Pennsburg borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,915 ( 72 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population density: 4894.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,395	86.72%	1.0%
Black:	76	1.94%	2.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	44	1.12%	78.2%
2+ races:	115	2.94%	167.4%
Hispanic:	285	7.28%	79.2%

Total non-White:	520	13.28%	8.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	32	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	40	1.3

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
3,843
3,363	87.51%
74	1.93%
2	0.05%
202	5.26%
43	1.12%
159	4.14%
480	12.49%

2000
2,732
2,566	93.92%
47	1.72%
0	0.00%
19	0.70%
59	2.16%
41	1.50%
166	6.08%

1990
2,460
2,399	97.52%
28	1.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
20	0.81%
61	2.48%

1980
2,339
2,319	99.14%
5	0.21%
0	0.00%
5	0.21%
n/a
10	0.43%
20	0.86%

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

797	29.2
314	11.5

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

167	6.8
105	4.3

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

80	3.4
41	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Pennsburg borough, 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
37.4
778	19.9%
3,137	80.1%
456	11.6%

1,354
2.70

1,058	78.1%
731	69.1%
61	5.8%
296	21.9%

2010
Number	Percent
33.1
1,120	29.1%
2,723	70.9%
418	10.9%

1,286
2.70

920	71.5%
682	74.1%
112	12.2%
366	28.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
738	27.0%
1,994	73.0%
385	14.1%

995
2.63

703	70.7%
568	80.8%
41	5.8%
292	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
613	24.9%
1,847	75.1%
461	18.7%

877
2.66

618	70.5%
557	90.1%
31	5.0%
259	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
706	30.2%
1,633	69.8%
261	11.2%

866
2.64

658	76.0%
565	85.9%
47	7.1%
208	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Pennsburg borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	49	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	29	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	47	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	46	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	75	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	4.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	134	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	298	22.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	194	14.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	146	10.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	147	10.9%
$200,000 or more	69	5.1%

Median Household Income	92,054
Per Capita Income	34,529

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	73	5.4%
Public Assistance	27	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	45	3.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,101	81.3%
Unemployed	31	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,132	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	452	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	954	901	51.4%
Non-Profit	35	166	17.4%
Self-Employed	49	57	46.2%

Local Government	60	38	61.2%
State Government	15	10	60.0%
Federal Government	7	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,003	958	51.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	117	214	35.3%
Total	1,120	1,172	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	5.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	193	8.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	483	21.1%
Professional, Technical	462	20.2%
Service Occupations	335	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	0.9%
All others	819	35.7%

White Collar		49.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	473	20.6%
Retail trade	270	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	269	11.7%
Construction	238	10.4%
Educational services	229	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	158	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	151	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	117	5.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	82	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	66	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	55	2.4%
Finance and insurance	44	1.9%
Other services	34	1.5%
Information	27	1.2%
Public administration	22	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	0.5%
Utilities	12	0.5%
Wholesale trade	12	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21	0.54%
Puerto Rican	179	4.57%
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	16	0.41%
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	16	0.41%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	69	1.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	33	0.84%
Filipino	11	0.28%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,415	93.3%
Spanish	159	4.3%
Chinese	33	0.9%
German, other Germanic	24	0.7%
Other Indo-European	19	0.5%
Tagalog	11	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,314	33.6%
Irish	629	16.1%
Italian	509	13.0%
English	248	6.3%
Polish	232	5.9%
American	199	5.1%
Pennsylvania German	136	3.5%
Swedish	134	3.4%
Armenian	59	1.5%
Lithuanian	44	1.1%
Dutch	32	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	29	0.7%
Egyptian	26	0.7%
European	24	0.6%
Russian	21	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,861	98.6%
Not a citizen	54	1.4%

Native	3,766	96.2%
Foreign-born	149	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
46	1.7%	191	7.1%	1,244	46.2%	721	26.8%	353	13.1%	136	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	46	1.7%
9-12 Years	191	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,244	46.2%
Some College	721	26.8%
Bach. Degree	353	13.1%
Grad Degree	136	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +193	R +48	R + 1.2%
D +145
2020 vs. 2012	R +338	R +197	R + 12.4%
D +141
2020 vs. 2008	R +378	R +404	R + 27.4%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +185	R +356	R + 26.3%
D -171
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	932	54.0%	Joe Biden (D)	770	44.6%	23	1.3%	1,725	5	7	0.02%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	739	50.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	625	42.6%	104	7.1%	1,468	2	4	0.02%
2012	45%	Barack Obama* (D)	629	50.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	594	47.7%	23	1.8%	1,246	1	0	0.02%
2008	53%	Barack Obama (D)	796	58.1%	John McCain (R)	554	40.4%	20	1.5%	1,370	-4	-5	0.02%
2004	53%	John Kerry (D)	632	52.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	566	47.1%	4	0.3%	1,202	-1	-4	0.02%
2000	39%	George W. Bush (R)	380	48.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	369	47.0%	36	4.6%	785	2	1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pennsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

770

44.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

932

54.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

1,725

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Pennsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

625

42.6%

Donald Trump (R)

739

50.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

1,468

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Pennsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

629

50.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

594

47.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,246

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Pennsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

796

58.1%

John McCain (R)

554

40.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,370

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Pennsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

566

47.1%

John Kerry (D)

632

52.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,202

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Pennsburg borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

380

48.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

369

47.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

785

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pennsburg borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	John Fetterman (D)	684	48.2%	Mehmet Oz (R)	676	47.7%	58 [+]	4.1%	1,418	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 35 (2.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 17 (1.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 6 (0.4%);
2022	G	46%	Josh Shapiro (D)	737	52.1%	Doug Mastriano (R)	646	45.7%	32 [+]	2.3%	1,415	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 15 (1.1%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 10 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 7 (0.5%);
2018	S1	39%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	613	53.1%	Lou Barletta (R)	512	44.3%	30 [+]	2.6%	1,155	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 19 (1.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 11 (1.0%);
2018	G	38%	Tom Wolf* (D)	631	54.7%	Scott Wagner (R)	502	43.5%	20 [+]	1.7%	1,153	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 14 (1.2%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2016	S3	49%	Pat Toomey* (R)	796	55.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	615	42.6%	31 [+]	2.1%	1,442	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 31 (2.1%);
2014	G	27%	Tom Wolf (D)	394	51.4%	Tom Corbett* (R)	373	48.6%	0	0.0%	767	4	0.02%
[-] 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	1,354
Median Value	$254,300

Occupied	1,354	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	950	70.2%
Rented	404	29.8%
Median Rent	$1,323

Single-Family Units	1,018	75.2%
Detached	464	34.3%
Attached	554	40.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	193	14.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Pennsburg borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pennsburg borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Pennsburg borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pennsburg borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pennsburg borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pennsburg borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pennsburg borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pennsburg borough, PA