Branch township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,917 ( 77 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.5 square miles
Population density: 167.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,837	95.83%	1.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	58	3.03%	728.6%
Hispanic:	22	1.15%	46.7%

Total non-White:	80	4.17%	142.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	30	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	47	3.1

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
1,840
1,807	98.21%
9	0.49%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
7	0.38%
15	0.82%
33	1.79%

2000
1,871
1,834	98.02%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
20	1.07%
6	0.32%
11	0.59%
37	1.98%

1990
2,051
2,043	99.61%
2	0.10%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.29%
8	0.39%

1980
1,932
1,924	99.59%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.41%
8	0.41%

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

-27	-1.4
-4	-0.2

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

-209	-10.2
29	1.4

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

119	6.2
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for 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
51.6
368	19.2%
1,549	80.8%
503	26.2%

818
2.34

553	67.6%
416	75.2%
14	2.5%
265	32.4%

2010
Number	Percent
47.3
332	18.0%
1,508	82.0%
365	19.8%

761
2.42

551	72.4%
442	80.2%
24	4.4%
210	27.6%

2000
Number	Percent
45.0
379	20.3%
1,492	79.7%
367	19.6%

740
2.53

560	75.7%
462	82.5%
25	4.5%
180	24.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.9
483	23.5%
1,568	76.5%
326	15.9%

762
2.69

590	77.4%
508	86.1%
18	3.1%
172	22.6%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
530	27.4%
1,402	72.6%
214	11.1%

639
3.02

521	81.5%
463	88.9%
12	2.3%
118	18.5%

2022 Housing Data for Branch township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	77	9.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	36	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	61	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	116	14.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	125	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	66	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	69	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	78	9.5%
$200,000 or more	26	3.2%

Median Household Income	72,704
Per Capita Income	35,911

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	3.1%
Public Assistance	24	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	127	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	779	71.5%
Unemployed	46	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	825	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	264	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	374	183	67.1%
Non-Profit	15	74	16.9%
Self-Employed	51	9	85.0%

Local Government	25	65	27.8%
State Government	28	13	68.3%
Federal Government	25	4	86.2%

Total Private + Self	425	192	68.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	93	156	37.3%
Total	518	348	59.8%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	98	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	119	13.7%
Professional, Technical	245	28.3%
Service Occupations	80	9.2%
All others	324	37.4%

White Collar		53.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	147	17.0%
Construction	129	14.9%
Manufacturing	111	12.8%
Retail trade	89	10.3%
Educational services	80	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	73	8.4%
Public administration	53	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	48	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	35	4.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	25	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	2.4%
Other services	13	1.5%
Wholesale trade	12	1.4%
Utilities	10	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	1.2%
Finance and insurance	6	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	17	0.89%
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	5	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,766	98.2%
Spanish	23	1.3%
Other Indo-European	6	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	539	28.1%
German	523	27.3%
Polish	243	12.7%
Italian	222	11.6%
Lithuanian	151	7.9%
Dutch	134	7.0%
Ukrainian	129	6.7%
Slovak	56	2.9%
Welsh	56	2.9%
European	52	2.7%
English	30	1.6%
Czech	28	1.5%
American	22	1.1%
Russian	22	1.1%
Scottish	21	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,917	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,917	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21	1.5%	95	6.6%	647	44.7%	364	25.2%	194	13.4%	126	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21	1.5%
9-12 Years	95	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	647	44.7%
Some College	364	25.2%
Bach. Degree	194	13.4%
Grad Degree	126	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +51	D +48	D + 9.7%
D +99
2020 vs. 2012	R +250	R +292	R + 30.4%
D -42
2020 vs. 2008	R +220	R +297	R + 30.4%
D -77

2016 vs. 2008	R +169	R +345	R + 40.1%
D -176
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	622	60.9%	Joe Biden (D)	387	37.9%	13	1.3%	1,022	12	14	0.01%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	571	64.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	288	32.4%	31	3.5%	890	16	18	0.01%
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	429	52.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	372	45.4%	19	2.3%	820	-1	-2	0.01%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	464	52.7%	John McCain (R)	402	45.6%	15	1.7%	881	1	0	0.01%
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	468	51.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	438	47.9%	8	0.9%	914	-1	-3	0.02%
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	423	51.6%	George W. Bush (R)	371	45.2%	26	3.2%	820	-1	-3	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

387

37.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

622

60.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

1,022

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

288

32.4%

Donald Trump (R)

571

64.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

890

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

429

52.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

372

45.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

820

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

464

52.7%

John McCain (R)

402

45.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

881

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

438

47.9%

John Kerry (D)

468

51.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

914

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

371

45.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

423

51.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

820

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Branch township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	482	56.4%	John Fetterman (D)	338	39.5%	35 [+]	4.1%	855	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 15 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 10 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 9 (1.1%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	441	51.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	404	47.3%	10 [+]	1.2%	855	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 5 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	46%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	346	49.4%	Lou Barletta (R)	344	49.1%	10 [+]	1.4%	700	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.9%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%);
2018	G	46%	Tom Wolf* (D)	408	58.2%	Scott Wagner (R)	283	40.4%	10 [+]	1.4%	701	0	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 6 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 4 (0.6%);
2016	S3	58%	Pat Toomey* (R)	474	53.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	344	39.0%	64 [+]	7.3%	882	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 64 (7.3%);
2014	G	38%	Tom Wolf (D)	394	68.3%	Tom Corbett* (R)	183	31.7%	0	0.0%	577	-13	0.02%
[-] 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	887
Median Value	$155,300

Occupied	818	92.2%
Vacant	69	7.8%

Owned	779	95.2%
Rented	39	4.8%
Median Rent	$975

Single-Family Units	833	93.9%
Detached	722	81.4%
Attached	111	12.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	49	5.5%

Branch township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Branch township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Branch township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Branch township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Branch township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Branch township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Branch township, PA