Bear Creek township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,745 ( 29 from 2010 )
Land area: 67.1 square miles
Population density: 40.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,624	95.59%	3.0%
Black:	40	1.46%	185.7%
Indian:	1	0.04%	50.0%
Asian:	2	0.07%	86.7%
2+ races:	53	1.93%	278.6%
Hispanic:	25	0.91%	8.7%

Total non-White:	121	4.41%	77.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-82	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	53	2.3

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
2,774
2,706	97.55%
14	0.50%
2	0.07%
15	0.54%
14	0.50%
23	0.83%
68	2.45%

2000
2,580
2,541	98.49%
5	0.19%
0	0.00%
11	0.43%
0	0.00%
23	0.89%
39	1.51%

1990
2,721
2,703	99.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	0.59%
18	0.66%

1980
3,026
2,982	98.55%
13	0.43%
0	0.00%
7	0.23%
n/a
24	0.79%
44	1.45%

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

165	6.4
29	1.1

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

-162	-6.0
21	0.8

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

-279	-9.2
-26	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Creek 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
48.8
463	16.9%
2,282	83.1%
605	22.0%

1,151
2.38

753	65.4%
637	84.6%
46	6.1%
398	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
556	20.0%
2,218	80.0%
456	16.4%

1,126
2.45

806	71.6%
675	83.7%
32	4.0%
320	28.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
564	21.9%
2,016	78.1%
448	17.4%

996
2.55

762	76.5%
648	85.0%
22	2.9%
234	23.5%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
616	22.6%
2,105	77.4%
426	15.7%

946
2.82

765	80.9%
698	91.2%
8	1.0%
181	19.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.9
843	27.9%
2,183	72.1%
351	11.6%

1,015
2.93

830	81.8%
784	94.5%
16	1.9%
185	18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bear Creek township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	51	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	35	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	91	7.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	35	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	22	1.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	111	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	140	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	94	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	102	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	164	14.2%
$200,000 or more	135	11.7%

Median Household Income	88,092
Per Capita Income	47,271

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	2.7%
Public Assistance	24	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	104	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,294	74.4%
Unemployed	85	4.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,379	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	361	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	486	478	50.4%
Non-Profit	32	66	32.7%
Self-Employed	97	27	78.2%

Local Government	56	19	74.7%
State Government	25	25	50.0%
Federal Government	81	68	54.4%

Total Private + Self	583	505	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	194	178	52.2%
Total	777	683	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	18.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	290	19.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	392	26.7%
Professional, Technical	323	22.0%
Service Occupations	158	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	0.4%
All others	304	20.7%

White Collar		68.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	241	16.4%
Retail trade	160	10.9%
Construction	149	10.2%
Manufacturing	126	8.6%
Wholesale trade	112	7.6%
Public administration	108	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	89	6.1%
Educational services	84	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	83	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	67	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	54	3.7%
Information	43	2.9%
Other services	42	2.9%
Finance and insurance	35	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	2.4%
Utilities	12	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.6%
Management	5	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.51%
Puerto Rican	9	0.33%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.07%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	2	0.07%
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	2	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,536	93.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	103	3.8%
Spanish	33	1.2%
German, other Germanic	18	0.7%
Other Indo-European	17	0.6%
Other	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Polish	652	23.8%
Irish	631	23.0%
Italian	503	18.3%
German	492	17.9%
Welsh	174	6.3%
Russian	171	6.2%
English	168	6.1%
Slovak	105	3.8%
American	93	3.4%
Lithuanian	90	3.3%
Lebanese	56	2.0%
Pennsylvania German	43	1.6%
Czech	41	1.5%
Jamaican	28	1.0%
French	21	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,740	99.8%
Not a citizen	5	0.2%

Native	2,652	96.6%
Foreign-born	93	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	1.2%	25	1.2%	604	28.9%	730	35.0%	419	20.1%	284	13.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	1.2%
9-12 Years	25	1.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	604	28.9%
Some College	730	35.0%
Bach. Degree	419	20.1%
Grad Degree	284	13.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +53	D +75	D + 8.2%
D +128
2020 vs. 2012	R +371	R +386	R + 19.9%
D -15
2020 vs. 2008	R +339	R +450	R + 24.9%
D -111

2016 vs. 2008	R +286	R +525	R + 33.1%
D -239
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,142	64.4%	Joe Biden (D)	617	34.8%	15	0.8%	1,774	16	18	0.03%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	1,089	66.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	489	30.0%	53	3.2%	1,631	19	21	0.03%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	771	54.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	632	44.6%	15	1.1%	1,418	8	7	0.02%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	803	51.7%	Barack Obama (D)	728	46.9%	22	1.4%	1,553	8	6	0.03%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	748	52.4%	John Kerry (D)	657	46.0%	23	1.6%	1,428	4	2	0.02%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	576	48.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	555	47.0%	50	4.2%	1,181	2	1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

617

34.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,142

64.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

1,774

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

489

30.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,089

66.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,631

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

632

44.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

771

54.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,418

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

728

46.9%

John McCain (R)

803

51.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,553

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

748

52.4%

John Kerry (D)

657

46.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,428

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

576

48.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

555

47.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,181

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bear Creek township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	66%	Mehmet Oz (R)	869	60.4%	John Fetterman (D)	540	37.5%	30 [+]	2.1%	1,439	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 19 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 7 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2022	G	65%	Doug Mastriano (R)	783	54.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	627	43.8%	22 [+]	1.5%	1,432	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (0.5%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 7 (0.5%);
2018	S1	59%	Lou Barletta (R)	816	62.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	471	36.2%	14 [+]	1.1%	1,301	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 9 (0.7%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 5 (0.4%);
2018	G	59%	Scott Wagner (R)	748	57.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	531	41.0%	15 [+]	1.2%	1,294	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2016	S3	72%	Pat Toomey* (R)	930	58.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	568	35.9%	82 [+]	5.2%	1,580	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 82 (5.2%);
2014	G	39%	Tom Corbett* (R)	452	53.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	401	47.0%	0	0.0%	853	8	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	1,348
Median Value	$205,600

Occupied	1,151	85.4%
Vacant	197	14.6%

Owned	1,072	93.1%
Rented	79	6.9%
Median Rent	$779

Single-Family Units	1,286	95.4%
Detached	1,261	93.5%
Attached	25	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	39	2.9%

Bear Creek township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Creek township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bear Creek township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bear Creek township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bear Creek township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bear Creek township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bear Creek township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bear Creek township, PA