Cressona borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,312 ( 339 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 1314.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,250	95.27%	20.6%
Black:	5	0.38%	61.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.23%	82.4%
2+ races:	15	1.14%	7.1%
Hispanic:	39	2.97%	21.9%

Total non-White:	62	4.73%	19.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-324	-23.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-15	-1.1

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
1,651
1,574	95.34%
13	0.79%
1	0.06%
17	1.03%
14	0.85%
32	1.94%
77	4.66%

2000
1,634
1,609	98.47%
0	0.00%
4	0.24%
21	1.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
25	1.53%

1990
1,698
1,663	97.94%
0	0.00%
9	0.53%
26	1.53%
n/a
0	0.00%
35	2.06%

1980
1,810
1,806	99.78%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
2	0.11%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.22%

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

-35	-2.1
52	3.2

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

-54	-3.2
-10	-0.6

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

-143	-7.9
31	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Cressona borough, 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
38.2
244	18.6%
1,068	81.4%
255	19.4%

538
2.44

344	63.9%
237	68.9%
35	10.2%
194	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
404	24.5%
1,247	75.5%
233	14.1%

659
2.51

470	71.3%
346	73.6%
50	10.6%
189	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
390	23.9%
1,244	76.1%
248	15.2%

660
2.48

480	72.7%
388	80.8%
26	5.4%
180	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
384	22.6%
1,314	77.4%
302	17.8%

659
2.58

503	76.3%
434	86.3%
22	4.4%
156	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
498	27.5%
1,312	72.5%
210	11.6%

640
2.83

528	82.5%
453	85.8%
27	5.1%
112	17.5%

2022 Housing Data for Cressona borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	23	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	5.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	44	8.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	27	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	87	16.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	96	17.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	40	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	3.5%
$200,000 or more	10	1.9%

Median Household Income	69,300
Per Capita Income	30,632

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	28	5.2%
Public Assistance	16	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	81	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	655	80.8%
Unemployed	33	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	688	84.8%
Not in Labor Force	123	15.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	330	257	56.2%
Non-Profit	25	45	35.7%
Self-Employed	10	7	58.8%

Local Government	6	27	18.2%
State Government	14	12	53.8%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	340	264	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51	84	37.8%
Total	391	348	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	65	8.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	149	20.2%
Professional, Technical	119	16.1%
Service Occupations	144	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.5%
All others	262	35.5%

White Collar		45.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	152	20.6%
Retail trade	148	20.0%
Health care and social assistance	124	16.8%
Transportation and warehousing	63	8.5%
Educational services	40	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	4.2%
Other services	28	3.8%
Wholesale trade	25	3.4%
Finance and insurance	23	3.1%
Public administration	22	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	18	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	1.9%
Construction	13	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.8%
Utilities	10	1.4%
Information	7	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	36	2.74%
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	3	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,223	97.2%
German, other Germanic	13	1.0%
Other Indo-European	8	0.6%
Spanish	6	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.4%
Chinese	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	443	33.8%
Italian	193	14.7%
Irish	179	13.6%
Polish	105	8.0%
Pennsylvania German	69	5.3%
English	68	5.2%
American	61	4.6%
Welsh	58	4.4%
Dutch	55	4.2%
Lithuanian	54	4.1%
Ukrainian	41	3.1%
Russian	28	2.1%
Slovak	20	1.5%
Austrian	19	1.4%
French	18	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,312	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,299	99.0%
Foreign-born	13	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	2.3%	39	4.2%	453	48.3%	246	26.2%	123	13.1%	55	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	2.3%
9-12 Years	39	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	453	48.3%
Some College	246	26.2%
Bach. Degree	123	13.1%
Grad Degree	55	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +71	R +19	D + 5.1%
D +52
2020 vs. 2012	R +201	R +229	R + 23.5%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +209	R +266	R + 29.7%
D -57

2016 vs. 2008	R +138	R +247	R + 34.8%
D -109
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	592	70.9%	Joe Biden (D)	229	27.4%	14	1.7%	835	22	24	0.01%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	521	71.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	177	24.3%	31	4.3%	729	23	26	0.01%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	391	59.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	257	38.8%	15	2.3%	663	12	12	0.01%
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	383	56.2%	Barack Obama (D)	286	41.9%	13	1.9%	682	12	11	0.01%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	460	63.9%	John Kerry (D)	257	35.7%	3	0.4%	720	15	13	0.01%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	390	61.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	212	33.7%	28	4.4%	630	15	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cressona borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

229

27.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

592

70.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

835

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Cressona borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

177

24.3%

Donald Trump (R)

521

71.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

729

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Cressona borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

257

38.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

391

59.0%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Cressona borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

286

41.9%

John McCain (R)

383

56.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

682

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Cressona borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

460

63.9%

John Kerry (D)

257

35.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

720

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Cressona borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

390

61.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

212

33.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

630

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cressona borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Mehmet Oz (R)	407	67.1%	John Fetterman (D)	175	28.8%	25 [+]	4.1%	607	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 14 (2.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 5 (0.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	58%	Doug Mastriano (R)	385	63.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	205	33.6%	20 [+]	3.3%	610	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 12 (2.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 4 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	50%	Lou Barletta (R)	346	63.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	188	34.5%	11 [+]	2.0%	545	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.6%);
2018	G	50%	Scott Wagner (R)	320	58.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	218	40.1%	5 [+]	0.9%	543	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2016	S3	63%	Pat Toomey* (R)	441	61.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	209	29.2%	65 [+]	9.1%	715	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 65 (9.1%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	207	52.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	191	48.0%	0	0.0%	398	7	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	571
Median Value	$140,700

Occupied	538	94.2%
Vacant	33	5.8%

Owned	382	71.0%
Rented	156	29.0%
Median Rent	$863

Single-Family Units	479	83.9%
Detached	389	68.1%
Attached	90	15.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	56	9.8%
Mobile Homes	3	0.5%

Cressona borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cressona borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Cressona borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cressona borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cressona borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cressona borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cressona borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cressona borough, PA