Sharon township, PA

Potter County, PA

2022 population: 704 ( 162 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.0 square miles
Population density: 20.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	699	99.29%	17.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	5	0.71%	150.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	5	0.71%	75.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-147	-20.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-15	-2.1

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
866
846	97.69%
2	0.23%
0	0.00%
1	0.12%
2	0.23%
15	1.73%
20	2.31%

2000
871
856	98.28%
3	0.34%
0	0.00%
8	0.92%
0	0.00%
4	0.46%
15	1.72%

1990
841
829	98.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.43%

1980
972
966	99.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.62%
6	0.62%

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

-10	-1.1
5	0.6

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

27	3.2
3	0.4

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

-137	-14.1
6	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Sharon 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
51.2
134	19.0%
570	81.0%
161	22.9%

288
2.44

212	73.6%
177	83.5%
2	0.9%
76	26.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
195	22.5%
671	77.5%
182	21.0%

349
2.48

233	66.8%
200	85.8%
12	5.2%
116	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
215	24.7%
656	75.3%
112	12.9%

328
2.66

251	76.5%
221	88.0%
8	3.2%
77	23.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
214	25.4%
627	74.6%
112	13.3%

283
2.97

231	81.6%
213	92.2%
9	3.9%
52	18.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
346	35.6%
626	64.4%
102	10.5%

308
3.16

256	83.1%
230	89.8%
16	6.2%
52	16.9%

2022 Housing Data for Sharon township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	22	7.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	37	12.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	34	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	57	19.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	19	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	0.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	3.8%
$200,000 or more	9	3.1%

Median Household Income	57,692
Per Capita Income	28,970

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	5.6%
Public Assistance	18	6.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	252	59.4%
Unemployed	27	6.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	279	65.8%
Not in Labor Force	145	34.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	116	77	60.1%
Non-Profit	5	3	62.5%
Self-Employed	25	8	75.8%

Local Government	14	11	56.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	2	3	40.0%

Total Private + Self	141	85	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21	17	55.3%
Total	162	102	61.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	47	17.8%
Professional, Technical	39	14.8%
Service Occupations	22	8.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	4.2%
All others	115	43.6%

White Collar		48.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	55	20.8%
Construction	31	11.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	10.6%
Health care and social assistance	26	9.8%
Retail trade	21	8.0%
Other services	19	7.2%
Educational services	19	7.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	15	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	13	4.9%
Wholesale trade	6	2.3%
Finance and insurance	5	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	1.1%
Utilities	2	0.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	657	98.9%
Spanish	4	0.6%
Other Indo-European	3	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	150	21.3%
English	140	19.9%
Irish	96	13.6%
American	50	7.1%
Italian	25	3.6%
Polish	25	3.6%
European	15	2.1%
Welsh	15	2.1%
French	13	1.8%
Swedish	12	1.7%
Pennsylvania German	9	1.3%
Scottish	9	1.3%
Norwegian	7	1.0%
British	6	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	6	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	704	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	702	99.7%
Foreign-born	2	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.5%	39	7.3%	245	46.0%	134	25.1%	77	14.4%	30	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.5%
9-12 Years	39	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	245	46.0%
Some College	134	25.1%
Bach. Degree	77	14.4%
Grad Degree	30	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +57	R +28	D + 8.0%
D +29
2020 vs. 2012	R +103	R +84	D + 0.1%
D +19
2020 vs. 2008	R +131	R +126	R + 9.3%
D +5

2016 vs. 2008	R +74	R +98	R + 17.3%
D -24
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	87%	Donald Trump* (R)	406	83.5%	Joe Biden (D)	74	15.2%	6	1.2%	486	35	37	0.01%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	349	84.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	45	10.9%	19	4.6%	413	36	39	0.01%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	303	82.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	55	14.9%	11	3.0%	369	36	35	0.01%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	275	77.9%	Barack Obama (D)	69	19.5%	9	2.5%	353	34	32	0.01%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	303	82.6%	John Kerry (D)	56	15.3%	8	2.2%	367	34	32	0.01%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	291	81.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	58	16.2%	10	2.8%	359	35	33	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sharon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

15.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

406

83.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

486

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 37

2016 President, Sharon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

10.9%

Donald Trump (R)

349

84.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

413

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 39

2012 President, Sharon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

14.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

303

82.1%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

369

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 35

2008 President, Sharon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

19.5%

John McCain (R)

275

77.9%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

353

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 32

2004 President, Sharon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

303

82.6%

John Kerry (D)

15.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

367

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 32

2000 President, Sharon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

291

81.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

16.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

359

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 33

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sharon township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	65%	Mehmet Oz (R)	294	81.4%	John Fetterman (D)	54	15.0%	13 [+]	3.6%	361	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (2.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (0.6%);
2022	G	65%	Doug Mastriano (R)	278	77.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	59	16.3%	24 [+]	6.6%	361	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 12 (3.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (2.2%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (1.1%);
2018	S1	54%	Lou Barletta (R)	248	79.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	58	18.6%	5 [+]	1.6%	311	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.6%);
2018	G	54%	Scott Wagner (R)	253	80.6%	Tom Wolf* (D)	52	16.6%	9 [+]	2.9%	314	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 6 (1.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 3 (1.0%);
2016	S3	66%	Pat Toomey* (R)	334	83.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	51	12.8%	15 [+]	3.8%	400	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 15 (3.8%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	170	80.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	42	19.8%	0	0.0%	212	35	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	440
Median Value	$142,500

Occupied	288	65.5%
Vacant	152	34.5%

Owned	253	87.8%
Rented	35	12.2%
Median Rent	$589

Single-Family Units	376	85.5%
Detached	376	85.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	64	14.5%

Sharon township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sharon township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Sharon township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sharon township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sharon township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sharon township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sharon township, PA