Clay township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,858 ( 550 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.0 square miles
Population density: 311.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,497	94.74%	9.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	71	1.04%	42.0%
Hispanic:	237	3.46%	55.9%

Total non-White:	361	5.26%	3.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	539	10.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	0.2

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
6,308
5,958	94.45%
33	0.52%
7	0.11%
102	1.62%
50	0.79%
152	2.41%
350	5.55%

2000
5,139
5,071	98.68%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
19	0.37%
49	0.95%
68	1.32%

1990
5,129
5,032	98.11%
0	0.00%
8	0.16%
72	1.40%
n/a
17	0.33%
97	1.89%

1980
3,718
3,668	98.66%
12	0.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
38	1.02%
50	1.34%

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

887	17.3
282	5.5

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

39	0.8
-29	-0.6

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

1,364	36.7
47	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay 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
38.3
1,755	25.6%
5,103	74.4%
1,203	17.5%

2,517
2.72

2,038	81.0%
1,746	85.7%
27	1.3%
479	19.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
1,679	26.6%
4,629	73.4%
930	14.7%

2,223
2.84

1,790	80.5%
1,584	88.5%
61	3.4%
433	19.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
1,555	30.3%
3,584	69.7%
562	10.9%

1,742
2.95

1,444	82.9%
1,291	89.4%
77	5.3%
298	17.1%

1990
Number	Percent
29.6
1,593	31.1%
3,536	68.9%
389	7.6%

1,633
3.14

1,432	87.7%
1,370	95.7%
5	0.3%
201	12.3%

1980
Number	Percent
25.6
1,297	34.9%
2,421	65.1%
260	7.0%

1,155
3.22

1,008	87.3%
915	90.8%
36	3.6%
147	12.7%

2022 Housing Data for Clay township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	85	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	64	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	101	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	46	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	61	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	161	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	121	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	107	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	57	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	221	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	239	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	375	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	356	14.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	219	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	203	8.1%
$200,000 or more	101	4.0%

Median Household Income	73,875
Per Capita Income	33,335

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	153	6.1%
Public Assistance	10	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	160	6.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,033	75.1%
Unemployed	23	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,056	75.7%
Not in Labor Force	983	24.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,478	920	61.6%
Non-Profit	74	244	23.3%
Self-Employed	193	104	65.0%

Local Government	77	133	36.7%
State Government	15	14	51.7%
Federal Government	14	19	42.4%

Total Private + Self	1,671	1,024	62.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	180	410	30.5%
Total	1,851	1,434	56.3%

Pct. Govt.	8.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	440	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	458	13.9%
Professional, Technical	706	21.5%
Service Occupations	448	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.3%
All others	1,233	37.5%

White Collar		48.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	628	19.1%
Health care and social assistance	408	12.4%
Retail trade	323	9.8%
Construction	312	9.5%
Transportation and warehousing	274	8.3%
Finance and insurance	209	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	205	6.2%
Educational services	205	6.2%
Other services	161	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	132	4.0%
Wholesale trade	104	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	97	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	56	1.7%
Public administration	47	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	41	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	1.0%
Information	25	0.8%
Utilities	12	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	36	0.52%
Puerto Rican	45	0.66%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	84	1.22%

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	71	1.04%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	71	1.04%
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	1	0.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,676	88.7%
German, other Germanic	495	7.7%
Spanish	155	2.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	75	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,870	41.8%
Irish	588	8.6%
Swiss	382	5.6%
English	345	5.0%
American	276	4.0%
Italian	211	3.1%
French	113	1.6%
Ukrainian	99	1.4%
Scottish	94	1.4%
European	93	1.4%
Dutch	63	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	53	0.8%
Swedish	51	0.7%
Slovak	40	0.6%
British	24	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,666	97.2%
Not a citizen	192	2.8%

Native	6,554	95.6%
Foreign-born	304	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
684	15.0%	243	5.3%	1,628	35.7%	949	20.8%	694	15.2%	362	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	684	15.0%
9-12 Years	243	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,628	35.7%
Some College	949	20.8%
Bach. Degree	694	15.2%
Grad Degree	362	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +355	R +77	D + 7.6%
D +278
2020 vs. 2012	R +608	R +337	D + 2.4%
D +271
2020 vs. 2008	R +732	R +531	R + 4.4%
D +201

2016 vs. 2008	R +377	R +454	R + 12.0%
D -77
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,464	71.8%	Joe Biden (D)	928	27.0%	40	1.2%	3,432	23	25	0.05%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	2,109	71.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	650	22.1%	182	6.2%	2,941	24	26	0.05%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,856	72.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	657	25.6%	51	2.0%	2,564	26	25	0.04%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	1,732	69.3%	Barack Obama (D)	727	29.1%	41	1.6%	2,500	25	24	0.04%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,731	78.1%	John Kerry (D)	463	20.9%	23	1.0%	2,217	30	27	0.04%
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	1,250	76.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	339	20.8%	37	2.3%	1,626	30	29	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

928

27.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,464

71.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,432

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

650

22.1%

Donald Trump (R)

2,109

71.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

2,941

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

657

25.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,856

72.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,564

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

727

29.1%

John McCain (R)

1,732

69.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,500

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2004 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,731

78.1%

John Kerry (D)

463

20.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,217

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 27

2000 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,250

76.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

339

20.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,626

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,014	69.4%	John Fetterman (D)	833	28.7%	55 [+]	1.9%	2,902	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 35 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 9 (0.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 8 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2022	G	55%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,872	64.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	984	34.0%	42 [+]	1.4%	2,898	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 27 (0.9%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 7 (0.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	S1	48%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,668	68.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	757	30.9%	24 [+]	1.0%	2,449	25	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 18 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.2%);
2018	G	48%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,595	65.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	806	33.0%	39 [+]	1.6%	2,440	25	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 32 (1.3%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.3%);
2016	S3	58%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,114	72.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	677	23.3%	109 [+]	3.8%	2,900	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 109 (3.8%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,246	71.3%	Tom Wolf (D)	501	28.7%	0	0.0%	1,747	26	0.05%
[-] 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	2,544
Median Value	$282,800

Occupied	2,517	98.9%
Vacant	27	1.1%

Owned	1,930	76.7%
Rented	587	23.3%
Median Rent	$1,112

Single-Family Units	2,055	80.8%
Detached	1,801	70.8%
Attached	254	10.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	47	1.8%
Mobile Homes	382	15.0%

Clay township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Clay township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clay township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay township, PA