Emmaus borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 11,644 ( 433 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.9 square miles
Population density: 4022.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,998	85.86%	2.2%
Black:	357	3.07%	142.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	179	1.54%	9.8%
2+ races:	368	3.16%	172.6%
Hispanic:	742	6.37%	40.3%

Total non-White:	1,646	14.14%	66.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-222	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	655	7.1

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
11,211
10,220	91.16%
147	1.31%
11	0.10%
163	1.45%
135	1.20%
529	4.72%
991	8.84%

2000
11,242
10,792	96.00%
103	0.92%
9	0.08%
207	1.84%
39	0.35%
92	0.82%
450	4.00%

1990
11,157
10,926	97.93%
73	0.65%
11	0.10%
84	0.75%
n/a
63	0.56%
231	2.07%

1980
11,001
10,908	99.15%
0	0.00%
18	0.16%
49	0.45%
n/a
21	0.19%
93	0.85%

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

-572	-5.1
541	4.8

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

-134	-1.2
219	2.0

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

18	0.2
138	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Emmaus borough, 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
40.9
2,279	19.6%
9,365	80.4%
1,765	15.2%

4,797
2.42

3,234	67.4%
2,480	76.7%
318	9.8%
1,563	32.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
2,358	21.0%
8,853	79.0%
1,845	16.5%

4,931
2.27

3,017	61.2%
2,229	73.9%
349	11.6%
1,914	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
2,435	21.7%
8,807	78.3%
2,164	19.2%

4,957
2.26

3,089	62.3%
2,484	80.4%
233	7.5%
1,868	37.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.0
2,281	20.4%
8,876	79.6%
2,100	18.8%

4,614
2.41

3,286	71.2%
2,837	86.3%
162	4.9%
1,328	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
36.8
2,535	23.0%
8,466	77.0%
1,563	14.2%

4,192
2.62

3,275	78.1%
2,863	87.4%
174	5.3%
917	21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Emmaus borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	291	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	63	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	129	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	72	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	111	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	176	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	341	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	62	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	149	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	537	11.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	354	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	535	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	497	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	560	11.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	690	14.4%
$200,000 or more	230	4.8%

Median Household Income	80,625
Per Capita Income	41,460

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	222	4.6%
Public Assistance	29	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	632	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,021	80.5%
Unemployed	206	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,227	83.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,248	16.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,374	2,324	50.5%
Non-Profit	189	789	19.3%
Self-Employed	251	20	92.6%

Local Government	348	166	67.7%
State Government	67	0	100.0%
Federal Government	34	13	72.3%

Total Private + Self	2,625	2,344	52.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	638	968	39.7%
Total	3,263	3,312	49.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,034	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,542	23.5%
Professional, Technical	1,641	25.0%
Service Occupations	1,032	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	37	0.6%
All others	1,326	20.2%

White Collar		64.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,408	21.4%
Retail trade	816	12.4%
Manufacturing	787	12.0%
Educational services	708	10.8%
Construction	370	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	367	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	307	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	298	4.5%
Other services	296	4.5%
Finance and insurance	257	3.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	218	3.3%
Wholesale trade	204	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	174	2.6%
Public administration	137	2.1%
Information	102	1.6%
Utilities	74	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	53	0.46%
Puerto Rican	511	4.39%
Cuban	18	0.15%
Dominican	17	0.15%

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	82	0.70%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	36	0.31%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	46	0.40%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	61	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	106	0.91%
Korean	42	0.36%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,475	95.5%
Spanish	299	2.7%
Other Asian	143	1.3%
Other Indo-European	31	0.3%
German, other Germanic	16	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,333	37.2%
Irish	1,992	17.1%
Italian	1,839	15.8%
Hungarian	660	5.7%
English	541	4.6%
Pennsylvania German	526	4.5%
Slovak	376	3.2%
American	322	2.8%
Austrian	306	2.6%
Polish	300	2.6%
French	203	1.7%
European	200	1.7%
Scottish	183	1.6%
Dutch	157	1.3%
Welsh	150	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,369	97.6%
Not a citizen	275	2.4%

Native	11,189	96.1%
Foreign-born	455	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
66	0.8%	435	5.2%	2,989	35.6%	2,055	24.5%	2,112	25.2%	732	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	66	0.8%
9-12 Years	435	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,989	35.6%
Some College	2,055	24.5%
Bach. Degree	2,112	25.2%
Grad Degree	732	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +290	D +418	D + 6.5%
D +708
2020 vs. 2012	R +581	D +127	D + 0.7%
D +708
2020 vs. 2008	R +624	R +295	R + 6.6%
D +329

2016 vs. 2008	R +334	R +713	R + 13.1%
D -379
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	3,427	52.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,985	45.7%	117	1.8%	6,529	-3	-1	0.09%
2016	64%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,719	47.7%	Donald Trump (R)	2,695	47.3%	289	5.1%	5,703	-1	1	0.09%
2012	59%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,719	51.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,404	45.8%	128	2.4%	5,251	-1	-1	0.09%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	3,098	55.9%	John McCain (R)	2,361	42.6%	82	1.5%	5,541	-2	-3	0.09%
2004	62%	John Kerry (D)	2,753	50.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,677	48.9%	46	0.8%	5,476	0	-2	0.09%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	2,362	48.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,284	47.1%	201	4.1%	4,847	2	1	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Emmaus borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,427

52.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,985

45.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

117

1.8%

TOTAL

6,529

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Emmaus borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,719

47.7%

Donald Trump (R)

2,695

47.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

184

3.2%

Other

105

1.8%

TOTAL

5,703

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Emmaus borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,719

51.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,404

45.8%

Other

128

2.4%

TOTAL

5,251

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Emmaus borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,098

55.9%

John McCain (R)

2,361

42.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

5,541

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Emmaus borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,677

48.9%

John Kerry (D)

2,753

50.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,476

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Emmaus borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,362

48.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,284

47.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

165

3.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,847

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Emmaus borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	John Fetterman (D)	2,821	55.3%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,067	40.5%	214 [+]	4.2%	5,102	-6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 122 (2.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 49 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 37 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2022	G	57%	Josh Shapiro (D)	3,045	59.7%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,925	37.7%	130 [+]	2.5%	5,100	-4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 72 (1.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 28 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 27 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	51%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	2,586	56.6%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,889	41.4%	92 [+]	2.0%	4,567	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 66 (1.4%); Neal Gale (Green) 26 (0.6%);
2018	G	51%	Tom Wolf* (D)	2,687	58.9%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,769	38.8%	103 [+]	2.3%	4,559	-2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 69 (1.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 34 (0.7%);
2016	S3	64%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,767	48.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	2,627	46.2%	290 [+]	5.1%	5,684	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 290 (5.1%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,830	58.4%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,302	41.6%	0	0.0%	3,132	-3	0.09%
[-] 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	5,036
Median Value	$232,900

Occupied	4,797	95.3%
Vacant	239	4.7%

Owned	3,164	66.0%
Rented	1,633	34.0%
Median Rent	$1,229

Single-Family Units	3,772	74.9%
Detached	2,457	48.8%
Attached	1,315	26.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	726	14.4%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Emmaus borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Emmaus borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Emmaus borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Emmaus borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Emmaus borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Emmaus borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Emmaus borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Emmaus borough, PA