Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,891 ( 576 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.1 square miles
Population density: 1164.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,194	88.17%	11.6%
Black:	195	3.31%	34.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	79	1.34%	36.8%
2+ races:	243	4.12%	185.9%
Hispanic:	180	3.06%	25.9%

Total non-White:	697	11.83%	5.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	539	12.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	37	0.8

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
5,315
4,655	87.58%
296	5.57%
6	0.11%
125	2.35%
85	1.60%
143	2.69%
660	12.42%

2000
4,102
3,894	94.93%
15	0.37%
33	0.80%
56	1.37%
24	0.59%
80	1.95%
208	5.07%

1990
3,315
3,153	95.11%
46	1.39%
0	0.00%
18	0.54%
n/a
6	0.18%
162	4.89%

1980
2,793
2,721	97.42%
31	1.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
41	1.47%
72	2.58%

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

761	18.6
452	11.0

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

741	22.4
46	1.4

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

432	15.5
90	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Upper Pottsgrove 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
39.2
1,189	20.2%
4,702	79.8%
749	12.7%

2,132
2.76

1,726	81.0%
1,412	81.8%
32	1.9%
406	19.0%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
1,393	26.2%
3,922	73.8%
491	9.2%

1,858
2.86

1,486	80.0%
1,266	85.2%
75	5.0%
372	20.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
1,156	28.2%
2,946	71.8%
437	10.7%

1,420
2.89

1,155	81.3%
1,030	89.2%
47	4.1%
265	18.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
901	27.2%
2,414	72.8%
257	7.8%

1,073
3.09

953	88.8%
820	86.0%
28	2.9%
120	11.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
810	29.0%
1,983	71.0%
279	10.0%

903
3.09

825	91.4%
730	88.5%
27	3.3%
78	8.6%

2022 Housing Data for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	62	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	52	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	84	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	49	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	48	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	0.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	0.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	104	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	242	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	175	8.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	327	15.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	209	9.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	387	18.2%
$200,000 or more	338	15.9%

Median Household Income	113,587
Per Capita Income	47,875

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	66	3.1%
Public Assistance	52	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	188	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,927	74.7%
Unemployed	377	9.6%
In Armed Forces	12	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,316	84.7%
Not in Labor Force	601	15.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,264	1,158	52.2%
Non-Profit	36	240	13.0%
Self-Employed	250	28	89.9%

Local Government	78	94	45.3%
State Government	54	24	69.2%
Federal Government	17	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,514	1,186	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	185	358	34.1%
Total	1,699	1,544	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	650	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	689	21.2%
Professional, Technical	838	25.8%
Service Occupations	370	11.4%
All others	696	21.5%

White Collar		67.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	429	13.2%
Retail trade	418	12.9%
Construction	362	11.2%
Health care and social assistance	325	10.0%
Manufacturing	320	9.9%
Finance and insurance	304	9.4%
Educational services	295	9.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	250	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	154	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	119	3.7%
Public administration	91	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	1.3%
Wholesale trade	31	1.0%
Other services	29	0.9%
Information	24	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.3%
Management	8	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.24%
Puerto Rican	52	0.88%
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	114	1.94%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	39	0.66%
Filipino	29	0.49%
Vietnamese	11	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,074	89.6%
Arabic	334	5.9%
Spanish	89	1.6%
Other Indo-European	46	0.8%
Other	39	0.7%
Tagalog	29	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.3%
Vietnamese	11	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,281	21.7%
Irish	770	13.1%
Italian	677	11.5%
English	540	9.2%
Polish	513	8.7%
Other Arab	185	3.1%
Pennsylvania German	174	3.0%
British	172	2.9%
Lithuanian	141	2.4%
American	126	2.1%
Jordanian	104	1.8%
Swiss	92	1.6%
Hungarian	91	1.5%
Czechoslovakian	74	1.3%
Eastern European	67	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,846	99.2%
Not a citizen	45	0.8%

Native	5,557	94.3%
Foreign-born	334	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
103	2.6%	246	6.1%	1,288	32.0%	1,019	25.3%	951	23.6%	423	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	103	2.6%
9-12 Years	246	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,288	32.0%
Some College	1,019	25.3%
Bach. Degree	951	23.6%
Grad Degree	423	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +232	D +286	D + 9.4%
D +518
2020 vs. 2012	R +426	D +182	D + 5.6%
D +608
2020 vs. 2008	R +531	R +62	R + 4.5%
D +469

2016 vs. 2008	R +299	R +348	R + 13.9%
D -49
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Joe Biden (D)	1,790	51.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,632	47.2%	37	1.1%	3,459	-2	0	0.05%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,400	49.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,272	45.0%	152	5.4%	2,824	1	4	0.05%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,206	49.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,182	48.9%	30	1.2%	2,418	3	3	0.04%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	1,321	53.9%	John McCain (R)	1,101	44.9%	28	1.1%	2,450	1	-1	0.04%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,099	51.8%	John Kerry (D)	1,008	47.5%	14	0.7%	2,121	3	1	0.04%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	777	51.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	682	45.0%	55	3.6%	1,514	5	3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Upper Pottsgrove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,790

51.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,632

47.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

3,459

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Upper Pottsgrove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,272

45.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,400

49.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,824

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Upper Pottsgrove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,182

48.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,206

49.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,418

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Upper Pottsgrove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,321

53.9%

John McCain (R)

1,101

44.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,450

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Upper Pottsgrove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,099

51.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,008

47.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,121

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Upper Pottsgrove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

777

51.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

682

45.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,514

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	John Fetterman (D)	1,294	51.2%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,159	45.9%	73 [+]	2.9%	2,526	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 43 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 16 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 14 (0.6%);
2022	G	55%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,436	56.8%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,053	41.6%	40 [+]	1.6%	2,529	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 23 (0.9%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 9 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 8 (0.3%);
2018	S1	49%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,156	52.8%	Lou Barletta (R)	992	45.3%	41 [+]	1.9%	2,189	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 27 (1.2%); Neal Gale (Green) 14 (0.6%);
2018	G	49%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,201	54.7%	Scott Wagner (R)	962	43.8%	31 [+]	1.4%	2,194	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 24 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.3%);
2016	S3	64%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,527	55.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,197	43.1%	52 [+]	1.9%	2,776	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 52 (1.9%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Corbett* (R)	731	50.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	724	49.8%	0	0.0%	1,455	5	0.04%
[-] 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	2,132
Median Value	$278,300

Occupied	2,132	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	1,848	86.7%
Rented	284	13.3%
Median Rent	$2,088

Single-Family Units	2,091	98.1%
Detached	1,530	71.8%
Attached	561	26.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Upper Pottsgrove township, PA