Nicholson township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,720 ( 85 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.8 square miles
Population density: 78.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,652	96.05%	6.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	65	3.78%	182.6%
Hispanic:	3	0.17%	62.5%

Total non-White:	68	3.95%	61.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-111	-7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	26	1.7

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
1,805
1,763	97.67%
5	0.28%
2	0.11%
4	0.22%
23	1.27%
8	0.44%
42	2.33%

2000
1,990
1,937	97.34%
15	0.75%
4	0.20%
0	0.00%
28	1.41%
6	0.30%
53	2.66%

1990
1,995
1,961	98.30%
23	1.15%
4	0.20%
7	0.35%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	1.70%

1980
2,143
2,015	94.03%
108	5.04%
2	0.09%
8	0.37%
n/a
10	0.47%
128	5.97%

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

-174	-8.7
-11	-0.6

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

-24	-1.2
19	1.0

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

-54	-2.5
-94	-4.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Nicholson 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
43.7
346	20.1%
1,374	79.9%
398	23.1%

692
2.49

488	70.5%
367	75.2%
21	4.3%
204	29.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.2
379	21.0%
1,426	79.0%
283	15.7%

700
2.58

504	72.0%
397	78.8%
23	4.6%
196	28.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
496	24.9%
1,494	75.1%
270	13.6%

749
2.66

583	77.8%
474	81.3%
25	4.3%
166	22.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
554	27.8%
1,441	72.2%
271	13.6%

695
2.87

571	82.2%
489	85.6%
24	4.2%
124	17.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
668	31.2%
1,475	68.8%
248	11.6%

677
3.17

554	81.8%
439	79.2%
30	5.4%
123	18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Nicholson township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	45	6.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	6.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	68	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	131	18.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	103	14.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	42	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	49	7.1%
$200,000 or more	30	4.3%

Median Household Income	77,826
Per Capita Income	34,205

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32	4.6%
Public Assistance	23	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	132	19.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	753	72.3%
Unemployed	39	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	792	76.1%
Not in Labor Force	249	23.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	326	294	52.6%
Non-Profit	11	56	16.4%
Self-Employed	3	8	27.3%

Local Government	28	15	65.1%
State Government	37	19	66.1%
Federal Government	8	5	61.5%

Total Private + Self	329	302	52.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	84	95	46.9%
Total	413	397	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	93	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	161	19.9%
Professional, Technical	132	16.3%
Service Occupations	148	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.2%
All others	276	34.1%

White Collar		47.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	166	20.5%
Manufacturing	91	11.2%
Retail trade	85	10.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	8.6%
Educational services	64	7.9%
Public administration	50	6.2%
Construction	50	6.2%
Other services	43	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	42	5.2%
Finance and insurance	41	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	39	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	2.3%
Wholesale trade	15	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	1.4%
Utilities	9	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.17%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,601	98.8%
German, other Germanic	14	0.9%
Other Indo-European	4	0.2%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	396	23.0%
Irish	238	13.8%
American	163	9.5%
Italian	132	7.7%
English	131	7.6%
Polish	89	5.2%
Dutch	54	3.1%
Hungarian	51	3.0%
Slovak	43	2.5%
Czech	37	2.2%
Pennsylvania German	19	1.1%
Croatian	14	0.8%
Greek	14	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	13	0.8%
Romanian	12	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,718	99.9%
Not a citizen	2	0.1%

Native	1,712	99.5%
Foreign-born	8	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29	2.3%	74	5.9%	736	58.4%	221	17.5%	136	10.8%	65	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29	2.3%
9-12 Years	74	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	736	58.4%
Some College	221	17.5%
Bach. Degree	136	10.8%
Grad Degree	65	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +103	R +73	R + 0.4%
D +30
2020 vs. 2012	R +255	R +294	R + 28.0%
D -39
2020 vs. 2008	R +309	R +483	R + 56.7%
D -174

2016 vs. 2008	R +206	R +410	R + 56.3%
D -204
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	657	75.9%	Joe Biden (D)	205	23.7%	4	0.5%	866	27	29	0.01%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	554	73.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	175	23.3%	23	3.1%	752	25	28	0.01%
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	402	61.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	244	37.0%	13	2.0%	659	14	14	0.01%
2008	51%	Barack Obama (D)	379	51.3%	John McCain (R)	348	47.1%	12	1.6%	739	3	1	0.01%
2004	50%	John Kerry (D)	371	50.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	353	47.9%	13	1.8%	737	-1	-3	0.01%
2000	44%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	377	56.9%	George W. Bush (R)	264	39.8%	22	3.3%	663	-7	-8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Nicholson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

205

23.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

657

75.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

866

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Nicholson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

175

23.3%

Donald Trump (R)

554

73.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

752

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Nicholson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

244

37.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

402

61.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

659

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Nicholson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

379

51.3%

John McCain (R)

348

47.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

739

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Nicholson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

353

47.9%

John Kerry (D)

371

50.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

737

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Nicholson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

264

39.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

377

56.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nicholson township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Mehmet Oz (R)	413	65.7%	John Fetterman (D)	198	31.5%	18 [+]	2.9%	629	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.6%);
2022	G	45%	Doug Mastriano (R)	394	62.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	231	36.6%	6 [+]	1.0%	631	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	40%	Lou Barletta (R)	296	52.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	254	45.1%	13 [+]	2.3%	563	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 8 (1.4%); Neal Gale (Green) 5 (0.9%);
2018	G	40%	Scott Wagner (R)	293	52.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	259	46.2%	9 [+]	1.6%	561	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 5 (0.9%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%);
2016	S3	53%	Pat Toomey* (R)	454	61.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	225	30.5%	59 [+]	8.0%	738	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 59 (8.0%);
2014	G	27%	Tom Wolf (D)	208	55.2%	Tom Corbett* (R)	169	44.8%	0	0.0%	377	0	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	745
Median Value	$107,800

Occupied	692	92.9%
Vacant	53	7.1%

Owned	568	82.1%
Rented	124	17.9%
Median Rent	$739

Single-Family Units	640	85.9%
Detached	636	85.4%
Attached	4	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1	0.1%
Mobile Homes	101	13.6%

Nicholson township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nicholson township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Nicholson township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nicholson township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nicholson township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nicholson township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nicholson township, PA