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Black Creek township, PA


Luzerne County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 1,755   ( 261 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.2 square miles
Population density: 72.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,707 97.26% 13.5%
Black:00.00% 100.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:50.28% 28.6%
2+ races:00.00% 100.0%
Hispanic:100.57% 23.1%
Total non-White:482.74% 11.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-266 -16.0
Change in Non-White pop.:5 0.3




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
2,016
1,97397.87%
60.30%
10.05%
70.35%
160.79%
130.64%
432.13%

2000
2,132
2,09098.03%
160.75%
00.00%
00.00%
00.00%
261.22%
421.97%

1990
1,937
1,91498.81%
100.52%
00.00%
00.00%
n/a
130.67%
231.19%

1980
1,927
1,92199.69%
00.00%
00.00%
30.16%
n/a
30.16%
60.31%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-117 -5.5
1 0.0
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
176 9.1
19 1.0
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-7 -0.4
17 0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Black 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
NumberPercent
54.3
242 13.8%
1,513 86.2%
553 31.5%
821
2.14
513 62.5%
456 88.9%
5 1.0%
308 37.5%

2010
NumberPercent
46.9
350 17.4%
1,666 82.6%
386 19.1%
875
2.30
583 66.6%
477 81.8%
27 4.6%
292 33.4%

2000
NumberPercent
42.2
472 22.1%
1,660 77.9%
368 17.3%
827
2.54
605 73.2%
485 80.2%
29 4.8%
222 26.8%

1990
NumberPercent
37.9
451 23.3%
1,486 76.7%
295 15.2%
726
2.63
560 77.1%
478 85.4%
14 2.5%
166 22.9%

1980
NumberPercent
31.7
569 29.5%
1,358 70.5%
232 12.0%
668
2.88
522 78.1%
458 87.7%
26 5.0%
146 21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Black Creek township, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,115 
Median Value$171,400 
Occupied82173.6%
Vacant29426.4%
Owned72488.2%
Rented9711.8%
Median Rent$713 
Single-Family Units1,00890.4%
    Detached94784.9%
    Attached615.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units00.0%
Mobile Homes726.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Black Creek township, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000141.7%
$10,000 to $14,99950.6%
$15,000 to $19,99970.9%
$20,000 to $24,9998510.4%
$25,000 to $29,999425.1%
$30,000 to $34,999151.8%
$35,000 to $39,99991.1%
$40,000 to $44,999678.2%
$45,000 to $49,999313.8%
$50,000 to $59,999576.9%
$60,000 to $74,9999311.3%
$75,000 to $99,99913015.8%
$100,000 to $124,99912915.7%
$125,000 to $149,999334.0%
$150,000 to $199,999506.1%
$200,000 or more546.6%
Median Household Income73,792 
Per Capita Income42,922 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI91.1%
Public Assistance263.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps445.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed77277.9%
Unemployed101.0%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force78278.9%
Not in Labor Force20921.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector30821359.1%
Non-Profit2710420.6%
Self-Employed904069.2%
Local Government4428.7%
State Government040.0%
Federal Government160100.0%
Total Private + Self39825361.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4715023.9%
Total44540352.5%
Pct. Govt.7.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts839.8%
Sales and Office Occupations18922.3%
Professional, Technical21725.6%
Service Occupations667.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing111.3%
All others29334.6%
White Collar 57.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing16619.6%
Retail trade11413.4%
Other services10312.1%
Health care and social assistance10111.9%
Educational services586.8%
Professional, scientific, technical485.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.445.2%
Accommodation and food services435.1%
Construction384.5%
Wholesale trade252.9%
Public administration242.8%
Transportation and warehousing222.6%
Finance and insurance161.9%
Information151.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting141.7%
Utilities111.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing60.7%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican70.40%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic30.17%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,66199.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic60.4%
Other Indo-European50.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German52429.9%
Irish21812.4%
Italian18310.4%
Austrian1156.6%
Polish1005.7%
Dutch985.6%
Slovak683.9%
English573.2%
American543.1%
Hungarian533.0%
Pennsylvania German341.9%
Finnish291.7%
Lithuanian281.6%
British191.1%
Ukrainian160.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,74999.7%
Not a citizen60.3%
Native1,73098.6%
Foreign-born251.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Black Creek township, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
0 0.0%51 3.5%559 38.6%499 34.4%206 14.2%134 9.2%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 0 0.0%
9-12 Years 51 3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 559 38.6%
Some College 499 34.4%
Bach. Degree 206 14.2%
Grad Degree 134 9.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Black Creek township, PA



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 81% Donald Trump* (R) 837 73.7% Joe Biden (D) 290 25.6% 8 0.7% 1,135 25 27 0.02%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 743 74.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 204 20.5% 49 4.9% 996 26 29 0.02%
2012 53% Mitt Romney (R) 542 63.7% Barack Obama* (D) 286 33.6% 23 2.7% 851 17 16 0.01%
2008 55% John McCain (R) 538 58.9% Barack Obama (D) 348 38.1% 27 3.0% 913 15 13 0.02%
2004 55% George W. Bush* (R) 497 54.7% John Kerry (D) 394 43.3% 18 2.0% 909 6 4 0.02%
2000 47% George W. Bush (R) 424 53.8% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 321 40.7% 43 5.5% 788 7 6 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Black Creek township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 290 25.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 837 73.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5 0.4%
Other 3 0.3%
TOTAL 1,135
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 27


2016 President, Black Creek township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 204 20.5%
Donald Trump (R) 743 74.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 27 2.7%
Other 22 2.2%
TOTAL 996
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 29


2012 President, Black Creek township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 286 33.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 542 63.7%
Other 23 2.7%
TOTAL 851
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 16


2008 President, Black Creek township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 348 38.1%
John McCain (R) 538 58.9%
Other 27 3.0%
TOTAL 913
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13


2004 President, Black Creek township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 497 54.7%
John Kerry (D) 394 43.3%
Other 18 2.0%
TOTAL 909
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4


2000 President, Black Creek township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 424 53.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 321 40.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 25 3.2%
Other 18 2.3%
TOTAL 788
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Black Creek township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 67% Mehmet Oz (R) 668 71.6% John Fetterman (D) 246 26.4% 19 [+] 2.0% 933 25 0.02%
2022 G 66% Doug Mastriano (R) 640 69.0% Josh Shapiro (D) 276 29.8% 11 [+] 1.2% 927 27 0.02%
2018 S1 55% Lou Barletta (R) 582 72.4% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 214 26.6% 8 [+] 1.0% 804 30 0.02%
2018 G 55% Scott Wagner (R) 521 65.2% Tom Wolf* (D) 269 33.7% 9 [+] 1.1% 799 25 0.02%
2016 S3 63% Pat Toomey* (R) 626 65.5% Katie McGinty (D) 253 26.5% 77 [+] 8.1% 956 17 0.02%
2014 G 33% Tom Corbett* (R) 283 55.1% Tom Wolf (D) 231 44.9% 0 0.0% 514 10 0.01%
*: 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