Jackson township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,281 ( 1,118 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.1 square miles
Population density: 385.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,808	94.90%	11.6%
Black:	96	1.03%	159.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	43	0.46%	17.3%
2+ races:	145	1.56%	184.3%
Hispanic:	189	2.04%	45.4%

Total non-White:	473	5.10%	72.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	919	13.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	199	3.0

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
8,163
7,889	96.64%
37	0.45%
4	0.05%
52	0.64%
51	0.62%
130	1.59%
274	3.36%

2000
6,338
6,269	98.91%
7	0.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
62	0.98%
69	1.09%

1990
5,732
5,691	99.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
35	0.61%
n/a
6	0.10%
41	0.72%

1980
5,028
4,984	99.12%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
44	0.88%
n/a
0	0.00%
44	0.88%

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

1,620	25.6
205	3.2

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

578	10.1
28	0.5

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

707	14.1
-3	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson 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
45.3
2,285	24.6%
6,996	75.4%
2,568	27.7%

3,626
2.53

2,452	67.6%
2,110	86.1%
117	4.8%
1,174	32.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
1,936	23.7%
6,227	76.3%
1,891	23.2%

3,125
2.58

2,364	75.6%
2,099	88.8%
82	3.5%
761	24.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.2
1,515	23.9%
4,823	76.1%
1,261	19.9%

2,403
2.60

1,834	76.3%
1,601	87.3%
71	3.9%
569	23.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
1,627	28.4%
4,105	71.6%
678	11.8%

1,990
2.88

1,653	83.1%
1,490	90.1%
36	2.2%
337	16.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
1,688	33.6%
3,340	66.4%
400	8.0%

1,563
3.22

1,390	88.9%
1,313	94.5%
16	1.2%
173	11.1%

2022 Housing Data for Jackson township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	134	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	56	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	107	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	97	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	197	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	69	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	218	6.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	139	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	76	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	178	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	299	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	752	20.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	403	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	261	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	487	13.4%
$200,000 or more	153	4.2%

Median Household Income	83,659
Per Capita Income	40,960

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	140	3.9%
Public Assistance	5	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	164	4.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,720	82.5%
Unemployed	77	1.7%
In Armed Forces	85	1.9%

Total Labor Force	3,882	86.1%
Not in Labor Force	627	13.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,509	1,136	57.1%
Non-Profit	163	466	25.9%
Self-Employed	454	66	87.3%

Local Government	43	146	22.8%
State Government	44	126	25.9%
Federal Government	9	53	14.5%

Total Private + Self	1,963	1,202	62.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	259	791	24.7%
Total	2,222	1,993	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	782	18.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	840	19.9%
Professional, Technical	899	21.3%
Service Occupations	674	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	0.4%
All others	1,020	24.2%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	698	16.6%
Retail trade	642	15.2%
Manufacturing	498	11.8%
Educational services	359	8.5%
Wholesale trade	267	6.3%
Construction	258	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	231	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	193	4.6%
Other services	167	4.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	157	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	157	3.7%
Finance and insurance	155	3.7%
Public administration	112	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	102	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	91	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	80	1.9%
Utilities	31	0.7%
Information	17	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	123	1.33%
Cuban	10	0.11%
Dominican	38	0.41%

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	18	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	9	0.10%
Chinese	6	0.06%
Vietnamese	5	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,078	90.9%
German, other Germanic	551	6.2%
Spanish	218	2.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	38	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,335	46.7%
Irish	1,108	11.9%
English	894	9.6%
American	478	5.2%
Italian	345	3.7%
Swiss	272	2.9%
Pennsylvania German	253	2.7%
Scottish	218	2.3%
Polish	209	2.3%
European	120	1.3%
Slovak	105	1.1%
French	92	1.0%
Swedish	70	0.8%
Czech	66	0.7%
Welsh	65	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,243	99.6%
Not a citizen	38	0.4%

Native	9,223	99.4%
Foreign-born	58	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
375	5.8%	541	8.4%	2,785	43.3%	1,344	20.9%	922	14.3%	462	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	375	5.8%
9-12 Years	541	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,785	43.3%
Some College	1,344	20.9%
Bach. Degree	922	14.3%
Grad Degree	462	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +400	R +36	D + 8.5%
D +364
2020 vs. 2012	R +780	R +541	R + 1.9%
D +239
2020 vs. 2008	R +932	R +857	R + 11.0%
D +75

2016 vs. 2008	R +532	R +821	R + 19.5%
D -289
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,325	72.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,210	26.3%	72	1.6%	4,607	23	25	0.07%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	2,925	74.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	846	21.4%	183	4.6%	3,954	26	28	0.06%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,545	71.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	971	27.1%	62	1.7%	3,578	25	24	0.06%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	2,393	66.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,135	31.6%	62	1.7%	3,590	23	21	0.06%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,413	71.7%	John Kerry (D)	921	27.4%	31	0.9%	3,365	23	21	0.06%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	1,662	68.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	715	29.3%	67	2.7%	2,444	22	20	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,210

26.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,325

72.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,607

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

846

21.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,925

74.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

3,954

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

971

27.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,545

71.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,578

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,135

31.6%

John McCain (R)

2,393

66.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,590

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,413

71.7%

John Kerry (D)

921

27.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,365

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,662

68.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

715

29.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,444

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jackson township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,539	67.5%	John Fetterman (D)	1,092	29.0%	129 [+]	3.4%	3,760	21	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 83 (2.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 25 (0.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 17 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2022	G	53%	Doug Mastriano (R)	2,294	60.9%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,412	37.5%	59 [+]	1.6%	3,765	19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 34 (0.9%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 10 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2018	S1	46%	Lou Barletta (R)	2,190	67.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	979	30.3%	58 [+]	1.8%	3,227	25	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 36 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 22 (0.7%);
2018	G	46%	Scott Wagner (R)	2,078	64.5%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,102	34.2%	42 [+]	1.3%	3,222	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 28 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 14 (0.4%);
2016	S3	57%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,796	71.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	892	22.9%	201 [+]	5.2%	3,889	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 201 (5.2%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,667	68.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	779	31.8%	0	0.0%	2,446	23	0.07%
[-] 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	3,736
Median Value	$218,600

Occupied	3,626	97.1%
Vacant	110	2.9%

Owned	2,954	81.5%
Rented	672	18.5%
Median Rent	$1,617

Single-Family Units	3,060	81.9%
Detached	2,694	72.1%
Attached	366	9.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	313	8.4%
Mobile Homes	314	8.4%

Jackson township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Jackson township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jackson township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jackson township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jackson township, PA