Bethel township, PA

Fulton County, PA

2022 population: 1,443 ( 65 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.1 square miles
Population density: 38.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,350	93.56%	8.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	31	2.15%	3000.0%
2+ races:	29	2.01%	866.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	93	6.44%	210.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-128	-10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	63	5.1

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
1,508
1,478	98.01%
4	0.27%
4	0.27%
1	0.07%
3	0.20%
17	1.13%
30	1.99%

2000
1,420
1,397	98.38%
4	0.28%
0	0.00%
6	0.42%
3	0.21%
10	0.70%
23	1.62%

1990
1,317
1,308	99.32%
0	0.00%
7	0.53%
2	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	0.68%

1980
1,292
1,274	98.61%
10	0.77%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.62%
18	1.39%

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

81	5.7
7	0.5

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

89	6.8
14	1.1

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

34	2.6
-9	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethel 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
43.5
323	22.4%
1,120	77.6%
299	20.7%

604
2.39

467	77.3%
375	80.3%
27	5.8%
137	22.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
358	23.7%
1,150	76.3%
233	15.5%

603
2.50

424	70.3%
351	82.8%
27	6.4%
179	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
334	23.5%
1,086	76.5%
182	12.8%

568
2.50

430	75.7%
360	83.7%
28	6.5%
138	24.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
374	28.4%
943	71.6%
166	12.6%

467
2.82

360	77.1%
307	85.3%
15	4.2%
107	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
451	34.9%
841	65.1%
126	9.8%

421
3.07

347	82.4%
300	86.5%
14	4.0%
74	17.6%

2022 Housing Data for Bethel township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	53	8.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	35	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	30	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	34	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	93	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	100	16.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	36	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	50	8.3%
$200,000 or more	29	4.8%

Median Household Income	77,500
Per Capita Income	38,020

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	7.8%
Public Assistance	19	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	86	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	632	73.6%
Unemployed	36	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	668	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	191	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	244	146	62.6%
Non-Profit	21	47	30.9%
Self-Employed	37	19	66.1%

Local Government	5	42	10.6%
State Government	88	30	74.6%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	281	165	63.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	114	119	48.9%
Total	395	284	58.2%

Pct. Govt.	24.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	104	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	112	16.4%
Professional, Technical	107	15.7%
Service Occupations	153	22.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.8%
All others	207	30.3%

White Collar		47.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	130	19.0%
Public administration	113	16.5%
Retail trade	78	11.4%
Health care and social assistance	63	9.2%
Construction	52	7.6%
Educational services	51	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	49	7.2%
Other services	37	5.4%
Wholesale trade	35	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	4.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	1.2%
Finance and insurance	8	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	7	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.4%
Information	3	0.4%

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	%
Chinese	31	2.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,389	99.6%
Spanish	6	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	418	29.0%
Irish	190	13.2%
English	161	11.2%
American	129	8.9%
French	57	4.0%
Scottish	38	2.6%
Polish	36	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	32	2.2%
European	30	2.1%
Italian	18	1.2%
Welsh	16	1.1%
Swedish	12	0.8%
Lithuanian	5	0.3%
Danish	4	0.3%
Finnish	4	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,443	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,437	99.6%
Foreign-born	6	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
74	7.2%	46	4.4%	439	42.5%	285	27.6%	144	13.9%	46	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	74	7.2%
9-12 Years	46	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	439	42.5%
Some College	285	27.6%
Bach. Degree	144	13.9%
Grad Degree	46	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +84	R +57	D + 2.8%
D +27
2020 vs. 2012	R +186	R +194	R + 11.3%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +230	R +267	R + 21.7%
D -37

2016 vs. 2008	R +146	R +210	R + 24.5%
D -64
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	685	84.2%	Joe Biden (D)	126	15.5%	3	0.4%	814	35	37	0.01%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	601	82.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	99	13.6%	27	3.7%	727	34	37	0.01%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	499	77.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	134	20.7%	14	2.2%	647	31	30	0.01%
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	455	73.0%	Barack Obama (D)	163	26.2%	5	0.8%	623	29	27	0.01%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	501	78.6%	John Kerry (D)	134	21.0%	2	0.3%	637	30	28	0.01%
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	398	77.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	109	21.1%	9	1.7%	516	31	29	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

126

15.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

685

84.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

814

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 37

2016 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

13.6%

Donald Trump (R)

601

82.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

727

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 37

2012 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

134

20.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

499

77.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

647

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 30

2008 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

163

26.2%

John McCain (R)

455

73.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

623

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 27

2004 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

501

78.6%

John Kerry (D)

134

21.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

637

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 28

2000 President, Bethel township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

398

77.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

109

21.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

516

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 29

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethel township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	542	83.6%	John Fetterman (D)	96	14.8%	10 [+]	1.5%	648	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (0.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2022	G	57%	Doug Mastriano (R)	542	83.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	102	15.6%	8 [+]	1.2%	652	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	47%	Lou Barletta (R)	424	79.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	105	19.6%	8 [+]	1.5%	537	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 5 (0.9%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%);
2018	G	47%	Scott Wagner (R)	426	79.5%	Tom Wolf* (D)	106	19.8%	4 [+]	0.7%	536	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (0.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	63%	Pat Toomey* (R)	588	81.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	108	15.0%	25 [+]	3.5%	721	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 25 (3.5%);
2014	G	32%	Tom Corbett* (R)	285	77.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	85	23.0%	0	0.0%	370	32	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	680
Median Value	$235,700

Occupied	604	88.8%
Vacant	76	11.2%

Owned	486	80.5%
Rented	118	19.5%
Median Rent	$756

Single-Family Units	536	78.8%
Detached	536	78.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	133	19.6%

Bethel township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethel township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bethel township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bethel township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bethel township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bethel township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethel township, PA