Center township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,397 ( 367 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.2 square miles
Population density: 109.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,194	95.38%	9.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	13	0.30%	62.9%
Hispanic:	190	4.32%	493.8%

Total non-White:	203	4.62%	89.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-463	-11.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	96	2.4

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
4,764
4,657	97.75%
22	0.46%
8	0.17%
7	0.15%
35	0.73%
32	0.67%
107	2.25%

2000
4,876
4,819	98.83%
35	0.72%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.16%
14	0.29%
57	1.17%

1990
5,257
5,160	98.15%
8	0.15%
16	0.30%
8	0.15%
n/a
65	1.24%
97	1.85%

1980
5,475
5,442	99.40%
6	0.11%
0	0.00%
7	0.13%
n/a
20	0.37%
33	0.60%

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

-162	-3.3
50	1.0

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

-341	-6.5
-40	-0.8

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

-282	-5.2
64	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Center 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
43.9
759	17.3%
3,638	82.7%
939	21.4%

1,777
2.47

1,241	69.8%
981	79.0%
37	3.0%
536	30.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
943	19.8%
3,821	80.2%
872	18.3%

1,997
2.38

1,398	70.0%
1,094	78.3%
97	6.9%
599	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
41.5
1,002	20.5%
3,874	79.5%
879	18.0%

2,023
2.41

1,457	72.0%
1,195	82.0%
102	7.0%
566	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,334	25.4%
3,923	74.6%
780	14.8%

1,940
2.71

1,515	78.1%
1,325	87.5%
74	4.9%
425	21.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
1,595	29.1%
3,880	70.9%
583	10.6%

1,801
3.04

1,504	83.5%
1,328	88.3%
49	3.3%
297	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Center township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	92	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	72	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	59	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	77	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	159	8.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	73	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	151	8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	161	9.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	213	12.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	300	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	135	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	79	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	85	4.8%
$200,000 or more	82	4.6%

Median Household Income	60,444
Per Capita Income	32,156

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	102	5.7%
Public Assistance	33	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	210	11.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,966	76.8%
Unemployed	121	4.7%
In Armed Forces	49	1.9%

Total Labor Force	2,136	83.4%
Not in Labor Force	424	16.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	813	683	54.3%
Non-Profit	92	139	39.8%
Self-Employed	107	81	56.9%

Local Government	11	18	37.9%
State Government	29	95	23.4%
Federal Government	11	12	47.8%

Total Private + Self	920	764	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	143	264	35.1%
Total	1,063	1,028	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	183	8.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	574	27.5%
Professional, Technical	370	17.7%
Service Occupations	292	14.0%
All others	672	32.1%

White Collar		53.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	457	21.9%
Retail trade	435	20.8%
Other services	207	9.9%
Manufacturing	194	9.3%
Educational services	139	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	112	5.4%
Finance and insurance	107	5.1%
Construction	75	3.6%
Public administration	74	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	71	3.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	59	2.8%
Accommodation and food services	58	2.8%
Utilities	54	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	0.7%
Wholesale trade	12	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25	0.57%
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	165	3.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,025	98.6%
Spanish	36	0.9%
Other Indo-European	20	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,074	24.4%
Italian	677	15.4%
Slovak	431	9.8%
American	366	8.3%
Irish	364	8.3%
Polish	286	6.5%
English	208	4.7%
Czechoslovakian	129	2.9%
Hungarian	128	2.9%
French	98	2.2%
Scottish	86	2.0%
Russian	67	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	62	1.4%
Croatian	54	1.2%
Swiss	52	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,397	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,372	99.4%
Foreign-born	25	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	0.4%	63	2.0%	1,384	44.0%	1,009	32.1%	478	15.2%	200	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	0.4%
9-12 Years	63	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,384	44.0%
Some College	1,009	32.1%
Bach. Degree	478	15.2%
Grad Degree	200	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +196	R +66	D + 1.9%
D +130
2020 vs. 2012	R +547	R +656	R + 25.0%
D -109
2020 vs. 2008	R +667	R +987	R + 40.8%
D -320

2016 vs. 2008	R +471	R +921	R + 42.7%
D -450
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,652	65.8%	Joe Biden (D)	835	33.2%	25	1.0%	2,512	17	19	0.04%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	1,456	65.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	705	31.6%	69	3.1%	2,230	17	19	0.04%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,105	53.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	944	45.3%	34	1.6%	2,083	6	6	0.04%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	1,155	53.3%	John McCain (R)	985	45.5%	27	1.2%	2,167	1	0	0.04%
2004	58%	John Kerry (D)	1,206	53.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,030	46.0%	4	0.2%	2,240	-2	-5	0.04%
2000	52%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,157	57.6%	George W. Bush (R)	806	40.1%	47	2.3%	2,010	-6	-8	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

835

33.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,652

65.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,512

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

705

31.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,456

65.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,230

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

2012 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

944

45.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,105

53.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,083

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,155

53.3%

John McCain (R)

985

45.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,167

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,030

46.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,206

53.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,240

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

806

40.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,157

57.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,010

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,171	59.2%	John Fetterman (D)	748	37.8%	59 [+]	3.0%	1,978	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 25 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 16 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 15 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2022	G	55%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,090	54.9%	Josh Shapiro (D)	868	43.8%	26 [+]	1.3%	1,984	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 12 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 6 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	50%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	902	49.6%	Lou Barletta (R)	892	49.1%	24 [+]	1.3%	1,818	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 18 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.3%);
2018	G	50%	Tom Wolf* (D)	897	49.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	893	49.2%	25 [+]	1.4%	1,815	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 16 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 9 (0.5%);
2016	S3	60%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,194	54.1%	Katie McGinty (D)	804	36.5%	207 [+]	9.4%	2,205	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 207 (9.4%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Wolf (D)	746	53.9%	Tom Corbett* (R)	639	46.1%	0	0.0%	1,385	1	0.04%
[-] 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	1,937
Median Value	$135,800

Occupied	1,777	91.7%
Vacant	160	8.3%

Owned	1,436	80.8%
Rented	341	19.2%
Median Rent	$890

Single-Family Units	1,609	83.1%
Detached	1,603	82.8%
Attached	6	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	37	1.9%
Mobile Homes	187	9.7%

Center township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Center township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Center township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Center township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Center township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Center township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, PA