2022 population: 1,993
( 321 from 2010
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Land area: 31.6 square miles
Population density: 63.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,938 | 97.24% | ![]() |
Black: | 3 | 0.15% | ![]() |
Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 36 | 1.81% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 16 | 0.80% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 55 | 2.76% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | -335 | -17.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 14 | 0.7 |
Age, Family & Household Data for West Wheatfield township, PA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 805 | |
Median Value | $167,400 | |
Occupied | 721 | 89.6% |
Vacant | 84 | 10.4% |
Owned | 666 | 92.4% |
Rented | 55 | 7.6% |
Median Rent | $1,051 | |
Single-Family Units | 668 | 83.0% |
Detached | 644 | 80.0% |
Attached | 24 | 3.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3 | 0.4% |
Mobile Homes | 129 | 16.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 11 | 1.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 32 | 4.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 28 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 58 | 8.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 18 | 2.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 14 | 1.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 49 | 6.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 19 | 2.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 31 | 4.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 58 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 61 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 105 | 14.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 74 | 10.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 52 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 59 | 8.2% |
$200,000 or more | 52 | 7.2% |
Median Household Income | 69,196 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,095 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 20 | 2.8% |
Public Assistance | 21 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 100 | 13.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 732 | 70.2% |
Unemployed | 36 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 768 | 73.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 274 | 26.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 298 | 249 | 54.5% |
Non-Profit | 6 | 33 | 15.4% |
Self-Employed | 82 | 8 | 91.1% |
Local Government | 29 | 25 | 53.7% |
State Government | 25 | 6 | 80.6% |
Federal Government | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
Total Private + Self | 380 | 257 | 59.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 60 | 70 | 46.2% |
Total | 440 | 327 | 57.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 215 | 28.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 111 | 14.5% |
Professional, Technical | 125 | 16.3% |
Service Occupations | 108 | 14.1% |
All others | 208 | 27.1% |
White Collar | 58.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 142 | 18.5% |
Construction | 129 | 16.8% |
Manufacturing | 73 | 9.5% |
Finance and insurance | 70 | 9.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 59 | 7.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 41 | 5.3% |
Utilities | 37 | 4.8% |
Retail trade | 33 | 4.3% |
Other services | 32 | 4.2% |
Educational services | 29 | 3.8% |
Public administration | 28 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 27 | 3.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 18 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 14 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 14 | 1.8% |
Information | 10 | 1.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6 | 0.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 0 | 0.00% |
Puerto Rican | 16 | 0.80% |
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% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 1,806 | 99.2% |
Spanish | 14 | 0.8% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 644 | 32.3% |
Irish | 330 | 16.6% |
Italian | 185 | 9.3% |
English | 131 | 6.6% |
Slovak | 77 | 3.9% |
Polish | 59 | 3.0% |
Pennsylvania German | 48 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 40 | 2.0% |
American | 38 | 1.9% |
Welsh | 29 | 1.5% |
Hungarian | 27 | 1.4% |
Croatian | 21 | 1.1% |
French | 17 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 17 | 0.9% |
Russian | 12 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,993 | 100.0% |
Not a citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Native | 1,993 | 100.0% |
Foreign-born | 0 | 0.0% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
57 | 4.0% | 59 | 4.1% | 626 | 43.9% | 364 | 25.5% | 258 | 18.1% | 63 | 4.4% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 57 | 4.0% |
9-12 Years | 59 | 4.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 626 | 43.9% |
Some College | 364 | 25.5% |
Bach. Degree | 258 | 18.1% |
Grad Degree | 63 | 4.4% |
Average years of education: 13.1 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +133 | R +73 | D + 2.2% | |
D +60 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +286 | R +282 | R + 16.4% | |
D +4 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +303 | R +362 | R + 26.9% | |
D -59 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +170 | R +289 | R + 29.1% | |
D -119 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 71% | Donald Trump* (R) | 854 | 73.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 294 | 25.4% | 9 | 0.8% | 1,157 | 25 | 27 | 0.02% |
2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 721 | 72.9% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 234 | 23.7% | 34 | 3.4% | 989 | 25 | 27 | 0.02% |
2012 | 50% | Mitt Romney (R) | 568 | 64.8% | Barack Obama* (D) | 290 | 33.1% | 18 | 2.1% | 876 | 18 | 18 | 0.02% |
2008 | 51% | John McCain (R) | 551 | 59.8% | Barack Obama (D) | 353 | 38.3% | 18 | 2.0% | 922 | 16 | 14 | 0.02% |
2004 | 54% | George W. Bush* (R) | 538 | 55.6% | John Kerry (D) | 424 | 43.8% | 5 | 0.5% | 967 | 7 | 5 | 0.02% |
2000 | 45% | George W. Bush (R) | 410 | 49.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 393 | 47.9% | 18 | 2.2% | 821 | 4 | 2 | 0.02% |
2020 President, West Wheatfield township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 294 | 25.4% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 854 | 73.8% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 9 | 0.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 1,157 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, West Wheatfield township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 234 | 23.7% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 721 | 72.9% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 18 | 1.8% | |||||||||
Other | 16 | 1.6% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 989 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, West Wheatfield township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 290 | 33.1% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 568 | 64.8% | |||||||||
Other | 18 | 2.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 876 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, West Wheatfield township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 353 | 38.3% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 551 | 59.8% | |||||||||
Other | 18 | 2.0% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 922 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, West Wheatfield township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 538 | 55.6% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 424 | 43.8% | |||||||||
Other | 5 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 967 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, West Wheatfield township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 410 | 49.9% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 393 | 47.9% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 10 | 1.2% | |||||||||
Other | 8 | 1.0% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 821 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2022 | S3 | 55% | Mehmet Oz (R) | 615 | 68.3% | John Fetterman (D) | 254 | 28.2% | 32 [+] | 3.6% | 901 | 22 | 0.02% |
2022 | G | 56% | Doug Mastriano (R) | 578 | 64.0% | Josh Shapiro (D) | 311 | 34.4% | 14 [+] | 1.6% | 903 | 22 | 0.02% |
2018 | S1 | 47% | Lou Barletta (R) | 455 | 57.9% | Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) | 320 | 40.7% | 11 [+] | 1.4% | 786 | 15 | 0.02% |
2018 | G | 47% | Scott Wagner (R) | 456 | 58.4% | Tom Wolf* (D) | 314 | 40.2% | 11 [+] | 1.4% | 781 | 18 | 0.02% |
2016 | S3 | 58% | Pat Toomey* (R) | 599 | 60.9% | Katie McGinty (D) | 287 | 29.2% | 97 [+] | 9.9% | 983 | 12 | 0.02% |
2014 | G | 34% | Tom Corbett* (R) | 310 | 52.4% | Tom Wolf (D) | 282 | 47.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 592 | 7 | 0.02% |