Bushkill township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,531 ( 353 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.0 square miles
Population density: 341.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,290	97.18%	6.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	27	0.32%	63.5%
2+ races:	60	0.70%	21.1%
Hispanic:	154	1.81%	7.8%

Total non-White:	241	2.82%	37.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	499	7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-146	-2.2

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
8,178
7,791	95.27%
55	0.67%
7	0.09%
74	0.90%
76	0.93%
167	2.04%
387	4.73%

2000
6,982
6,769	96.95%
10	0.14%
71	1.02%
10	0.14%
32	0.46%
90	1.29%
213	3.05%

1990
5,512
5,488	99.56%
0	0.00%
6	0.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	0.33%
24	0.44%

1980
4,469
4,469	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

1,022	14.6
174	2.5

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

1,281	23.2
189	3.4

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

1,019	22.8
24	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bushkill 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
46.3
2,001	23.5%
6,530	76.5%
1,563	18.3%

3,085
2.76

2,455	79.6%
2,036	82.9%
97	4.0%
630	20.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
1,982	24.2%
6,196	75.8%
954	11.7%

2,825
2.89

2,396	84.8%
2,114	88.2%
82	3.4%
429	15.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
1,970	28.2%
5,012	71.8%
642	9.2%

2,340
2.98

2,009	85.9%
1,749	87.1%
68	3.4%
331	14.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
1,507	27.3%
4,005	72.7%
479	8.7%

1,817
3.03

1,576	86.7%
1,435	91.1%
48	3.0%
241	13.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
1,382	30.9%
3,087	69.1%
321	7.2%

1,459
3.06

1,292	88.6%
1,203	93.1%
25	1.9%
167	11.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bushkill township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	78	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	73	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	123	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	1.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	107	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	68	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	201	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	315	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	305	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	330	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	360	11.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	388	12.6%
$200,000 or more	598	19.4%

Median Household Income	112,726
Per Capita Income	47,031

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	96	3.1%
Public Assistance	40	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	136	4.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,806	74.0%
Unemployed	161	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,967	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,176	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,542	1,247	55.3%
Non-Profit	130	336	27.9%
Self-Employed	347	173	66.7%

Local Government	47	108	30.3%
State Government	61	34	64.2%
Federal Government	78	10	88.6%

Total Private + Self	1,889	1,420	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	316	488	39.3%
Total	2,205	1,908	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	8.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	943	22.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	720	17.5%
Professional, Technical	1,209	29.4%
Service Occupations	389	9.5%
All others	852	20.7%

White Collar		69.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	700	17.0%
Manufacturing	694	16.9%
Retail trade	422	10.3%
Educational services	339	8.2%
Finance and insurance	298	7.2%
Construction	246	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	235	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	234	5.7%
Other services	213	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	156	3.8%
Public administration	141	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	139	3.4%
Utilities	92	2.2%
Wholesale trade	88	2.1%
Information	54	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	56	0.66%
Puerto Rican	57	0.67%
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	21	0.25%
Argentinean	6	0.07%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	15	0.18%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	20	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	11	0.13%
Chinese	9	0.11%
Filipino	7	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,772	97.7%
German, other Germanic	64	0.8%
Arabic	29	0.4%
Spanish	28	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	25	0.3%
Other Indo-European	16	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.2%
Other Asian	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,565	30.1%
Italian	1,215	14.2%
American	1,052	12.3%
Irish	989	11.6%
English	719	8.4%
Pennsylvania German	419	4.9%
Polish	292	3.4%
Hungarian	218	2.6%
European	210	2.5%
Swedish	198	2.3%
Slovak	187	2.2%
Dutch	173	2.0%
Welsh	167	2.0%
Scottish	107	1.3%
Ukrainian	100	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,508	99.7%
Not a citizen	23	0.3%

Native	8,318	97.5%
Foreign-born	213	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
69	1.1%	311	5.2%	1,618	26.9%	1,532	25.5%	1,543	25.7%	934	15.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	69	1.1%
9-12 Years	311	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,618	26.9%
Some College	1,532	25.5%
Bach. Degree	1,543	25.7%
Grad Degree	934	15.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +665	R +39	D + 6.4%
D +626
2020 vs. 2012	R +944	R +444	R + 2.6%
D +500
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,249	R +888	R + 13.4%
D +361

2016 vs. 2008	R +584	R +849	R + 19.8%
D -265
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,344	61.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,068	37.7%	71	1.3%	5,483	12	14	0.08%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	2,679	62.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,442	33.4%	192	4.5%	4,313	14	16	0.07%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,400	59.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,568	39.1%	47	1.2%	4,015	13	13	0.07%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	2,095	54.2%	Barack Obama (D)	1,707	44.2%	63	1.6%	3,865	10	9	0.06%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,150	59.0%	John Kerry (D)	1,454	39.9%	43	1.2%	3,647	11	8	0.06%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	1,575	54.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,203	41.7%	106	3.7%	2,884	8	7	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bushkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,068

37.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,344

61.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,483

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Bushkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,442

33.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,679

62.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

117

2.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

4,313

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Bushkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,568

39.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,400

59.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,015

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Bushkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,707

44.2%

John McCain (R)

2,095

54.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,865

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Bushkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,150

59.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,454

39.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,647

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Bushkill township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,575

54.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,203

41.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,884

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bushkill township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	65%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,561	58.2%	John Fetterman (D)	1,706	38.8%	132 [+]	3.0%	4,399	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 73 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 29 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 20 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2022	G	65%	Doug Mastriano (R)	2,342	53.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,976	44.8%	91 [+]	2.1%	4,409	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 44 (1.0%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 25 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 18 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	S1	55%	Lou Barletta (R)	2,066	56.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,529	41.9%	55 [+]	1.5%	3,650	14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 45 (1.2%); Neal Gale (Green) 10 (0.3%);
2018	G	54%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,889	52.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,646	45.7%	70 [+]	1.9%	3,605	12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 55 (1.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 15 (0.4%);
2016	S3	74%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,941	60.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,788	36.9%	119 [+]	2.5%	4,848	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 119 (2.5%);
2014	G	38%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,375	55.8%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,088	44.2%	0	0.0%	2,463	11	0.07%
[-] 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	3,158
Median Value	$347,000

Occupied	3,085	97.7%
Vacant	73	2.3%

Owned	2,909	94.3%
Rented	176	5.7%
Median Rent	$1,422

Single-Family Units	3,078	97.5%
Detached	3,062	97.0%
Attached	16	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	0.3%
Mobile Homes	51	1.6%

Bushkill township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bushkill township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bushkill township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bushkill township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bushkill township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bushkill township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bushkill township, PA