Norwegian township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,199 ( 111 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.9 square miles
Population density: 374.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,168	98.59%	4.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	31	1.41%	121.4%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	31	1.41%	39.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-91	-4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-20	-1.0

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
2,310
2,259	97.79%
6	0.26%
1	0.04%
11	0.48%
14	0.61%
16	0.69%
51	2.21%

2000
2,170
2,161	99.59%
0	0.00%
5	0.23%
4	0.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	0.41%

1990
1,938
1,936	99.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.10%
2	0.10%

1980
1,822
1,820	99.89%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.11%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.11%

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

98	4.5
42	1.9

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

225	11.6
7	0.4

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

116	6.4
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwegian 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
50.7
369	16.8%
1,830	83.2%
466	21.2%

948
2.32

568	59.9%
505	88.9%
15	2.6%
380	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
48.1
464	20.1%
1,846	79.9%
488	21.1%

977
2.36

690	70.6%
572	82.9%
32	4.6%
287	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.7
490	22.6%
1,680	77.4%
340	15.7%

851
2.55

637	74.9%
516	81.0%
32	5.0%
214	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
38.5
427	22.0%
1,511	78.0%
280	14.4%

715
2.71

566	79.2%
470	83.0%
15	2.7%
149	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
542	29.7%
1,280	70.3%
212	11.6%

611
2.98

503	82.3%
438	87.1%
13	2.6%
108	17.7%

2022 Housing Data for Norwegian township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	44	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	64	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	45	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	90	9.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	50	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	87	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	89	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	75	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	143	15.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	106	11.2%
$200,000 or more	50	5.3%

Median Household Income	72,000
Per Capita Income	40,723

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17	1.8%
Public Assistance	7	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	108	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,122	79.7%
Unemployed	36	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,158	82.3%
Not in Labor Force	249	17.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	386	334	53.6%
Non-Profit	16	66	19.5%
Self-Employed	132	87	60.3%

Local Government	59	90	39.6%
State Government	26	19	57.8%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	518	421	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	101	184	35.4%
Total	619	605	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	269	22.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	268	21.9%
Professional, Technical	171	14.0%
Service Occupations	247	20.2%
All others	269	22.0%

White Collar		57.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	180	14.7%
Construction	161	13.2%
Retail trade	119	9.7%
Manufacturing	115	9.4%
Educational services	110	9.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	95	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	86	7.0%
Public administration	81	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	68	5.6%
Finance and insurance	55	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	53	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	3.5%
Wholesale trade	18	1.5%
Information	17	1.4%
Other services	11	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.4%
Utilities	4	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.2%

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	2,067	99.0%
Spanish	10	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.2%
Other Indo-European	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	710	32.3%
German	457	20.8%
Italian	374	17.0%
Polish	195	8.9%
Lithuanian	158	7.2%
American	138	6.3%
Ukrainian	125	5.7%
English	91	4.1%
Dutch	71	3.2%
Welsh	64	2.9%
Slovak	55	2.5%
Pennsylvania German	40	1.8%
Czech	35	1.6%
Russian	32	1.5%
Scottish	25	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,199	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,199	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	1.0%	69	4.3%	783	48.4%	272	16.8%	359	22.2%	119	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	1.0%
9-12 Years	69	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	783	48.4%
Some College	272	16.8%
Bach. Degree	359	22.2%
Grad Degree	119	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +84	R +14	D + 3.6%
D +70
2020 vs. 2012	R +342	R +472	R + 31.3%
D -130
2020 vs. 2008	R +296	R +436	R + 28.9%
D -140

2016 vs. 2008	R +212	R +422	R + 32.5%
D -210
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,011	69.0%	Joe Biden (D)	442	30.2%	12	0.8%	1,465	20	22	0.02%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	927	68.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	372	27.6%	49	3.6%	1,348	21	23	0.02%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	669	53.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	572	45.5%	16	1.3%	1,257	7	6	0.02%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	715	53.9%	Barack Obama (D)	582	43.9%	29	2.2%	1,326	10	8	0.02%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	691	53.1%	John Kerry (D)	601	46.2%	10	0.8%	1,302	5	2	0.02%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	552	48.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	531	47.1%	45	4.0%	1,128	3	1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Norwegian township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

442

30.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,011

69.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,465

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Norwegian township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

372

27.6%

Donald Trump (R)

927

68.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,348

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Norwegian township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

572

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

669

53.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,257

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Norwegian township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

582

43.9%

John McCain (R)

715

53.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,326

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Norwegian township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

691

53.1%

John Kerry (D)

601

46.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,302

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Norwegian township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

552

48.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

531

47.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,128

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norwegian township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Mehmet Oz (R)	732	61.7%	John Fetterman (D)	415	35.0%	39 [+]	3.3%	1,186	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 14 (1.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 14 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 9 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2022	G	67%	Doug Mastriano (R)	638	54.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	511	43.5%	27 [+]	2.3%	1,176	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 13 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	S1	60%	Lou Barletta (R)	649	61.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	401	37.8%	12 [+]	1.1%	1,062	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 6 (0.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 6 (0.6%);
2018	G	60%	Tom Wolf* (D)	527	49.7%	Scott Wagner (R)	523	49.3%	10 [+]	0.9%	1,060	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 7 (0.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 3 (0.3%);
2016	S3	73%	Pat Toomey* (R)	774	59.1%	Katie McGinty (D)	455	34.7%	81 [+]	6.2%	1,310	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 81 (6.2%);
2014	G	53%	Tom Wolf (D)	548	56.7%	Tom Corbett* (R)	419	43.3%	0	0.0%	967	-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	978
Median Value	$171,300

Occupied	948	96.9%
Vacant	30	3.1%

Owned	791	83.4%
Rented	157	16.6%
Median Rent	$665

Single-Family Units	834	85.3%
Detached	763	78.0%
Attached	71	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	77	7.9%
Mobile Homes	47	4.8%

Norwegian township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwegian township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Norwegian township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norwegian township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norwegian township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Norwegian township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norwegian township, PA