Watson township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 564 ( 27 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.1 square miles
Population density: 24.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	532	94.33%	0.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.18%	0.0%
2+ races:	19	3.37%	375.0%
Hispanic:	12	2.13%	500.0%

Total non-White:	32	5.67%	433.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	26	5.9

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
537
531	98.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.74%
2	0.37%
6	1.12%

2000
557
543	97.49%
3	0.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	1.97%
14	2.51%

1990
565
562	99.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.53%

1980
539
539	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-12	-2.2
-8	-1.4

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

-19	-3.4
11	1.9

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

23	4.3
3	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Watson 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
48.5
115	20.4%
449	79.6%
141	25.0%

236
2.39

166	70.3%
152	91.6%
9	5.4%
70	29.7%

2010
Number	Percent
47.2
106	19.7%
431	80.3%
91	16.9%

219
2.45

155	70.8%
139	89.7%
8	5.2%
64	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
115	20.6%
442	79.4%
77	13.8%

220
2.53

168	76.4%
152	90.5%
2	1.2%
52	23.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
145	25.7%
420	74.3%
60	10.6%

206
2.74

173	84.0%
170	98.3%
0	0.0%
33	16.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
181	33.6%
358	66.4%
41	7.6%

174
3.10

150	86.2%
136	90.7%
8	5.3%
24	13.8%

2022 Housing Data for Watson township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	2.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	15.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	53	22.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	33	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	2.1%
$200,000 or more	26	11.0%

Median Household Income	76,304
Per Capita Income	39,651

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	3.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	212	65.0%
Unemployed	23	7.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	235	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	91	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	68	77	46.9%
Non-Profit	4	15	21.1%
Self-Employed	21	9	70.0%

Local Government	9	13	40.9%
State Government	3	10	23.1%
Federal Government	10	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	89	86	50.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	38	40.6%
Total	115	124	48.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	52	21.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	26	10.9%
Professional, Technical	53	22.2%
Service Occupations	35	14.6%
All others	73	30.5%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	58	24.3%
Health care and social assistance	39	16.3%
Educational services	29	12.1%
Accommodation and food services	25	10.5%
Public administration	18	7.5%
Construction	16	6.7%
Finance and insurance	15	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	4.6%
Retail trade	9	3.8%
Utilities	5	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	4	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.7%
Information	2	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.8%
Wholesale trade	2	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	6	1.06%
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	6	1.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	531	98.0%
Spanish	6	1.1%
German, other Germanic	5	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	189	33.5%
English	62	11.0%
Irish	58	10.3%
Italian	47	8.3%
Polish	30	5.3%
American	14	2.5%
Welsh	14	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	12	2.1%
Lithuanian	9	1.6%
Dutch	8	1.4%
European	8	1.4%
Scottish	7	1.2%
Ukrainian	3	0.5%
Austrian	2	0.4%
British	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	564	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	563	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.5%	3	0.7%	124	30.9%	166	41.4%	54	13.5%	52	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.5%
9-12 Years	3	0.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	124	30.9%
Some College	166	41.4%
Bach. Degree	54	13.5%
Grad Degree	52	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +56	R +20	D + 9.8%
D +36
2020 vs. 2012	R +105	R +93	R + 13.5%
D +12
2020 vs. 2008	R +102	R +92	R + 13.8%
D +10

2016 vs. 2008	R +46	R +72	R + 23.6%
D -26
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)	276	74.6%	Joe Biden (D)	90	24.3%	4	1.1%	370	26	28	0.01%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	220	77.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	54	18.9%	11	3.9%	285	29	31	0.00%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	171	67.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	78	31.0%	3	1.2%	252	21	21	0.00%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	174	68.0%	Barack Obama (D)	80	31.2%	2	0.8%	256	24	22	0.00%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	192	68.8%	John Kerry (D)	85	30.5%	2	0.7%	279	20	18	0.00%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	162	62.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	82	31.4%	17	6.5%	261	16	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

276

74.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

370

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.9%

Donald Trump (R)

220

77.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

285

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

31.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

171

67.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

252

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

31.2%

John McCain (R)

174

68.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

256

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

2004 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

192

68.8%

John Kerry (D)

30.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

279

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

162

62.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

31.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

261

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watson township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	69%	Mehmet Oz (R)	232	74.8%	John Fetterman (D)	70	22.6%	8 [+]	2.6%	310	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 3 (1.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 3 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	69%	Doug Mastriano (R)	226	72.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	82	26.4%	3 [+]	1.0%	311	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S1	60%	Lou Barletta (R)	182	68.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	80	30.2%	3 [+]	1.1%	265	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 2 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	60%	Scott Wagner (R)	184	69.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	76	28.7%	5 [+]	1.9%	265	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.8%);
2016	S3	63%	Pat Toomey* (R)	195	70.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	67	24.2%	15 [+]	5.4%	277	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 15 (5.4%);
2014	G	69%	Tom Corbett* (R)	237	78.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	65	21.5%	0	0.0%	302	33	0.01%
[-] 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	348
Median Value	$273,200

Occupied	236	67.8%
Vacant	112	32.2%

Owned	205	86.9%
Rented	31	13.1%
Median Rent	$1,063

Single-Family Units	322	92.5%
Detached	319	91.7%
Attached	3	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6	1.7%
Mobile Homes	16	4.6%

Watson township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Watson township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Watson township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Watson township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Watson township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Watson township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watson township, PA