	1.5%	927	-2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.6%);
2018	G	35%	Tom Wolf* (D)	536	57.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	382	40.9%	15 [+]	1.6%	933	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 9 (1.0%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 6 (0.6%);
2016	S3	49%	Katie McGinty (D)	619	47.9%	Pat Toomey* (R)	608	47.1%	64 [+]	5.0%	1,291	-2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 64 (5.0%);
2014	G	28%	Tom Wolf (D)	508	68.6%	Tom Corbett* (R)	233	31.4%	0	0.0%	741	-14	0.02%
[-] 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	1,465
Median Value	$113,000

Occupied	1,344	91.7%
Vacant	121	8.3%

Owned	947	70.5%
Rented	397	29.5%
Median Rent	$606

Single-Family Units	1,193	81.4%
Detached	1,118	76.3%
Attached	75	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	71	4.8%
Mobile Homes	95	6.5%

Masontown borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Masontown borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Masontown borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Masontown borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Masontown borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Masontown borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Masontown borough, PA