Perry township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,191 ( 262 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.0 square miles
Population density: 66.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,144	96.05%	20.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	16	1.34%	166.7%
2+ races:	29	2.43%	314.3%
Hispanic:	2	0.17%	60.0%

Total non-White:	47	3.95%	123.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-288	-24.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	26	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
1,453
1,432	98.55%
1	0.07%
2	0.14%
6	0.41%
7	0.48%
5	0.34%
21	1.45%

2000
1,482
1,476	99.60%
4	0.27%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.40%

1990
1,468
1,451	98.84%
4	0.27%
5	0.34%
6	0.41%
n/a
2	0.14%
17	1.16%

1980
1,597
1,571	98.37%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	0.88%
26	1.63%

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

-44	-3.0
15	1.0

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

25	1.7
-11	-0.7

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

-120	-7.5
-9	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry 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
52.4
236	19.8%
955	80.2%
322	27.0%

489
2.44

381	77.9%
329	86.4%
11	2.9%
108	22.1%

2010
Number	Percent
47.2
319	22.0%
1,134	78.0%
279	19.2%

588
2.47

427	72.6%
357	83.6%
22	5.2%
161	27.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
358	24.2%
1,124	75.8%
240	16.2%

579
2.56

436	75.3%
387	88.8%
22	5.0%
143	24.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
388	26.4%
1,080	73.6%
179	12.2%

525
2.80

424	80.8%
385	90.8%
14	3.3%
101	19.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
530	33.2%
1,067	66.8%
134	8.4%

518
3.08

440	84.9%
401	91.1%
25	5.7%
78	15.1%

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	31	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	29	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	42	8.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	39	8.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	50	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	54	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	49	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	7.4%
$200,000 or more	14	2.9%

Median Household Income	54,018
Per Capita Income	29,440

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	1.8%
Public Assistance	4	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	501	73.7%
Unemployed	27	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	528	77.6%
Not in Labor Force	152	22.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	208	171	54.9%
Non-Profit	6	35	14.6%
Self-Employed	29	20	59.2%

Local Government	0	13	0.0%
State Government	15	8	65.2%
Federal Government	12	2	85.7%

Total Private + Self	237	191	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	33	58	36.3%
Total	270	249	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	71	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	80	15.4%
Professional, Technical	99	19.1%
Service Occupations	88	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	1.3%
All others	181	34.9%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	95	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	84	16.2%
Retail trade	78	15.0%
Accommodation and food services	40	7.7%
Construction	39	7.5%
Public administration	32	6.2%
Other services	24	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	22	4.2%
Educational services	18	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	14	2.7%
Finance and insurance	10	1.9%
Wholesale trade	8	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.17%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	6	0.50%
Korean	6	0.50%
Filipino	4	0.34%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,105	96.7%
German, other Germanic	38	3.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	297	24.9%
Irish	227	19.1%
English	174	14.6%
Dutch	61	5.1%
American	55	4.6%
Pennsylvania German	45	3.8%
Scotch-Irish	45	3.8%
Polish	36	3.0%
European	27	2.3%
Italian	17	1.4%
Russian	15	1.3%
Slovak	15	1.3%
Swedish	15	1.3%
Scottish	13	1.1%
Hungarian	10	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,185	99.5%
Not a citizen	6	0.5%

Native	1,169	98.2%
Foreign-born	22	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21	2.3%	84	9.4%	472	52.6%	176	19.6%	109	12.1%	36	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21	2.3%
9-12 Years	84	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	472	52.6%
Some College	176	19.6%
Bach. Degree	109	12.1%
Grad Degree	36	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +63	R +45	D + 0.1%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +155	R +232	R + 28.1%
D -77
2020 vs. 2008	R +180	R +276	R + 34.4%
D -96

2016 vs. 2008	R +117	R +231	R + 34.5%
D -114
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	585	77.5%	Joe Biden (D)	163	21.6%	7	0.9%	755	29	31	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	522	74.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	145	20.6%	38	5.4%	705	26	28	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	430	62.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	240	35.0%	15	2.2%	685	16	16	0.01%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	405	59.3%	Barack Obama (D)	259	37.9%	19	2.8%	683	15	14	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	445	63.1%	John Kerry (D)	260	36.9%	0	0.0%	705	15	12	0.01%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	353	59.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	219	36.9%	22	3.7%	594	13	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

163

21.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

585

77.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

755

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

145

20.6%

Donald Trump (R)

522

74.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

705

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

240

35.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

430

62.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

685

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

259

37.9%

John McCain (R)

405

59.3%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

683

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

445

63.1%

John Kerry (D)

260

36.9%

TOTAL

705

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

353

59.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

219

36.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

594

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Mehmet Oz (R)	438	74.9%	John Fetterman (D)	132	22.6%	15 [+]	2.6%	585	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 6 (1.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (0.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2022	G	61%	Doug Mastriano (R)	436	74.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	145	24.7%	7 [+]	1.2%	588	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	53%	Lou Barletta (R)	384	72.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	140	26.4%	7 [+]	1.3%	531	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	53%	Scott Wagner (R)	378	71.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	139	26.2%	14 [+]	2.6%	531	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (1.1%);
2016	S3	67%	Pat Toomey* (R)	498	72.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	151	21.9%	39 [+]	5.7%	688	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 39 (5.7%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	260	65.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	137	34.5%	0	0.0%	397	20	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	603
Median Value	$124,100

Occupied	489	81.1%
Vacant	114	18.9%

Owned	409	83.6%
Rented	80	16.4%
Median Rent	$715

Single-Family Units	434	72.0%
Detached	428	71.0%
Attached	6	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.7%
Mobile Homes	143	23.7%

Perry township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Perry township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perry township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perry township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Perry township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry township, PA