Swoyersville borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,021 ( 41 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population density: 2324.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,658	92.77%	5.8%
Black:	4	0.08%	84.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	46	0.92%	84.0%
Hispanic:	313	6.23%	513.7%

Total non-White:	363	7.23%	205.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-285	-6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	244	5.8

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
5,062
4,943	97.65%
25	0.49%
3	0.06%
13	0.26%
25	0.49%
51	1.01%
119	2.35%

2000
5,157
5,123	99.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.19%
24	0.47%
34	0.66%

1990
5,630
5,623	99.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.12%
7	0.12%

1980
5,795
5,740	99.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
19	0.33%
n/a
36	0.62%
55	0.95%

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

-180	-3.5
85	1.6

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

-500	-8.9
27	0.5

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

-117	-2.0
-48	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Swoyersville 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
53.1
538	10.7%
4,483	89.3%
1,527	30.4%

2,508
2.00

1,364	54.4%
1,094	80.2%
101	7.4%
1,144	45.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
897	17.7%
4,165	82.3%
1,041	20.6%

2,254
2.24

1,463	64.9%
1,049	71.7%
129	8.8%
791	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
43.9
961	18.6%
4,196	81.4%
1,211	23.5%

2,249
2.29

1,513	67.3%
1,171	77.4%
115	7.6%
736	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
40.7
1,115	19.8%
4,515	80.2%
1,168	20.7%

2,254
2.50

1,590	70.5%
1,226	77.1%
107	6.7%
664	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
40.0
1,360	23.5%
4,435	76.5%
935	16.1%

2,096
2.76

1,648	78.6%
1,321	80.2%
19	1.2%
448	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Swoyersville borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	54	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	103	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	84	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	73	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	84	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	106	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	51	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	178	7.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	302	12.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	580	23.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	394	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	190	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	79	3.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	123	4.9%
$200,000 or more	89	3.5%

Median Household Income	64,397
Per Capita Income	37,772

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	86	3.4%
Public Assistance	72	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	250	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,111	77.4%
Unemployed	99	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,210	81.0%
Not in Labor Force	519	19.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	902	899	50.1%
Non-Profit	29	255	10.2%
Self-Employed	186	84	68.9%

Local Government	50	82	37.9%
State Government	49	27	64.5%
Federal Government	25	35	41.7%

Total Private + Self	1,088	983	52.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	153	399	27.7%
Total	1,241	1,382	47.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	301	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	633	24.1%
Professional, Technical	716	27.3%
Service Occupations	413	15.7%
All others	560	21.3%

White Collar		62.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	565	21.5%
Retail trade	292	11.1%
Manufacturing	276	10.5%
Other services	218	8.3%
Wholesale trade	180	6.9%
Finance and insurance	177	6.7%
Educational services	158	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	145	5.5%
Construction	134	5.1%
Public administration	128	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	104	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	93	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	77	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	76	2.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	133	2.65%
Puerto Rican	147	2.93%
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	33	0.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,651	96.0%
Spanish	118	2.4%
Other Indo-European	59	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,123	22.4%
Polish	1,024	20.4%
Italian	830	16.5%
German	692	13.8%
Slovak	454	9.0%
English	358	7.1%
American	237	4.7%
Welsh	214	4.3%
Russian	212	4.2%
European	95	1.9%
Lithuanian	77	1.5%
Ukrainian	50	1.0%
French	46	0.9%
Slavic	30	0.6%
Greek	26	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,992	99.4%
Not a citizen	29	0.6%

Native	4,975	99.1%
Foreign-born	46	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.1%	117	2.9%	1,582	38.7%	1,110	27.1%	821	20.1%	459	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.1%
9-12 Years	117	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,582	38.7%
Some College	1,110	27.1%
Bach. Degree	821	20.1%
Grad Degree	459	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +140	D +161	D + 8.1%
D +301
2020 vs. 2012	R +564	R +574	R + 23.3%
D -10
2020 vs. 2008	R +443	R +563	R + 21.4%
D -120

2016 vs. 2008	R +303	R +724	R + 29.5%
D -421
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,528	53.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,314	45.7%	36	1.3%	2,878	4	6	0.04%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	1,388	55.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,013	40.7%	89	3.6%	2,490	8	10	0.04%
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,324	56.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	964	41.4%	40	1.7%	2,328	-5	-6	0.04%
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	1,434	55.9%	John McCain (R)	1,085	42.3%	47	1.8%	2,566	-2	-3	0.04%
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	1,416	55.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,138	44.3%	15	0.6%	2,569	-4	-6	0.04%
2000	52%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,258	57.4%	George W. Bush (R)	844	38.5%	89	4.1%	2,191	-8	-9	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Swoyersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,314

45.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,528

53.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,878

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Swoyersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,013

40.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,388

55.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,490

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Swoyersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,324

56.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

964

41.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,328

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Swoyersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,434

55.9%

John McCain (R)

1,085

42.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,566

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Swoyersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,138

44.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,416

55.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,569

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Swoyersville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

844

38.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,258

57.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,191

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Swoyersville borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,146	49.1%	John Fetterman (D)	1,117	47.8%	72 [+]	3.1%	2,335	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 39 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 24 (1.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 7 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	58%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,234	53.2%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,034	44.6%	50 [+]	2.2%	2,318	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 22 (0.9%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 22 (0.9%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 6 (0.3%);
2018	S1	53%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,060	49.6%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,053	49.3%	22 [+]	1.0%	2,135	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 14 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 8 (0.4%);
2018	G	53%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,173	55.0%	Scott Wagner (R)	931	43.6%	30 [+]	1.4%	2,134	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 16 (0.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 14 (0.7%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,149	47.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,095	45.4%	166 [+]	6.9%	2,410	-1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 166 (6.9%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Wolf (D)	949	62.1%	Tom Corbett* (R)	580	37.9%	0	0.0%	1,529	-7	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	2,587
Median Value	$141,200

Occupied	2,508	96.9%
Vacant	79	3.1%

Owned	2,033	81.1%
Rented	475	18.9%
Median Rent	$724

Single-Family Units	2,242	86.7%
Detached	2,049	79.2%
Attached	193	7.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	80	3.1%
Mobile Homes	21	0.8%

Swoyersville borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Swoyersville borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Swoyersville borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Swoyersville borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Swoyersville borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Swoyersville borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Swoyersville borough, PA