Polk township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,472 ( 402 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.8 square miles
Population density: 242.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,139	82.16%	9.9%
Black:	189	2.53%	39.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	10	0.13%	82.8%
2+ races:	166	2.22%	66.0%
Hispanic:	901	12.06%	60.6%

Total non-White:	1,333	17.84%	25.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-676	-10.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	274	4.2

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
7,874
6,815	86.55%
312	3.96%
13	0.17%
58	0.74%
100	1.27%
561	7.12%
1,059	13.45%

2000
6,533
6,124	93.74%
148	2.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
36	0.55%
225	3.44%
409	6.26%

1990
4,517
4,318	95.59%
0	0.00%
9	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
190	4.21%
199	4.41%

1980
3,265
3,239	99.20%
2	0.06%
0	0.00%
3	0.09%
n/a
21	0.64%
26	0.80%

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

691	10.6
650	9.9

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

1,806	40.0
210	4.6

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

1,079	33.0
173	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk 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
45.2
1,403	18.8%
6,069	81.2%
1,408	18.8%

2,589
2.88

1,953	75.4%
1,625	83.2%
67	3.4%
636	24.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
1,959	24.9%
5,915	75.1%
1,147	14.6%

2,860
2.73

2,156	75.4%
1,708	79.2%
154	7.1%
704	24.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
1,800	27.6%
4,733	72.4%
894	13.7%

2,308
2.80

1,816	78.7%
1,542	84.9%
123	6.8%
492	21.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
1,200	26.6%
3,317	73.4%
649	14.4%

1,679
2.67

1,353	80.6%
1,227	90.7%
42	3.1%
326	19.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
902	27.6%
2,363	72.4%
428	13.1%

1,124
2.87

915	81.4%
842	92.0%
23	2.5%
209	18.6%

2022 Housing Data for Polk township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	101	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	88	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	194	7.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	110	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	57	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	0.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	78	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	78	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	75	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	303	11.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	167	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	302	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	459	17.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	111	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	265	10.2%
$200,000 or more	190	7.3%

Median Household Income	77,321
Per Capita Income	32,080

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	361	13.9%
Public Assistance	184	7.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	278	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,791	66.2%
Unemployed	115	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,906	68.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,312	31.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,371	1,032	57.1%
Non-Profit	65	236	21.6%
Self-Employed	134	52	72.0%

Local Government	56	153	26.8%
State Government	14	0	100.0%
Federal Government	17	37	31.5%

Total Private + Self	1,505	1,084	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	152	426	26.3%
Total	1,657	1,510	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	8.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	307	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	868	27.4%
Professional, Technical	355	11.2%
Service Occupations	568	17.9%
All others	1,069	33.8%

White Collar		48.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	678	21.4%
Manufacturing	432	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	394	12.4%
Transportation and warehousing	351	11.1%
Construction	272	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	188	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	154	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	139	4.4%
Public administration	123	3.9%
Other services	116	3.7%
Educational services	86	2.7%
Finance and insurance	73	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	55	1.7%
Information	49	1.5%
Wholesale trade	26	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	391	5.23%
Puerto Rican	58	0.78%
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	113	1.51%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	47	0.63%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	66	0.88%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	339	4.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	38	0.51%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,535	92.9%
Spanish	233	3.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	134	1.9%
Other Indo-European	66	0.9%
German, other Germanic	43	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	13	0.2%
Other Asian	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,117	14.9%
Irish	997	13.3%
Italian	917	12.3%
Polish	497	6.7%
English	466	6.2%
American	388	5.2%
Pennsylvania German	273	3.7%
Dutch	186	2.5%
European	167	2.2%
Eastern European	121	1.6%
Slovak	109	1.5%
Hungarian	97	1.3%
Swiss	88	1.2%
French	81	1.1%
Russian	68	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,448	99.7%
Not a citizen	24	0.3%

Native	7,273	97.3%
Foreign-born	199	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
258	4.8%	261	4.8%	2,476	45.8%	1,633	30.2%	521	9.6%	255	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	258	4.8%
9-12 Years	261	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,476	45.8%
Some College	1,633	30.2%
Bach. Degree	521	9.6%
Grad Degree	255	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +455	R +119	D + 4.3%
D +336
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,149	R +1,076	R + 24.9%
D +73
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,170	R +1,307	R + 33.3%
D -137

2016 vs. 2008	R +715	R +1,188	R + 37.5%
D -473
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,619	64.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,346	33.3%	82	2.0%	4,047	16	18	0.06%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	2,164	65.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,010	30.6%	122	3.7%	3,296	17	20	0.05%
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,470	52.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,273	45.6%	48	1.7%	2,791	6	5	0.05%
2008	52%	Barack Obama (D)	1,483	49.9%	John McCain (R)	1,449	48.7%	41	1.4%	2,973	5	3	0.05%
2004	47%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,372	56.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,055	43.2%	17	0.7%	2,444	8	5	0.04%
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	1,146	53.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	914	42.5%	92	4.3%	2,152	7	5	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Polk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,346

33.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,619

64.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,047

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Polk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,010

30.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,164

65.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,296

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Polk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,273

45.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,470

52.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,791

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Polk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,483

49.9%

John McCain (R)

1,449

48.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,973

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Polk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,372

56.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,055

43.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,444

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Polk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,146

53.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

914

42.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,152

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	50%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,837	61.1%	John Fetterman (D)	1,056	35.1%	115 [+]	3.8%	3,008	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 82 (2.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 17 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 16 (0.5%);
2022	G	50%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,820	60.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,142	37.8%	60 [+]	2.0%	3,022	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 36 (1.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 12 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 12 (0.4%);
2018	S1	41%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,465	58.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	992	39.8%	37 [+]	1.5%	2,494	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 21 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 16 (0.6%);
2018	G	41%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,394	55.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,071	42.8%	36 [+]	1.4%	2,501	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 29 (1.2%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.3%);
2016	S3	52%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,932	61.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,118	35.5%	98 [+]	3.1%	3,148	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 98 (3.1%);
2014	G	28%	Tom Wolf (D)	853	51.4%	Tom Corbett* (R)	807	48.6%	0	0.0%	1,660	4	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	3,284
Median Value	$204,200

Occupied	2,589	78.8%
Vacant	695	21.2%

Owned	2,152	83.1%
Rented	437	16.9%
Median Rent	$1,418

Single-Family Units	3,029	92.2%
Detached	3,009	91.6%
Attached	20	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	113	3.4%
Mobile Homes	132	4.0%

Polk township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Polk township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Polk township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk township, PA