Shamokin city, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,915 ( 459 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population density: 8380.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,501	79.55%	21.6%
Black:	131	1.89%	235.9%
Indian:	2	0.03%	71.4%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	493	7.13%	501.2%
Hispanic:	788	11.40%	306.2%

Total non-White:	1,414	20.45%	298.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,518	-25.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,059	17.4

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
7,374
7,019	95.19%
39	0.53%
7	0.09%
30	0.41%
82	1.11%
194	2.63%
355	4.81%

2000
8,009
7,924	98.94%
14	0.17%
0	0.00%
44	0.55%
27	0.34%
0	0.00%
85	1.06%

1990
9,184
9,131	99.42%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
21	0.23%
n/a
32	0.35%
53	0.58%

1980
10,357
10,335	99.79%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.15%
n/a
6	0.06%
22	0.21%

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

-905	-11.3
270	3.4

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

-1,207	-13.1
32	0.3

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

-1,204	-11.6
31	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Shamokin city, 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
1,784	25.8%
5,131	74.2%
1,059	15.3%

2,872
2.40

1,575	54.8%
832	52.8%
266	16.9%
1,297	45.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
1,735	23.5%
5,639	76.5%
1,270	17.2%

3,330
2.21

1,846	55.4%
1,116	60.5%
338	18.3%
1,484	44.6%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
1,765	22.0%
6,244	78.0%
1,749	21.8%

3,754
2.13

2,043	54.4%
1,374	67.3%
254	12.4%
1,711	45.6%

1990
Number	Percent
40.8
2,045	22.3%
7,139	77.7%
2,290	24.9%

4,230
2.17

2,506	59.2%
1,848	73.7%
272	10.9%
1,724	40.8%

1980
Number	Percent
42.5
2,346	22.7%
8,011	77.3%
2,434	23.5%

4,371
2.37

2,812	64.3%
2,135	75.9%
196	7.0%
1,559	35.7%

2022 Housing Data for Shamokin city, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	323	11.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	386	13.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	245	8.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	281	9.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	357	12.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	114	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	49	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	69	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	244	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	224	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	200	7.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	148	5.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	0.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	118	4.1%
$200,000 or more	47	1.6%

Median Household Income	32,753
Per Capita Income	21,579

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	427	14.9%
Public Assistance	311	10.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	987	34.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,422	63.5%
Unemployed	175	4.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,597	68.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,216	31.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	969	1,010	49.0%
Non-Profit	29	75	27.9%
Self-Employed	220	51	81.2%

Local Government	64	195	24.7%
State Government	86	27	76.1%
Federal Government	19	34	35.8%

Total Private + Self	1,189	1,061	52.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	198	331	37.4%
Total	1,387	1,392	49.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	113	4.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	604	21.7%
Professional, Technical	459	16.5%
Service Occupations	815	29.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	82	3.0%
All others	788	28.4%

White Collar		42.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	536	19.3%
Health care and social assistance	524	18.9%
Manufacturing	368	13.2%
Accommodation and food services	209	7.5%
Educational services	205	7.4%
Public administration	159	5.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	140	5.0%
Construction	108	3.9%
Other services	90	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	82	3.0%
Wholesale trade	78	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	59	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	44	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	1.4%
Finance and insurance	38	1.4%
Information	28	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	26	0.9%
Management	25	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	0.6%
Utilities	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	392	5.67%
Puerto Rican	211	3.05%
Cuban	66	0.95%
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	84	1.21%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	84	1.21%
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	35	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,212	96.6%
Spanish	99	1.5%
Other	53	0.8%
Vietnamese	42	0.7%
German, other Germanic	25	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,683	24.3%
Irish	833	12.0%
Polish	772	11.2%
English	545	7.9%
Italian	450	6.5%
Dutch	300	4.3%
American	204	3.0%
Lithuanian	179	2.6%
Pennsylvania German	174	2.5%
Hungarian	162	2.3%
Slovak	105	1.5%
Romanian	86	1.2%
Swedish	86	1.2%
Welsh	78	1.1%
Ethiopian	52	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,859	99.2%
Not a citizen	56	0.8%

Native	6,812	98.5%
Foreign-born	103	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
240	5.3%	808	18.0%	1,877	41.8%	934	20.8%	495	11.0%	139	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	240	5.3%
9-12 Years	808	18.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,877	41.8%
Some College	934	20.8%
Bach. Degree	495	11.0%
Grad Degree	139	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +150	D +51	D + 8.4%
D +201
2020 vs. 2012	R +541	R +773	R + 34.8%
D -232
2020 vs. 2008	R +454	R +744	R + 33.1%
D -290

2016 vs. 2008	R +304	R +795	R + 41.5%
D -491
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	41%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,479	64.5%	Joe Biden (D)	777	33.9%	38	1.7%	2,294	16	18	0.03%
2016	36%	Donald Trump (R)	1,329	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	576	28.6%	108	5.4%	2,013	18	20	0.03%
2012	36%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,009	50.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	938	46.8%	57	2.8%	2,004	0	0	0.03%
2008	37%	Barack Obama (D)	1,067	49.5%	John McCain (R)	1,025	47.5%	65	3.0%	2,157	3	2	0.04%
2004	44%	John Kerry (D)	1,350	51.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,244	47.4%	29	1.1%	2,623	-1	-3	0.05%
2000	41%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,256	48.9%	George W. Bush (R)	1,114	43.4%	196	7.6%	2,566	-3	-4	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shamokin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

777

33.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,479

64.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,294

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Shamokin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

576

28.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,329

66.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

2,013

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Shamokin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,009

50.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

938

46.8%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

2,004

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Shamokin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,067

49.5%

John McCain (R)

1,025

47.5%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

2,157

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Shamokin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,244

47.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,350

51.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,623

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Shamokin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,114

43.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,256

48.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

112

4.4%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

2,566

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shamokin city, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	29%	Mehmet Oz (R)	866	54.1%	John Fetterman (D)	655	40.9%	81 [+]	5.1%	1,602	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 32 (2.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 26 (1.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 21 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	29%	Doug Mastriano (R)	772	48.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	722	44.9%	113 [+]	7.0%	1,607	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 61 (3.8%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 28 (1.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 20 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2018	S1	27%	Lou Barletta (R)	827	54.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	639	42.4%	40 [+]	2.7%	1,506	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 26 (1.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 14 (0.9%);
2018	G	27%	Tom Wolf* (D)	760	50.8%	Scott Wagner (R)	709	47.4%	27 [+]	1.8%	1,496	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 18 (1.2%); Paul Glover (Green) 9 (0.6%);
2016	S3	36%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,065	52.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	744	36.8%	210 [+]	10.4%	2,019	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 210 (10.4%);
2014	G	20%	Tom Wolf (D)	646	57.2%	Tom Corbett* (R)	484	42.8%	0	0.0%	1,130	-2	0.03%
[-] 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	4,232
Median Value	$52,300

Occupied	2,872	67.9%
Vacant	1,360	32.1%

Owned	1,656	57.7%
Rented	1,216	42.3%
Median Rent	$677

Single-Family Units	3,259	77.0%
Detached	1,309	30.9%
Attached	1,950	46.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	556	13.1%
Mobile Homes	41	1.0%

Shamokin city, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shamokin city, PA

2022 Housing Data for Shamokin city, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shamokin city, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shamokin city, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shamokin city, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shamokin city, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shamokin city, PA