Pittston township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,183 ( 185 from 2010 )
Land area: 13.4 square miles
Population density: 237.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,133	98.43%	3.8%
Black:	24	0.75%	51.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	24	0.75%	14.3%
Hispanic:	2	0.06%	93.3%

Total non-White:	50	1.57%	54.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-125	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-60	-2.2

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
3,368
3,258	96.73%
49	1.45%
1	0.03%
9	0.27%
21	0.62%
30	0.89%
110	3.27%

2000
3,450
3,399	98.52%
31	0.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.12%
16	0.46%
51	1.48%

1990
2,725
2,699	99.05%
8	0.29%
0	0.00%
7	0.26%
n/a
11	0.40%
26	0.95%

1980
3,611
3,595	99.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	0.44%
16	0.44%

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

-141	-4.1
59	1.7

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

700	25.7
25	0.9

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

-896	-24.8
10	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittston 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
44.8
577	18.1%
2,606	81.9%
585	18.4%

1,306
2.42

886	67.8%
640	72.2%
36	4.1%
420	32.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
671	19.9%
2,697	80.1%
614	18.2%

1,341
2.47

945	70.5%
740	78.3%
43	4.6%
396	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
732	21.2%
2,718	78.8%
617	17.9%

1,333
2.55

987	74.0%
816	82.7%
49	5.0%
346	26.0%

1990
Number	Percent
38.6
603	22.1%
2,122	77.9%
443	16.3%

1,016
2.68

829	81.6%
726	87.6%
36	4.3%
187	18.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
1,017	28.2%
2,594	71.8%
403	11.2%

1,144
3.16

978	85.5%
778	79.6%
64	6.5%
166	14.5%

2022 Housing Data for Pittston township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	71	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	49	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	125	9.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	42	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	25	1.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	262	20.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	150	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	161	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	97	7.4%
$200,000 or more	82	6.3%

Median Household Income	66,756
Per Capita Income	35,805

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	98	7.5%
Public Assistance	28	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	215	16.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,622	76.9%
Unemployed	34	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,656	78.6%
Not in Labor Force	452	21.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	619	461	57.3%
Non-Profit	74	212	25.9%
Self-Employed	55	29	65.5%

Local Government	58	66	46.8%
State Government	32	0	100.0%
Federal Government	69	72	48.9%

Total Private + Self	674	490	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	233	350	40.0%
Total	907	840	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	202	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	477	27.3%
Professional, Technical	337	19.3%
Service Occupations	318	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.1%
All others	413	23.6%

White Collar		58.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	287	16.4%
Retail trade	227	13.0%
Manufacturing	219	12.5%
Public administration	178	10.2%
Educational services	160	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	114	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	89	5.1%
Other services	75	4.3%
Construction	74	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	72	4.1%
Finance and insurance	71	4.1%
Wholesale trade	53	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	52	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	2.1%
Information	15	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.5%
Utilities	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
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	2	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,101	99.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.3%
Other Indo-European	6	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,150	36.1%
Irish	998	31.4%
Polish	783	24.6%
German	361	11.3%
English	226	7.1%
Slovak	150	4.7%
Russian	128	4.0%
Lithuanian	125	3.9%
American	80	2.5%
Welsh	44	1.4%
Scottish	43	1.4%
Dutch	41	1.3%
Canadian	18	0.6%
Hungarian	15	0.5%
Pennsylvania German	14	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,161	99.3%
Not a citizen	22	0.7%

Native	3,131	98.4%
Foreign-born	52	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19	0.8%	218	9.1%	928	38.8%	610	25.5%	365	15.3%	253	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19	0.8%
9-12 Years	218	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	928	38.8%
Some College	610	25.5%
Bach. Degree	365	15.3%
Grad Degree	253	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +170	D +7	D + 3.5%
D +177
2020 vs. 2012	R +547	R +594	R + 32.6%
D -47
2020 vs. 2008	R +490	R +620	R + 32.7%
D -130

2016 vs. 2008	R +320	R +627	R + 36.2%
D -307
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,203	57.3%	Joe Biden (D)	882	42.0%	16	0.8%	2,101	9	10	0.03%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	1,033	58.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	705	39.6%	42	2.4%	1,780	10	12	0.03%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	929	58.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	656	41.0%	15	0.9%	1,600	-6	-6	0.03%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	1,012	58.1%	John McCain (R)	713	40.9%	17	1.0%	1,742	-3	-5	0.03%
2004	66%	John Kerry (D)	1,020	57.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	736	41.4%	23	1.3%	1,779	-7	-9	0.03%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	914	59.5%	George W. Bush (R)	564	36.7%	57	3.7%	1,535	-10	-11	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pittston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

882

42.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,203

57.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

2,101

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Pittston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

705

39.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,033

58.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,780

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Pittston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

929

58.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

656

41.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,600

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Pittston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,012

58.1%

John McCain (R)

713

40.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,742

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Pittston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

736

41.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,020

57.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,779

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Pittston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

564

36.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

914

59.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,535

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pittston township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	65%	Mehmet Oz (R)	861	51.9%	John Fetterman (D)	763	46.0%	35 [+]	2.1%	1,659	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 18 (1.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 11 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	65%	Josh Shapiro (D)	856	51.8%	Doug Mastriano (R)	771	46.6%	27 [+]	1.6%	1,654	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 10 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 9 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	56%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	717	50.1%	Lou Barletta (R)	711	49.7%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,431	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.2%);
2018	G	56%	Tom Wolf* (D)	793	55.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	636	44.4%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,432	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (0.2%);
2016	S3	66%	Pat Toomey* (R)	831	48.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	794	46.1%	96 [+]	5.6%	1,721	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 96 (5.6%);
2014	G	38%	Tom Wolf (D)	631	63.3%	Tom Corbett* (R)	366	36.7%	0	0.0%	997	-8	0.03%
[-] 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	1,338
Median Value	$177,500

Occupied	1,306	97.6%
Vacant	32	2.4%

Owned	1,024	78.4%
Rented	282	21.6%
Median Rent	$635

Single-Family Units	1,131	84.5%
Detached	1,040	77.7%
Attached	91	6.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	1.3%
Mobile Homes	75	5.6%

Pittston township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pittston township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Pittston township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pittston township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pittston township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pittston township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pittston township, PA