Rush township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,425 ( 303 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.6 square miles
Population density: 53.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,325	92.98%	21.9%
Black:	6	0.42%	33.3%
Indian:	3	0.21%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	0.56%	20.0%
Hispanic:	83	5.82%	730.0%

Total non-White:	100	7.02%	185.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	238	25.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	65	7.0

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
1,122
1,087	96.88%
9	0.80%
0	0.00%
6	0.53%
10	0.89%
10	0.89%
35	3.12%

2000
1,189
1,163	97.81%
8	0.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
13	1.09%
5	0.42%
26	2.19%

1990
1,097
1,082	98.63%
5	0.46%
0	0.00%
7	0.64%
n/a
3	0.27%
15	1.37%

1980
1,169
1,166	99.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.26%

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

-76	-6.4
9	0.8

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

81	7.4
11	1.0

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

-84	-7.2
12	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush 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
38.1
436	30.6%
989	69.4%
222	15.6%

477
2.97

387	81.1%
338	87.3%
22	5.7%
90	18.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
254	22.6%
868	77.4%
183	16.3%

435
2.58

329	75.6%
279	84.8%
13	4.0%
106	24.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
318	26.7%
871	73.3%
161	13.5%

431
2.75

322	74.7%
290	90.1%
11	3.4%
109	25.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
300	27.3%
797	72.7%
129	11.8%

382
2.87

326	85.3%
295	90.5%
10	3.1%
56	14.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
380	32.5%
789	67.5%
106	9.1%

363
3.22

318	87.6%
287	90.3%
2	0.6%
45	12.4%

2022 Housing Data for Rush township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	35	7.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	27	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	46	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	67	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	36	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	79	16.6%
$200,000 or more	40	8.4%

Median Household Income	86,875
Per Capita Income	35,357

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	2.5%
Public Assistance	12	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	35	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	575	78.3%
Unemployed	15	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	590	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	144	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	259	183	58.6%
Non-Profit	45	68	39.8%
Self-Employed	58	27	68.2%

Local Government	6	4	60.0%
State Government	18	0	100.0%
Federal Government	2	3	40.0%

Total Private + Self	317	210	60.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	71	75	48.6%
Total	388	285	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	4.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	98	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	114	16.9%
Professional, Technical	219	32.5%
Service Occupations	53	7.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	2.5%
All others	189	28.1%

White Collar		64.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	218	32.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	81	12.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	58	8.6%
Construction	52	7.7%
Manufacturing	44	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	30	4.5%
Retail trade	29	4.3%
Educational services	27	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	20	3.0%
Public administration	19	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	2.5%
Wholesale trade	16	2.4%
Other services	15	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	2.1%
Finance and insurance	7	1.0%
Utilities	5	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.6%
Information	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	35	2.46%
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	48	3.37%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	48	3.37%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,205	91.8%
Spanish	68	5.2%
German, other Germanic	29	2.2%
Arabic	10	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	672	47.2%
English	135	9.5%
American	92	6.5%
Irish	75	5.3%
Italian	69	4.8%
Polish	49	3.4%
Pennsylvania German	40	2.8%
Swiss	18	1.3%
Welsh	18	1.3%
Dutch	17	1.2%
Hungarian	14	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	13	0.9%
Slavic	13	0.9%
Norwegian	12	0.8%
Russian	11	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,377	96.6%
Not a citizen	48	3.4%

Native	1,363	95.6%
Foreign-born	62	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
50	5.6%	100	11.3%	310	34.9%	145	16.3%	217	24.5%	65	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	50	5.6%
9-12 Years	100	11.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	310	34.9%
Some College	145	16.3%
Bach. Degree	217	24.5%
Grad Degree	65	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +68	R +19	D + 6.2%
D +49
2020 vs. 2012	R +136	R +114	R + 8.5%
D +22
2020 vs. 2008	R +169	R +159	R + 16.3%
D +10

2016 vs. 2008	R +101	R +140	R + 22.5%
D -39
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	479	71.8%	Joe Biden (D)	181	27.1%	7	1.0%	667	23	25	0.01%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	411	73.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	132	23.6%	17	3.0%	560	25	27	0.01%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	343	67.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	159	31.4%	4	0.8%	506	21	21	0.01%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	310	63.9%	Barack Obama (D)	171	35.3%	4	0.8%	485	20	18	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	391	71.2%	John Kerry (D)	153	27.9%	5	0.9%	549	23	21	0.01%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	324	70.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	124	27.0%	11	2.4%	459	24	23	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

181

27.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

479

71.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

667

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

132

23.6%

Donald Trump (R)

411

73.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

560

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

159

31.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

343

67.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

506

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

171

35.3%

John McCain (R)

310

63.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

485

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

391

71.2%

John Kerry (D)

153

27.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

549

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Rush township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

324

70.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

124

27.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

459

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rush township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mehmet Oz (R)	378	68.4%	John Fetterman (D)	159	28.8%	16 [+]	2.9%	553	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 6 (1.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	48%	Doug Mastriano (R)	346	62.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	181	32.5%	30 [+]	5.4%	557	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 15 (2.7%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 10 (1.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 5 (0.9%);
2018	S1	41%	Lou Barletta (R)	306	67.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	142	31.3%	5 [+]	1.1%	453	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (0.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	41%	Scott Wagner (R)	282	62.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	165	36.3%	7 [+]	1.5%	454	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 5 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	53%	Pat Toomey* (R)	381	68.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	148	26.7%	25 [+]	4.5%	554	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 25 (4.5%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	229	62.7%	Tom Wolf (D)	136	37.3%	0	0.0%	365	18	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	523
Median Value	$266,300

Occupied	477	91.2%
Vacant	46	8.8%

Owned	429	89.9%
Rented	48	10.1%
Median Rent	$986

Single-Family Units	505	96.6%
Detached	502	96.0%
Attached	3	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	1.3%
Mobile Homes	11	2.1%

Rush township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Rush township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rush township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rush township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rush township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rush township, PA