Exeter borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,509 ( 143 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.6 square miles
Population density: 1193.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,364	97.37%	1.8%
Black:	1	0.02%	98.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	144	2.61%	136.1%

Total non-White:	145	2.63%	22.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-100	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-43	-0.9

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
5,652
5,464	96.67%
66	1.17%
5	0.09%
26	0.46%
25	0.44%
61	1.08%
188	3.33%

2000
5,955
5,858	98.37%
9	0.15%
0	0.00%
17	0.29%
17	0.29%
54	0.91%
97	1.63%

1990
5,691
5,659	99.44%
16	0.28%
0	0.00%
6	0.11%
n/a
10	0.18%
32	0.56%

1980
5,493
5,444	99.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	0.16%
n/a
40	0.73%
49	0.89%

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

-394	-6.6
91	1.5

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

199	3.5
65	1.1

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

215	3.9
-17	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Exeter 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
50.9
988	17.9%
4,521	82.1%
1,428	25.9%

2,486
2.17

1,331	53.5%
843	63.3%
286	21.5%
1,155	46.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
1,070	18.9%
4,582	81.1%
1,179	20.9%

2,463
2.25

1,543	62.6%
1,064	69.0%
167	10.8%
920	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
1,271	21.3%
4,684	78.7%
1,246	20.9%

2,490
2.34

1,630	65.5%
1,274	78.2%
118	7.2%
860	34.5%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
1,215	21.3%
4,476	78.7%
1,125	19.8%

2,197
2.53

1,606	73.1%
1,268	79.0%
131	8.2%
591	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
35.7
1,437	26.2%
4,056	73.8%
799	14.5%

1,880
2.91

1,476	78.5%
1,217	82.5%
56	3.8%
404	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Exeter borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	70	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	98	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	117	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	93	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	100	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	114	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	219	8.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	149	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	188	7.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	85	3.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	104	4.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	544	21.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	176	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	189	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	78	3.1%
$200,000 or more	162	6.5%

Median Household Income	60,463
Per Capita Income	36,842

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	98	3.9%
Public Assistance	134	5.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	306	12.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,229	71.4%
Unemployed	44	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,273	72.8%
Not in Labor Force	849	27.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	839	820	50.6%
Non-Profit	45	163	21.6%
Self-Employed	75	78	49.0%

Local Government	160	195	45.1%
State Government	20	0	100.0%
Federal Government	101	50	66.9%

Total Private + Self	914	898	50.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	326	408	44.4%
Total	1,240	1,306	48.7%

Pct. Govt.	20.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	466	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	394	15.5%
Professional, Technical	530	20.8%
Service Occupations	563	22.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.5%
All others	593	23.3%

White Collar		54.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	501	19.7%
Educational services	271	10.6%
Manufacturing	251	9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	232	9.1%
Retail trade	230	9.0%
Public administration	218	8.6%
Transportation and warehousing	160	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	152	6.0%
Construction	123	4.8%
Finance and insurance	117	4.6%
Other services	80	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	72	2.8%
Wholesale trade	52	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	1.2%
Information	13	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	91	1.65%
Cuban	2	0.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	51	0.93%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,210	96.6%
Other Indo-European	126	2.3%
Spanish	37	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	20	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,660	30.1%
Polish	1,233	22.4%
Irish	1,199	21.8%
German	640	11.6%
Russian	370	6.7%
English	353	6.4%
Slovak	315	5.7%
Lithuanian	223	4.0%
Welsh	151	2.7%
Pennsylvania German	95	1.7%
European	87	1.6%
French	67	1.2%
Scottish	46	0.8%
Scandinavian	43	0.8%
American	41	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,509	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,482	99.5%
Foreign-born	27	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
182	4.4%	117	2.8%	1,971	47.5%	955	23.0%	611	14.7%	311	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	182	4.4%
9-12 Years	117	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,971	47.5%
Some College	955	23.0%
Bach. Degree	611	14.7%
Grad Degree	311	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +175	D +36	D + 1.9%
D +211
2020 vs. 2012	R +684	R +776	R + 32.1%
D -92
2020 vs. 2008	R +589	R +834	R + 31.6%
D -245

2016 vs. 2008	R +414	R +870	R + 33.5%
D -456
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,523	51.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,423	47.8%	34	1.1%	2,980	2	4	0.04%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	1,348	51.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,212	46.0%	75	2.8%	2,635	3	5	0.04%
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,515	63.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	839	35.0%	43	1.8%	2,397	-12	-12	0.04%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	1,668	63.5%	John McCain (R)	934	35.6%	23	0.9%	2,625	-9	-10	0.04%
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	1,613	60.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,024	38.5%	22	0.8%	2,659	-10	-12	0.05%
2000	51%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,539	64.0%	George W. Bush (R)	782	32.5%	83	3.5%	2,404	-14	-15	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Exeter borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,423

47.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,523

51.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

2,980

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

2016 President, Exeter borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,212

46.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,348

51.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,635

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Exeter borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,515

63.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

839

35.0%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,397

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Exeter borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,668

63.5%

John McCain (R)

934

35.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,625

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, Exeter borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,024

38.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,613

60.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,659

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Exeter borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

782

32.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,539

64.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,404

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Exeter borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	50%	John Fetterman (D)	1,151	52.0%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,007	45.5%	57 [+]	2.6%	2,215	-1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 33 (1.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 13 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 8 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2022	G	50%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,256	57.1%	Doug Mastriano (R)	895	40.7%	50 [+]	2.3%	2,201	-1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 21 (1.0%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 15 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 14 (0.6%);
2018	S1	47%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,144	55.3%	Lou Barletta (R)	909	44.0%	14 [+]	0.7%	2,067	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 8 (0.4%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 6 (0.3%);
2018	G	46%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,221	59.3%	Scott Wagner (R)	817	39.7%	22 [+]	1.1%	2,060	-1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 12 (0.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 10 (0.5%);
2016	S3	57%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,308	51.2%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,099	43.0%	147 [+]	5.8%	2,554	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 147 (5.8%);
2014	G	33%	Tom Wolf (D)	989	65.9%	Tom Corbett* (R)	512	34.1%	0	0.0%	1,501	-11	0.04%
[-] 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	2,860
Median Value	$138,600

Occupied	2,486	86.9%
Vacant	374	13.1%

Owned	2,006	80.7%
Rented	480	19.3%
Median Rent	$916

Single-Family Units	2,276	79.6%
Detached	1,934	67.6%
Attached	342	12.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	103	3.6%
Mobile Homes	355	12.4%

Exeter borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Exeter borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Exeter borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Exeter borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Exeter borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Exeter borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Exeter borough, PA