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Union township, PA


Luzerne County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 2,087   ( 45 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.8 square miles
Population density: 105.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:2,020 96.79% 0.9%
Black:30.14% 50.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:60.29% 14.3%
2+ races:582.78% 544.4%
Hispanic:00.00% 100.0%
Total non-White:673.21% 67.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:18 1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:27 1.6




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
2,042
2,00298.04%
60.29%
10.05%
70.34%
90.44%
170.83%
401.96%

2000
2,100
2,05998.05%
40.19%
00.00%
70.33%
00.00%
251.19%
411.95%

1990
2,028
2,02599.85%
00.00%
00.00%
30.15%
n/a
00.00%
30.15%

1980
1,828
1,82199.62%
70.38%
00.00%
00.00%
n/a
00.00%
70.38%

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
-57 -2.7
-1 -0.0
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
34 1.7
38 1.9
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
204 11.2
-4 -0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Union 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
49.9
412 19.7%
1,675 80.3%
497 23.8%
787
2.65
577 73.3%
453 78.5%
45 7.8%
210 26.7%

2010
NumberPercent
44.7
406 19.9%
1,636 80.1%
359 17.6%
800
2.55
622 77.8%
514 82.6%
32 5.1%
178 22.2%

2000
NumberPercent
39.8
507 24.1%
1,593 75.9%
321 15.3%
763
2.65
608 79.7%
515 84.7%
28 4.6%
155 20.3%

1990
NumberPercent
37.4
477 23.5%
1,551 76.5%
298 14.7%
711
2.77
575 80.9%
511 88.9%
6 1.0%
136 19.1%

1980
NumberPercent
31.2
572 31.3%
1,256 68.7%
195 10.7%
602
3.04
517 85.9%
456 88.2%
20 3.9%
85 14.1%

2022 Housing Data for Union township, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units876 
Median Value$210,800 
Occupied78789.8%
Vacant8910.2%
Owned76697.3%
Rented212.7%
Median Rentn/a 
Single-Family Units83194.9%
    Detached82594.2%
    Attached60.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units00.0%
Mobile Homes455.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Union township, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000253.2%
$10,000 to $14,999496.2%
$15,000 to $19,999232.9%
$25,000 to $29,999415.2%
$35,000 to $39,999232.9%
$40,000 to $44,999182.3%
$45,000 to $49,999101.3%
$50,000 to $59,999465.8%
$60,000 to $74,9998711.1%
$75,000 to $99,99916921.5%
$100,000 to $124,99911915.1%
$125,000 to $149,999465.8%
$150,000 to $199,9998210.4%
$200,000 or more496.2%
Median Household Income88,359 
Per Capita Income37,547 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI506.4%
Public Assistance192.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps8110.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed84870.8%
Unemployed625.2%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force91076.0%
Not in Labor Force28724.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector32127254.1%
Non-Profit231954.8%
Self-Employed834763.8%
Local Government404149.4%
State Government16964.0%
Federal Government242351.1%
Total Private + Self40431955.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1039252.8%
Total50741155.2%
Pct. Govt.16.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts657.1%
Sales and Office Occupations22924.9%
Professional, Technical21823.7%
Service Occupations16417.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing50.5%
All others24226.4%
White Collar 55.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance14816.1%
Retail trade12113.2%
Educational services10711.7%
Transportation and warehousing667.2%
Public administration606.5%
Other services586.3%
Construction576.2%
Manufacturing545.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.465.0%
Utilities424.6%
Professional, scientific, technical363.9%
Accommodation and food services353.8%
Finance and insurance293.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing252.7%
Wholesale trade202.2%
Information91.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction50.5%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican00.00%
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 Hispanic00.00%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean60.29%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English2,01999.1%
Korean90.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic90.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Polish48023.0%
German37818.1%
English34516.5%
Irish2049.8%
Italian1557.4%
American1205.7%
French934.5%
Slovak743.5%
Russian482.3%
Pennsylvania German462.2%
Dutch442.1%
Scotch-Irish241.1%
Ukrainian150.7%
British140.7%
Norwegian130.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,087100.0%
Not a citizen00.0%
Native2,08199.7%
Foreign-born60.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Union township, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
13 0.9%63 4.1%758 49.7%348 22.8%208 13.6%136 8.9%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 13 0.9%
9-12 Years 63 4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 758 49.7%
Some College 348 22.8%
Bach. Degree 208 13.6%
Grad Degree 136 8.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

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

Historical Presidential Election Results for Union township, PA



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(Some years may be unavailable)

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 70% Donald Trump* (R) 821 70.2% Joe Biden (D) 334 28.5% 15 1.3% 1,170 21 23 0.02%
2016 60% Donald Trump (R) 686 69.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 250 25.4% 50 5.1% 986 21 24 0.02%
2012 52% Mitt Romney (R) 481 56.2% Barack Obama* (D) 355 41.5% 20 2.3% 856 10 9 0.01%
2008 54% John McCain (R) 485 55.5% Barack Obama (D) 373 42.7% 16 1.8% 874 11 10 0.01%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 508 58.6% John Kerry (D) 352 40.6% 7 0.8% 867 10 8 0.02%
2000 47% George W. Bush (R) 423 57.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 296 39.9% 22 3.0% 741 11 9 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 334 28.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 821 70.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 14 1.2%
Other 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,170
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 23


2016 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 250 25.4%
Donald Trump (R) 686 69.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 31 3.1%
Other 19 1.9%
TOTAL 986
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 24


2012 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 355 41.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 481 56.2%
Other 20 2.3%
TOTAL 856
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9


2008 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 373 42.7%
John McCain (R) 485 55.5%
Other 16 1.8%
TOTAL 874
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10


2004 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 508 58.6%
John Kerry (D) 352 40.6%
Other 7 0.8%
TOTAL 867
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8


2000 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 423 57.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 296 39.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 20 2.7%
Other 2 0.3%
TOTAL 741
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 57% Mehmet Oz (R) 614 65.0% John Fetterman (D) 302 32.0% 29 [+] 3.1% 945 19 0.02%
2022 G 56% Doug Mastriano (R) 580 61.8% Josh Shapiro (D) 347 37.0% 12 [+] 1.3% 939 20 0.02%
2018 S1 48% Lou Barletta (R) 523 65.8% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 259 32.6% 13 [+] 1.6% 795 23 0.02%
2018 G 48% Scott Wagner (R) 483 61.1% Tom Wolf* (D) 294 37.2% 13 [+] 1.6% 790 20 0.02%
2016 S3 58% Pat Toomey* (R) 607 62.9% Katie McGinty (D) 284 29.4% 74 [+] 7.7% 965 14 0.02%
2014 G 34% Tom Wolf (D) 280 50.0% Tom Corbett* (R) 280 50.0% 0 0.0% 560 5 0.02%
*: 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