Lower Mahanoy township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,474 ( 235 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.0 square miles
Population density: 67.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,446	98.10%	13.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	9	0.61%	800.0%
2+ races:	12	0.81%	14.3%
Hispanic:	7	0.47%	46.2%

Total non-White:	28	1.90%	15.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-230	-16.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-0.4

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
1,709
1,676	98.07%
4	0.23%
1	0.06%
1	0.06%
14	0.82%
13	0.76%
33	1.93%

2000
1,581
1,577	99.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
2	0.13%
4	0.25%

1990
1,669
1,665	99.76%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.12%
4	0.24%

1980
1,624
1,622	99.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.12%

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

99	6.3
29	1.8

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

-88	-5.3
0	0.0

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

43	2.6
2	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Lower Mahanoy 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
52.6
244	16.6%
1,230	83.4%
440	29.9%

644
2.29

457	71.0%
410	89.7%
7	1.5%
187	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.6
360	21.1%
1,349	78.9%
317	18.5%

697
2.45

511	73.3%
434	84.9%
17	3.3%
186	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
341	21.6%
1,240	78.4%
248	15.7%

637
2.48

495	77.7%
421	85.1%
23	4.6%
142	22.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
409	24.5%
1,260	75.5%
237	14.2%

600
2.78

480	80.0%
436	90.8%
18	3.8%
120	20.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
463	28.5%
1,161	71.5%
229	14.1%

566
2.87

465	82.2%
426	91.6%
16	3.4%
101	17.8%

2022 Housing Data for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	27	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	53	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	79	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	100	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	58	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	46	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	50	7.8%
$200,000 or more	20	3.1%

Median Household Income	65,625
Per Capita Income	34,398

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	3.1%
Public Assistance	23	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	62	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	607	73.1%
Unemployed	4	0.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	611	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	219	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	233	189	55.2%
Non-Profit	20	51	28.2%
Self-Employed	65	11	85.5%

Local Government	9	31	22.5%
State Government	28	34	45.2%
Federal Government	7	5	58.3%

Total Private + Self	298	200	59.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	64	121	34.6%
Total	362	321	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	83	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	101	14.8%
Professional, Technical	136	19.9%
Service Occupations	63	9.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30	4.4%
All others	300	43.9%

White Collar		46.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	162	23.7%
Health care and social assistance	66	9.7%
Educational services	62	9.1%
Construction	59	8.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	56	8.2%
Public administration	41	6.0%
Other services	35	5.1%
Wholesale trade	34	5.0%
Finance and insurance	31	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	28	4.1%
Retail trade	27	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	2.2%
Accommodation and food services	9	1.3%
Utilities	9	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	1.0%
Information	6	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.47%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	5	0.34%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,376	96.8%
German, other Germanic	39	2.7%
Spanish	7	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	911	61.8%
English	117	7.9%
American	99	6.7%
Irish	62	4.2%
Italian	47	3.2%
Pennsylvania German	39	2.6%
Polish	28	1.9%
French	27	1.8%
Dutch	23	1.6%
Swiss	18	1.2%
Ukrainian	17	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	10	0.7%
Welsh	6	0.4%
Hungarian	4	0.3%
Lithuanian	4	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,474	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,466	99.5%
Foreign-born	8	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23	2.1%	94	8.4%	609	54.4%	209	18.7%	127	11.3%	58	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23	2.1%
9-12 Years	94	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	609	54.4%
Some College	209	18.7%
Bach. Degree	127	11.3%
Grad Degree	58	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +87	R +48	D + 4.1%
D +39
2020 vs. 2012	R +189	R +196	R + 11.8%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +225	R +254	R + 19.3%
D -29

2016 vs. 2008	R +138	R +206	R + 23.4%
D -68
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	713	79.7%	Joe Biden (D)	164	18.3%	18	2.0%	895	31	33	0.01%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	626	80.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	125	16.1%	25	3.2%	776	32	35	0.01%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	524	73.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	171	24.1%	16	2.3%	711	27	26	0.01%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	488	70.7%	Barack Obama (D)	193	28.0%	9	1.3%	690	27	25	0.01%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	574	79.4%	John Kerry (D)	147	20.3%	2	0.3%	723	31	29	0.01%
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	487	79.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	105	17.2%	18	3.0%	610	33	32	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lower Mahanoy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

164

18.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

713

79.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

895

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Lower Mahanoy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

125

16.1%

Donald Trump (R)

626

80.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

776

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 35

2012 President, Lower Mahanoy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

171

24.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

524

73.7%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

711

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Lower Mahanoy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

193

28.0%

John McCain (R)

488

70.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

690

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2004 President, Lower Mahanoy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

574

79.4%

John Kerry (D)

147

20.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

723

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 29

2000 President, Lower Mahanoy township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

487

79.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

105

17.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

610

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 32

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Mehmet Oz (R)	547	76.7%	John Fetterman (D)	146	20.5%	20 [+]	2.8%	713	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 11 (1.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	61%	Doug Mastriano (R)	495	68.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	196	27.0%	34 [+]	4.7%	725	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 20 (2.8%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 8 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	50%	Lou Barletta (R)	465	76.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	144	23.5%	3 [+]	0.5%	612	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.3%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	50%	Scott Wagner (R)	429	70.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	174	28.5%	7 [+]	1.1%	610	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 4 (0.7%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%);
2016	S3	61%	Pat Toomey* (R)	577	75.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	153	19.9%	39 [+]	5.1%	769	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 39 (5.1%);
2014	G	38%	Tom Corbett* (R)	312	64.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	174	35.8%	0	0.0%	486	19	0.01%
[-] 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	768
Median Value	$170,200

Occupied	644	83.9%
Vacant	124	16.1%

Owned	512	79.5%
Rented	132	20.5%
Median Rent	$671

Single-Family Units	661	86.1%
Detached	641	83.5%
Attached	20	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	32	4.2%
Mobile Homes	35	4.6%

Lower Mahanoy township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lower Mahanoy township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lower Mahanoy township, PA