Derry township, PA

Mifflin County, PA

2022 population: 7,226 ( 113 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.7 square miles
Population density: 235.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,037	97.38%	1.4%
Black:	4	0.06%	89.5%
Indian:	20	0.28%	185.7%
Asian:	15	0.21%	73.2%
2+ races:	137	1.90%	218.6%
Hispanic:	13	0.18%	73.5%

Total non-White:	189	2.62%	6.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-100	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13	-0.2

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
7,339
7,137	97.25%
38	0.52%
7	0.10%
56	0.76%
43	0.59%
49	0.67%
202	2.75%

2000
7,256
7,112	98.02%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
32	0.44%
48	0.66%
64	0.88%
144	1.98%

1990
7,650
7,524	98.35%
0	0.00%
8	0.10%
36	0.47%
n/a
82	1.07%
126	1.65%

1980
8,008
7,947	99.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
39	0.49%
n/a
22	0.27%
61	0.76%

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

25	0.3
58	0.8

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

-412	-5.4
18	0.2

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

-423	-5.3
65	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Derry 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
53.4
935	12.9%
6,291	87.1%
2,275	31.5%

3,145
2.20

2,370	75.4%
2,040	86.1%
114	4.8%
775	24.6%

2010
Number	Percent
46.9
1,461	19.9%
5,878	80.1%
1,718	23.4%

3,005
2.36

2,058	68.5%
1,656	80.5%
137	6.7%
947	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
1,599	22.0%
5,657	78.0%
1,368	18.9%

2,956
2.41

2,125	71.9%
1,754	82.5%
58	2.7%
831	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
39.2
1,769	23.1%
5,881	76.9%
1,386	18.1%

2,882
2.57

2,195	76.2%
1,879	85.6%
105	4.8%
687	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.7
2,158	26.9%
5,850	73.1%
1,144	14.3%

2,716
2.85

2,183	80.4%
1,972	90.3%
62	2.8%
533	19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Derry township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	39	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	69	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	214	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	121	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	238	7.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	117	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	155	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	110	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	373	11.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	546	17.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	299	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	273	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	265	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	158	5.0%
$200,000 or more	98	3.1%

Median Household Income	61,341
Per Capita Income	33,521

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	168	5.3%
Public Assistance	38	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	434	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,093	75.5%
Unemployed	92	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,185	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	909	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,526	1,169	56.6%
Non-Profit	138	253	35.3%
Self-Employed	154	93	62.3%

Local Government	49	152	24.4%
State Government	22	40	35.5%
Federal Government	0	29	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,680	1,262	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	209	474	30.6%
Total	1,889	1,736	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	8.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	329	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	897	24.7%
Professional, Technical	420	11.6%
Service Occupations	462	12.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30	0.8%
All others	1,517	41.8%

White Collar		45.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	734	20.2%
Health care and social assistance	503	13.9%
Retail trade	424	11.7%
Construction	337	9.3%
Other services	320	8.8%
Educational services	248	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	193	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	186	5.1%
Wholesale trade	180	5.0%
Public administration	159	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	103	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	64	1.8%
Information	35	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	0.9%
Finance and insurance	32	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	0.6%
Utilities	23	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.3%

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	13	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,913	99.0%
Arabic	35	0.5%
Spanish	33	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,746	38.0%
American	936	13.0%
Irish	654	9.1%
English	348	4.8%
Italian	247	3.4%
Dutch	206	2.9%
French	161	2.2%
Pennsylvania German	87	1.2%
Scottish	80	1.1%
European	76	1.1%
Norwegian	66	0.9%
Hungarian	55	0.8%
Eastern European	54	0.7%
Swedish	51	0.7%
Swiss	49	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,221	99.9%
Not a citizen	5	0.1%

Native	7,171	99.2%
Foreign-born	55	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
45	0.8%	797	13.3%	3,105	51.9%	1,321	22.1%	406	6.8%	314	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	45	0.8%
9-12 Years	797	13.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,105	51.9%
Some College	1,321	22.1%
Bach. Degree	406	6.8%
Grad Degree	314	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +519	R +627	R + 11.6%
D -108
2020 vs. 2012	R +895	R +801	R + 9.6%
D +94
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,007	R +1,076	R + 19.4%
D -69

2016 vs. 2008	R +488	R +449	R + 7.8%
D +39
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,012	75.2%	Joe Biden (D)	945	23.6%	46	1.1%	4,003	27	28	0.06%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,493	67.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,053	28.7%	123	3.4%	3,669	20	22	0.06%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,117	70.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	851	28.3%	40	1.3%	3,008	24	23	0.05%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	2,005	65.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,014	33.2%	33	1.1%	3,052	22	20	0.05%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,996	66.0%	John Kerry (D)	989	32.7%	38	1.3%	3,023	18	15	0.05%
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	1,564	58.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,033	38.9%	61	2.3%	2,658	12	11	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Derry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

945

23.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,012

75.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,003

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Derry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,053

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

2,493

67.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,669

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Derry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

851

28.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,117

70.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,008

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Derry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,014

33.2%

John McCain (R)

2,005

65.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,052

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Derry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,996

66.0%

John Kerry (D)

989

32.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,023

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Derry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,564

58.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,033

38.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,658

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Derry township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,275	71.2%	John Fetterman (D)	828	25.9%	92 [+]	2.9%	3,195	25	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 39 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 23 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 19 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.3%);
2022	G	57%	Doug Mastriano (R)	2,092	65.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,064	33.2%	45 [+]	1.4%	3,201	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 26 (0.8%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 10 (0.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	47%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,751	66.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	852	32.2%	47 [+]	1.8%	2,650	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 32 (1.2%); Neal Gale (Green) 15 (0.6%);
2018	G	47%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,684	63.5%	Tom Wolf* (D)	935	35.3%	32 [+]	1.2%	2,651	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 20 (0.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 12 (0.5%);
2016	S3	58%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,319	69.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	817	24.5%	202 [+]	6.1%	3,338	21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 202 (6.1%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,356	66.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	698	34.0%	0	0.0%	2,054	21	0.06%
[-] 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	3,375
Median Value	$131,800

Occupied	3,145	93.2%
Vacant	230	6.8%

Owned	2,553	81.2%
Rented	592	18.8%
Median Rent	$808

Single-Family Units	2,741	81.2%
Detached	2,625	77.8%
Attached	116	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	76	2.3%
Mobile Homes	398	11.8%

Derry township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Derry township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Derry township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Derry township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Derry township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Derry township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Derry township, PA