Buffington township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,486 ( 158 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.6 square miles
Population density: 48.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,474	99.19%	12.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.07%	80.0%
Asian:	5	0.34%	150.0%
2+ races:	6	0.40%	14.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	12	0.81%	40.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	166	15.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-8	-0.7

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
1,328
1,308	98.49%
3	0.23%
5	0.38%
2	0.15%
7	0.53%
3	0.23%
20	1.51%

2000
1,275
1,273	99.84%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%

1990
1,217
1,217	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
1,261
1,261	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

35	2.7
18	1.4

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

56	4.6
2	0.2

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

-44	-3.5
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffington 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
36.0
350	23.6%
1,136	76.4%
216	14.5%

477
3.12

337	70.6%
236	70.0%
36	10.7%
140	29.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
329	24.8%
999	75.2%
200	15.1%

501
2.65

382	76.2%
330	86.4%
14	3.7%
119	23.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
304	23.8%
971	76.2%
135	10.6%

470
2.71

374	79.6%
315	84.2%
9	2.4%
96	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
344	28.3%
873	71.7%
118	9.7%

413
2.95

356	86.2%
307	86.2%
17	4.8%
57	13.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
473	37.5%
788	62.5%
96	7.6%

395
3.19

330	83.5%
302	91.5%
13	3.9%
65	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Buffington township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	26	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	7.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	7.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	31	6.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	40	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	67	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	70	14.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	35	7.3%
$200,000 or more	13	2.7%

Median Household Income	61,080
Per Capita Income	27,404

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	6.5%
Public Assistance	19	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	92	19.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	583	61.9%
Unemployed	129	13.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	712	75.6%
Not in Labor Force	230	24.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	189	274	40.8%
Non-Profit	8	13	38.1%
Self-Employed	11	25	30.6%

Local Government	12	25	32.4%
State Government	13	6	68.4%
Federal Government	10	12	45.5%

Total Private + Self	200	299	40.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	43	56	43.4%
Total	243	355	40.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	58	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	168	28.1%
Professional, Technical	140	23.4%
Service Occupations	111	18.6%
All others	121	20.2%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	111	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	102	17.1%
Educational services	63	10.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	45	7.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	7.0%
Manufacturing	33	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	33	5.5%
Finance and insurance	29	4.8%
Public administration	24	4.0%
Utilities	24	4.0%
Construction	21	3.5%
Wholesale trade	13	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	2.0%
Other services	12	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	1.2%
Information	7	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	5	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	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	%
Korean	5	0.34%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,381	99.0%
German, other Germanic	6	0.4%
Spanish	5	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	395	26.6%
English	268	18.0%
Irish	213	14.3%
Dutch	192	12.9%
Polish	112	7.5%
Italian	73	4.9%
Slovak	47	3.2%
American	24	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	15	1.0%
Scottish	14	0.9%
Welsh	9	0.6%
European	7	0.5%
Hungarian	7	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	6	0.4%
Yugoslavian	5	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,486	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,479	99.5%
Foreign-born	7	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
44	5.0%	53	6.0%	358	40.8%	274	31.2%	86	9.8%	63	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	44	5.0%
9-12 Years	53	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	358	40.8%
Some College	274	31.2%
Bach. Degree	86	9.8%
Grad Degree	63	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +83	R +43	D + 4.9%
D +40
2020 vs. 2012	R +138	R +130	R + 8.3%
D +8
2020 vs. 2008	R +206	R +271	R + 34.2%
D -65

2016 vs. 2008	R +123	R +228	R + 39.2%
D -105
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	548	78.0%	Joe Biden (D)	146	20.8%	9	1.3%	703	29	31	0.01%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	465	78.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	106	17.8%	23	3.9%	594	30	32	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	410	74.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	138	24.9%	6	1.1%	554	27	27	0.01%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	342	61.0%	Barack Obama (D)	211	37.6%	8	1.4%	561	17	15	0.01%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	345	63.7%	John Kerry (D)	196	36.2%	1	0.2%	542	15	13	0.01%
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	263	61.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	150	35.0%	15	3.5%	428	15	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buffington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

146

20.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

548

78.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

703

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Buffington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

106

17.8%

Donald Trump (R)

465

78.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

594

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Buffington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

138

24.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

410

74.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

554

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Buffington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

211

37.6%

John McCain (R)

342

61.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

561

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Buffington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

345

63.7%

John Kerry (D)

196

36.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

542

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Buffington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

263

61.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

150

35.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

428

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffington township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	Mehmet Oz (R)	450	76.0%	John Fetterman (D)	129	21.8%	13 [+]	2.2%	592	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 10 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	49%	Doug Mastriano (R)	422	71.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	161	27.2%	9 [+]	1.5%	592	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	41%	Lou Barletta (R)	317	65.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	163	33.6%	5 [+]	1.0%	485	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.8%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	41%	Scott Wagner (R)	316	65.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	161	33.3%	7 [+]	1.4%	484	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 5 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	53%	Pat Toomey* (R)	399	67.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	141	23.8%	53 [+]	8.9%	593	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 53 (8.9%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	202	54.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	171	45.8%	0	0.0%	373	9	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	557
Median Value	$143,300

Occupied	477	85.6%
Vacant	80	14.4%

Owned	396	83.0%
Rented	81	17.0%
Median Rent	$688

Single-Family Units	447	80.3%
Detached	447	80.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	107	19.2%

Buffington township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffington township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Buffington township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buffington township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buffington township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buffington township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffington township, PA