West Branch township, PA

2022 population: 431 ( 38 from 2010 )
Land area: 62.1 square miles
Population density: 6.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	417	96.75%	10.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	14	3.25%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	14	3.25%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	38	11.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
393
379	96.44%
2	0.51%
0	0.00%
1	0.25%
7	1.78%
4	1.02%
14	3.56%

2000
426
411	96.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.47%
13	3.05%
0	0.00%
15	3.52%

1990
296
296	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
381
377	98.95%
0	0.00%
4	1.05%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	1.05%

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

-32	-7.5
-1	-0.2

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

115	38.9
15	5.1

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

-81	-21.3
-4	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for West Branch 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
54.9
61	14.2%
370	85.8%
161	37.4%

176
2.45

139	79.0%
126	90.6%
8	5.8%
37	21.0%

2010
Number	Percent
53.1
57	14.5%
336	85.5%
100	25.4%

185
2.12

118	63.8%
107	90.7%
3	2.5%
67	36.2%

2000
Number	Percent
46.1
87	20.4%
339	79.6%
95	22.3%

164
2.60

133	81.1%
122	91.7%
0	0.0%
31	18.9%

1990
Number	Percent
41.2
63	21.3%
233	78.7%
58	19.6%

125
2.37

96	76.8%
90	93.8%
2	2.1%
29	23.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
109	28.6%
272	71.4%
48	12.6%

114
3.34

97	85.1%
90	92.8%
3	3.1%
17	14.9%

2022 Housing Data for West Branch township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	31	17.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	21	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	20.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	12	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	1.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	9.1%
$200,000 or more	4	2.3%

Median Household Income	65,417
Per Capita Income	31,809

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	11.9%
Public Assistance	2	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	176	77.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	176	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	52	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	96	47	67.1%
Non-Profit	9	13	40.9%
Self-Employed	21	9	70.0%

Local Government	6	7	46.2%
State Government	11	6	64.7%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	117	56	67.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	26	50.0%
Total	143	82	63.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	40	17.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	29	12.9%
Professional, Technical	19	8.4%
Service Occupations	45	20.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.9%
All others	92	40.9%

White Collar		39.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	35	15.6%
Health care and social assistance	31	13.8%
Construction	22	9.8%
Retail trade	22	9.8%
Finance and insurance	21	9.3%
Other services	21	9.3%
Utilities	17	7.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	6.2%
Educational services	9	4.0%
Information	9	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	7	3.1%
Public administration	5	2.2%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.9%

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	414	98.8%
Spanish	2	0.5%
German, other Germanic	2	0.5%
Other Indo-European	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	170	39.4%
American	56	13.0%
Irish	42	9.7%
Italian	34	7.9%
Scottish	34	7.9%
English	28	6.5%
Polish	25	5.8%
Swedish	21	4.9%
French	13	3.0%
Swiss	4	0.9%
Welsh	4	0.9%
British	3	0.7%
Hungarian	3	0.7%
Iranian	2	0.5%
Scandinavian	2	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	431	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	431	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	3.2%	22	6.4%	182	52.6%	94	27.2%	31	9.0%	6	1.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	3.2%
9-12 Years	22	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	182	52.6%
Some College	94	27.2%
Bach. Degree	31	9.0%
Grad Degree	6	1.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14	D +10	D + 14.0%
D +24
2020 vs. 2012	R +42	R +25	D + 3.1%
D +17
2020 vs. 2008	R +43	R +43	R + 9.8%
D +0

2016 vs. 2008	R +29	R +53	R + 23.8%
D -24
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	192	75.3%	Joe Biden (D)	60	23.5%	3	1.2%	255	27	28	0.00%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	178	80.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	36	16.4%	6	2.7%	220	33	35	0.00%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	150	76.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	43	21.8%	4	2.0%	197	30	29	0.00%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	149	69.0%	Barack Obama (D)	60	27.8%	7	3.2%	216	25	23	0.00%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	151	68.3%	John Kerry (D)	67	30.3%	3	1.4%	221	20	18	0.00%
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	109	67.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	50	30.9%	3	1.9%	162	21	19	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

192

75.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

255

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.4%

Donald Trump (R)

178

80.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

220

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 35

2012 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

21.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

150

76.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

197

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2008 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

27.8%

John McCain (R)

149

69.0%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

216

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2004 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

151

68.3%

John Kerry (D)

30.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

221

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

109

67.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

162

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Branch township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Mehmet Oz (R)	172	75.4%	John Fetterman (D)	52	22.8%	4 [+]	1.8%	228	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.4%);
2022	G	65%	Doug Mastriano (R)	157	70.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	58	26.0%	8 [+]	3.6%	223	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (1.3%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.9%);
2018	S1	54%	Lou Barletta (R)	136	73.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	45	24.3%	4 [+]	2.2%	185	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (1.1%);
2018	G	55%	Scott Wagner (R)	139	74.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	46	24.6%	2 [+]	1.1%	187	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%);
2016	S3	62%	Pat Toomey* (R)	166	78.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	38	18.0%	7 [+]	3.3%	211	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 7 (3.3%);
2014	G	45%	Tom Corbett* (R)	99	65.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	53	34.9%	0	0.0%	152	20	0.00%
[-] 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	692
Median Value	$206,000

Occupied	176	25.4%
Vacant	516	74.6%

Owned	160	90.9%
Rented	16	9.1%
Median Rent	$738

Single-Family Units	572	82.7%
Detached	571	82.5%
Attached	1	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	120	17.3%

West Branch township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Branch township, PA

2022 Housing Data for West Branch township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Branch township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Branch township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Branch township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Branch township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Branch township, PA