Jackson township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,581 ( 452 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.5 square miles
Population density: 223.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,984	75.73%	8.4%
Black:	641	9.74%	1.6%
Indian:	12	0.18%	25.0%
Asian:	114	1.73%	6.6%
2+ races:	69	1.05%	36.1%
Hispanic:	761	11.56%	7.3%

Total non-White:	1,597	24.27%	0.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-457	-7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	0.1

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
7,033
5,441	77.36%
631	8.97%
16	0.23%
122	1.73%
108	1.54%
709	10.08%
1,592	22.64%

2000
5,979
5,341	89.33%
170	2.84%
16	0.27%
71	1.19%
85	1.42%
294	4.92%
638	10.67%

1990
3,757
3,694	98.32%
19	0.51%
22	0.59%
0	0.00%
n/a
22	0.59%
63	1.68%

1980
2,315
2,281	98.53%
10	0.43%
0	0.00%
6	0.26%
n/a
18	0.78%
34	1.47%

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

100	1.7
954	16.0

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

1,647	43.8
575	15.3

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

1,413	61.0
29	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson 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
46.9
1,174	17.8%
5,407	82.2%
1,264	19.2%

2,348
2.80

1,683	71.7%
1,470	87.3%
85	5.1%
665	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
1,600	22.7%
5,433	77.3%
988	14.0%

2,535
2.75

1,939	76.5%
1,590	82.0%
113	5.8%
596	23.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
1,642	27.5%
4,337	72.5%
698	11.7%

2,137
2.77

1,637	76.6%
1,457	89.0%
59	3.6%
500	23.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
940	25.0%
2,817	75.0%
400	10.6%

1,329
2.78

1,054	79.3%
912	86.5%
66	6.3%
275	20.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
662	28.6%
1,653	71.4%
214	9.2%

787
2.92

617	78.4%
557	90.3%
24	3.9%
170	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Jackson township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	119	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	42	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	64	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	62	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	52	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	129	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	0.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	83	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	146	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	128	5.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	347	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	457	19.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	266	11.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	237	10.1%
$200,000 or more	183	7.8%

Median Household Income	94,648
Per Capita Income	37,560

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	148	6.3%
Public Assistance	72	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	224	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,713	71.5%
Unemployed	71	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,784	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,012	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,073	1,424	43.0%
Non-Profit	160	28	85.1%
Self-Employed	68	19	78.2%

Local Government	103	87	54.2%
State Government	138	19	87.9%
Federal Government	67	17	79.8%

Total Private + Self	1,141	1,443	44.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	468	151	75.6%
Total	1,609	1,594	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	698	21.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	430	13.4%
Professional, Technical	725	22.6%
Service Occupations	707	22.1%
All others	643	20.1%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	502	15.7%
Retail trade	422	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	414	12.9%
Accommodation and food services	344	10.7%
Educational services	332	10.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	231	7.2%
Other services	182	5.7%
Finance and insurance	176	5.5%
Construction	142	4.4%
Public administration	138	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	115	3.6%
Wholesale trade	46	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32	1.0%
Utilities	32	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	0.3%
Information	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	34	0.52%
Puerto Rican	563	8.55%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	40	0.61%

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	23	0.35%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	23	0.35%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	101	1.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	52	0.79%
Filipino	42	0.64%
Korean	20	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,715	89.3%
Spanish	257	4.0%
Other Indo-European	178	2.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	169	2.6%
Chinese	31	0.5%
Korean	31	0.5%
Tagalog	18	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,869	28.4%
Italian	731	11.1%
Irish	599	9.1%
English	563	8.6%
Polish	492	7.5%
American	469	7.1%
Portuguese	300	4.6%
Lithuanian	148	2.2%
Jamaican	141	2.1%
European	128	1.9%
Austrian	114	1.7%
Dutch	98	1.5%
British	89	1.4%
Scottish	85	1.3%
Swedish	81	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,447	98.0%
Not a citizen	134	2.0%

Native	5,885	89.4%
Foreign-born	696	10.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
152	3.1%	239	4.9%	1,524	31.4%	1,381	28.4%	936	19.3%	628	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	152	3.1%
9-12 Years	239	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,524	31.4%
Some College	1,381	28.4%
Bach. Degree	936	19.3%
Grad Degree	628	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +392	R +4	D + 2.1%
D +388
2020 vs. 2012	R +667	R +407	R + 11.8%
D +260
2020 vs. 2008	R +596	R +452	R + 13.1%
D +144

2016 vs. 2008	R +204	R +448	R + 15.1%
D -244
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)	2,017	53.5%	Joe Biden (D)	1,709	45.3%	46	1.2%	3,772	5	7	0.05%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	1,625	53.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,321	43.5%	94	3.1%	3,040	5	8	0.05%
2012	52%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,449	51.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,350	47.7%	30	1.1%	2,829	1	1	0.05%
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	1,565	51.9%	John McCain (R)	1,421	47.1%	31	1.0%	3,017	3	1	0.05%
2004	43%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,122	54.2%	John Kerry (D)	936	45.2%	11	0.5%	2,069	6	4	0.04%
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	1,169	52.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	976	43.7%	90	4.0%	2,235	6	4	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,709

45.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,017

53.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,772

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,321

43.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,625

53.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,040

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,449

51.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,350

47.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,829

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,565

51.9%

John McCain (R)

1,421

47.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,017

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,122

54.2%

John Kerry (D)

936

45.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,069

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Jackson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,169

52.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

976

43.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,235

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jackson township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,425	52.7%	John Fetterman (D)	1,214	44.9%	65 [+]	2.4%	2,704	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 46 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 15 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.1%);
2022	G	51%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,356	50.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,291	47.8%	56 [+]	2.1%	2,703	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 30 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 15 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 11 (0.4%);
2018	S1	45%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,215	50.2%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,173	48.5%	31 [+]	1.3%	2,419	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 16 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 15 (0.6%);
2018	G	45%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,278	52.9%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,111	46.0%	27 [+]	1.1%	2,416	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 14 (0.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 13 (0.5%);
2016	S3	54%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,458	49.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,398	47.7%	74 [+]	2.5%	2,930	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 74 (2.5%);
2014	G	31%	Tom Wolf (D)	889	54.0%	Tom Corbett* (R)	757	46.0%	0	0.0%	1,646	1	0.05%
[-] 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	3,179
Median Value	$295,600

Occupied	2,348	73.9%
Vacant	831	26.1%

Owned	1,975	84.1%
Rented	373	15.9%
Median Rent	$1,306

Single-Family Units	2,567	80.7%
Detached	2,521	79.3%
Attached	46	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	32	1.0%
Mobile Homes	81	2.5%

Jackson township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Jackson township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jackson township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jackson township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jackson township, PA