Washington township, PA

Jefferson County, PA

2022 population: 1,726 ( 200 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.6 square miles
Population density: 36.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,649	95.54%	12.6%
Black:	8	0.46%	300.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	7	0.41%	12.5%
2+ races:	45	2.61%	221.4%
Hispanic:	17	0.98%	54.5%

Total non-White:	77	4.46%	97.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-238	-15.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	38	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
1,926
1,887	97.98%
2	0.10%
4	0.21%
8	0.42%
14	0.73%
11	0.57%
39	2.02%

2000
1,953
1,941	99.39%
3	0.15%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.20%
5	0.26%
12	0.61%

1990
1,939
1,939	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
1,943
1,939	99.79%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.10%
n/a
2	0.10%
4	0.21%

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

-54	-2.8
27	1.4

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

2	0.1
12	0.6

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

0	0.0
-4	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington 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
50.7
372	21.6%
1,354	78.4%
435	25.2%

708
2.44

447	63.1%
393	87.9%
7	1.6%
261	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
46.2
371	19.3%
1,555	80.7%
366	19.0%

762
2.50

578	75.9%
488	84.4%
24	4.2%
184	24.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
437	22.4%
1,516	77.6%
296	15.2%

757
2.55

584	77.1%
509	87.2%
35	6.0%
173	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
517	26.7%
1,422	73.3%
255	13.2%

697
2.78

563	80.8%
503	89.3%
14	2.5%
134	19.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
632	32.5%
1,311	67.5%
185	9.5%

616
3.15

525	85.2%
485	92.4%
10	1.9%
91	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Washington township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	34	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	48	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	61	8.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	35	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	64	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	76	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	101	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	67	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	48	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	21	3.0%
$200,000 or more	36	5.1%

Median Household Income	58,958
Per Capita Income	30,203

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	93	13.1%
Public Assistance	29	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	105	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	658	69.4%
Unemployed	15	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	673	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	275	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	234	209	52.8%
Non-Profit	23	49	31.9%
Self-Employed	67	33	67.0%

Local Government	13	17	43.3%
State Government	15	19	44.1%
Federal Government	11	23	32.4%

Total Private + Self	301	242	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	62	108	36.5%
Total	363	350	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	122	17.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	104	14.5%
Professional, Technical	164	22.9%
Service Occupations	99	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.4%
All others	227	31.7%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	139	19.4%
Health care and social assistance	132	18.4%
Retail trade	65	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	60	8.4%
Transportation and warehousing	51	7.1%
Public administration	50	7.0%
Other services	50	7.0%
Construction	43	6.0%
Educational services	32	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	2.8%
Finance and insurance	16	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.3%
Wholesale trade	7	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.7%
Utilities	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	17	0.98%
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	%
Filipino	5	0.29%
Chinese	2	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,522	92.9%
German, other Germanic	97	5.9%
Other Indo-European	9	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.4%
Tagalog	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	507	29.4%
English	234	13.6%
Irish	177	10.3%
American	170	9.8%
Italian	143	8.3%
Swiss	111	6.4%
Scotch-Irish	90	5.2%
Polish	76	4.4%
Pennsylvania German	43	2.5%
French	38	2.2%
Dutch	33	1.9%
European	29	1.7%
Welsh	28	1.6%
Scottish	26	1.5%
Swedish	26	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,715	99.4%
Not a citizen	11	0.6%

Native	1,703	98.7%
Foreign-born	23	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
67	5.1%	72	5.5%	688	52.5%	232	17.7%	177	13.5%	75	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	67	5.1%
9-12 Years	72	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	688	52.5%
Some College	232	17.7%
Bach. Degree	177	13.5%
Grad Degree	75	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +125	R +93	D + 0.8%
D +32
2020 vs. 2012	R +218	R +219	R + 9.6%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R +242	R +286	R + 18.7%
D -44

2016 vs. 2008	R +117	R +193	R + 19.5%
D -76
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	862	80.8%	Joe Biden (D)	190	17.8%	15	1.4%	1,067	32	34	0.02%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	737	78.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	158	16.9%	40	4.3%	935	31	33	0.02%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	644	75.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	191	22.3%	23	2.7%	858	28	28	0.01%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	620	70.7%	Barack Obama (D)	234	26.7%	23	2.6%	877	27	25	0.01%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	637	76.1%	John Kerry (D)	193	23.1%	7	0.8%	837	28	25	0.01%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	606	75.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	175	21.9%	17	2.1%	798	30	28	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

190

17.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

862

80.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,067

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

158

16.9%

Donald Trump (R)

737

78.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

935

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

191

22.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

644

75.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

858

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

2008 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

234

26.7%

John McCain (R)

620

70.7%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

877

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2004 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

637

76.1%

John Kerry (D)

193

23.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

837

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 25

2000 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

606

75.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

175

21.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

798

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 28

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	65%	Mehmet Oz (R)	659	75.2%	John Fetterman (D)	192	21.9%	25 [+]	2.9%	876	29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 12 (1.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 6 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	65%	Doug Mastriano (R)	626	71.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	232	26.4%	21 [+]	2.4%	879	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 12 (1.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 4 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	52%	Lou Barletta (R)	525	72.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	191	26.3%	9 [+]	1.2%	725	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 5 (0.7%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%);
2018	G	52%	Scott Wagner (R)	537	73.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	176	24.2%	15 [+]	2.1%	728	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 12 (1.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2016	S3	65%	Pat Toomey* (R)	676	72.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	184	19.8%	67 [+]	7.2%	927	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 67 (7.2%);
2014	G	38%	Tom Corbett* (R)	398	71.7%	Tom Wolf (D)	157	28.3%	0	0.0%	555	27	0.02%
[-] 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	876
Median Value	$125,200

Occupied	708	80.8%
Vacant	168	19.2%

Owned	609	86.0%
Rented	99	14.0%
Median Rent	$910

Single-Family Units	751	85.7%
Detached	751	85.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	1.3%
Mobile Homes	114	13.0%

Washington township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Washington township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Washington township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington township, PA