Tunkhannock township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,003 ( 214 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.6 square miles
Population density: 181.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,475	49.62%	19.8%
Black:	1,390	19.85%	26.4%
Indian:	3	0.04%	80.0%
Asian:	327	4.67%	159.5%
2+ races:	70	1.00%	48.1%
Hispanic:	1,155	16.49%	9.8%

Total non-White:	3,528	50.38%	43.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-859	-15.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,073	19.2

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
6,789
4,334	63.84%
1,100	16.20%
15	0.22%
126	1.86%
135	1.99%
1,052	15.50%
2,455	36.16%

2000
4,983
4,024	80.75%
293	5.88%
0	0.00%
56	1.12%
115	2.31%
483	9.69%
959	19.25%

1990
2,060
1,973	95.78%
32	1.55%
0	0.00%
5	0.24%
n/a
50	2.43%
87	4.22%

1980
1,020
1,008	98.82%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.59%
n/a
6	0.59%
12	1.18%

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

310	6.2
1,496	30.0

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

2,051	99.6
872	42.3

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

965	94.6
75	7.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Tunkhannock 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
42.1
1,601	22.9%
5,402	77.1%
1,411	20.1%

2,087
3.36

1,504	72.1%
1,240	82.4%
51	3.4%
583	27.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
1,786	26.3%
5,003	73.7%
745	11.0%

2,356
2.88

1,829	77.6%
1,410	77.1%
136	7.4%
527	22.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
1,565	31.4%
3,418	68.6%
472	9.5%

1,664
2.99

1,337	80.3%
1,123	84.0%
56	4.2%
327	19.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
624	30.3%
1,436	69.7%
236	11.5%

728
2.83

585	80.4%
512	87.5%
29	5.0%
143	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
35.9
282	27.6%
738	72.4%
116	11.4%

364
2.80

295	81.0%
278	94.2%
4	1.4%
69	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Tunkhannock township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	97	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	34	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	46	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	77	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	85	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	185	8.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	55	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	131	6.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	46	2.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	320	15.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	363	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	346	16.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	167	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	26	1.2%
$200,000 or more	85	4.1%

Median Household Income	72,892
Per Capita Income	25,039

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	170	8.1%
Public Assistance	79	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	420	20.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,860	53.8%
Unemployed	152	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,012	58.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,446	41.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		46.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,172	654	64.2%
Non-Profit	75	60	55.6%
Self-Employed	74	204	26.6%

Local Government	0	69	0.0%
State Government	82	82	50.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,246	858	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	157	211	42.7%
Total	1,403	1,069	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	220	8.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	473	19.1%
Professional, Technical	570	23.1%
Service Occupations	583	23.6%
All others	626	25.3%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	363	14.7%
Accommodation and food services	340	13.8%
Retail trade	337	13.6%
Other services	265	10.7%
Construction	196	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	179	7.2%
Manufacturing	162	6.6%
Educational services	152	6.1%
Wholesale trade	140	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	105	4.2%
Finance and insurance	95	3.8%
Public administration	53	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	37	1.5%
Information	26	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	973	13.89%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	24	0.34%

Total Central American	61	0.87%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	23	0.33%
Salvadoran	38	0.54%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	35	0.50%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	35	0.50%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	62	0.89%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	206	2.94%
Korean	74	1.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,162	93.3%
Spanish	247	3.7%
Tagalog	136	2.1%
Other	46	0.7%
German, other Germanic	16	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	653	9.3%
Irish	604	8.6%
German	547	7.8%
English	430	6.1%
Jamaican	373	5.3%
Portuguese	332	4.7%
Polish	213	3.0%
Ukrainian	164	2.3%
Russian	154	2.2%
American	142	2.0%
Scottish	128	1.8%
British	106	1.5%
Eastern European	97	1.4%
Dutch	80	1.1%
French	64	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,985	99.7%
Not a citizen	18	0.3%

Native	6,608	94.4%
Foreign-born	395	5.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	285	6.0%	1,695	35.6%	1,906	40.0%	608	12.8%	268	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	285	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,695	35.6%
Some College	1,906	40.0%
Bach. Degree	608	12.8%
Grad Degree	268	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +373	D +112	D + 3.4%
D +485
2020 vs. 2012	R +609	R +311	R + 14.9%
D +298
2020 vs. 2008	R +635	R +400	R + 18.4%
D +235

2016 vs. 2008	R +262	R +512	R + 21.8%
D -250
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	1,673	50.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,550	47.1%	66	2.0%	3,289	-2	0	0.05%
2016	45%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,188	48.8%	Donald Trump (R)	1,177	48.4%	69	2.8%	2,434	0	2	0.04%
2012	46%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,375	58.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	941	40.1%	31	1.3%	2,347	-6	-7	0.04%
2008	51%	Barack Obama (D)	1,438	60.6%	John McCain (R)	915	38.6%	18	0.8%	2,371	-6	-7	0.04%
2004	36%	George W. Bush* (R)	772	52.3%	John Kerry (D)	697	47.2%	7	0.5%	1,476	4	2	0.03%
2000	41%	George W. Bush (R)	727	51.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	650	45.9%	39	2.8%	1,416	5	3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Tunkhannock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,673

50.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,550

47.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,289

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Tunkhannock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,188

48.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,177

48.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,434

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Tunkhannock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,375

58.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

941

40.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,347

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Tunkhannock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,438

60.6%

John McCain (R)

915

38.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,371

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Tunkhannock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

772

52.3%

John Kerry (D)

697

47.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,476

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Tunkhannock township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

727

51.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

650

45.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,416

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tunkhannock township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	34%	John Fetterman (D)	972	49.6%	Mehmet Oz (R)	933	47.7%	53 [+]	2.7%	1,958	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 33 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 11 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 9 (0.5%);
2022	G	35%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,023	52.1%	Doug Mastriano (R)	909	46.3%	33 [+]	1.7%	1,965	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 20 (1.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 10 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	35%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,061	53.9%	Lou Barletta (R)	884	44.9%	22 [+]	1.1%	1,967	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 16 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.3%);
2018	G	35%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,110	56.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	830	42.2%	28 [+]	1.4%	1,968	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 17 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 11 (0.6%);
2016	S3	43%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,209	52.0%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,032	44.4%	82 [+]	3.5%	2,323	-4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 82 (3.5%);
2014	G	22%	Tom Wolf (D)	640	55.8%	Tom Corbett* (R)	506	44.2%	0	0.0%	1,146	-1	0.03%
[-] 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	3,397
Median Value	$195,800

Occupied	2,087	61.4%
Vacant	1,310	38.6%

Owned	1,865	89.4%
Rented	222	10.6%
Median Rent	$1,157

Single-Family Units	3,237	95.3%
Detached	3,134	92.3%
Attached	103	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	160	4.7%

Tunkhannock township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tunkhannock township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Tunkhannock township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tunkhannock township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tunkhannock township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Tunkhannock township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tunkhannock township, PA