Palo Alto borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 953 ( 79 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 912.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	923	96.85%	7.2%
Black:	21	2.20%	200.0%
Indian:	1	0.10%	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.42%	42.9%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	4	0.42%	80.0%

Total non-White:	30	3.15%	18.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-72	-8.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-0.8

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
1,032
995	96.41%
7	0.68%
0	0.00%
7	0.68%
3	0.29%
20	1.94%
37	3.59%

2000
1,015
983	96.85%
4	0.39%
0	0.00%
9	0.89%
19	1.87%
0	0.00%
32	3.15%

1990
1,197
1,182	98.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	1.00%
n/a
3	0.25%
15	1.25%

1980
1,321
1,319	99.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.15%

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

12	1.2
5	0.5

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

-199	-16.6
17	1.4

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

-137	-10.4
13	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Palo Alto 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
42.0
226	23.7%
727	76.3%
193	20.3%

407
2.34

271	66.6%
179	66.1%
35	12.9%
136	33.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
197	19.1%
835	80.9%
166	16.1%

435
2.37

293	67.4%
228	77.8%
16	5.5%
142	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
41.0
187	18.4%
828	81.6%
205	20.2%

435
2.33

288	66.2%
219	76.0%
13	4.5%
147	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
40.2
252	21.1%
945	78.9%
219	18.3%

464
2.58

353	76.1%
304	86.1%
5	1.4%
111	23.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
376	28.5%
945	71.5%
162	12.3%

446
2.96

346	77.6%
290	83.8%
14	4.0%
100	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Palo Alto borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	14	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	47	11.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	47	11.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	62	15.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	28	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	56	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	45	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	1.2%
$200,000 or more	4	1.0%

Median Household Income	52,176
Per Capita Income	26,990

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	38	9.3%
Public Assistance	16	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	60	14.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	443	81.9%
Unemployed	18	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	461	85.2%
Not in Labor Force	80	14.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	194	139	58.3%
Non-Profit	0	36	0.0%
Self-Employed	14	10	58.3%

Local Government	11	20	35.5%
State Government	14	4	77.8%
Federal Government	15	13	53.6%

Total Private + Self	208	149	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	73	35.4%
Total	248	222	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	45	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	100	21.3%
Professional, Technical	60	12.8%
Service Occupations	96	20.4%
All others	169	36.0%

White Collar		43.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	98	20.9%
Transportation and warehousing	58	12.3%
Manufacturing	55	11.7%
Retail trade	49	10.4%
Public administration	40	8.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	6.0%
Other services	23	4.9%
Construction	19	4.0%
Educational services	16	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	15	3.2%
Wholesale trade	15	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	1.5%
Finance and insurance	6	1.3%
Utilities	4	0.9%
Information	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	4	0.42%
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	876	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	331	34.7%
Irish	208	21.8%
Polish	148	15.5%
Italian	64	6.7%
Dutch	52	5.5%
Lithuanian	39	4.1%
Ukrainian	37	3.9%
Greek	18	1.9%
Pennsylvania German	18	1.9%
European	15	1.6%
American	13	1.4%
English	13	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	8	0.8%
Slavic	8	0.8%
Austrian	7	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	953	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	950	99.7%
Foreign-born	3	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	2.3%	45	6.6%	346	50.5%	204	29.8%	66	9.6%	8	1.2%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	2.3%
9-12 Years	45	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	346	50.5%
Some College	204	29.8%
Bach. Degree	66	9.6%
Grad Degree	8	1.2%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +24	D +5	D + 5.3%
D +29
2020 vs. 2012	R +125	R +191	R + 40.1%
D -66
2020 vs. 2008	R +101	R +195	R + 40.2%
D -94

2016 vs. 2008	R +77	R +200	R + 45.5%
D -123
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	325	66.2%	Joe Biden (D)	161	32.8%	5	1.0%	491	18	19	0.01%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	301	66.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	132	29.3%	18	4.0%	451	19	21	0.01%
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	227	51.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	200	45.4%	14	3.2%	441	-1	-2	0.01%
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	255	51.3%	John McCain (R)	224	45.1%	18	3.6%	497	1	-1	0.01%
2004	66%	John Kerry (D)	291	53.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	255	46.4%	3	0.5%	549	-2	-4	0.01%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	264	55.3%	George W. Bush (R)	195	40.9%	18	3.8%	477	-6	-7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Palo Alto borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

161

32.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

325

66.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

491

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Palo Alto borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

132

29.3%

Donald Trump (R)

301

66.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

451

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Palo Alto borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

227

51.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

200

45.4%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

441

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

2008 President, Palo Alto borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

255

51.3%

John McCain (R)

224

45.1%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

497

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Palo Alto borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

255

46.4%

John Kerry (D)

291

53.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

549

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Palo Alto borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

195

40.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

264

55.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

477

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palo Alto borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mehmet Oz (R)	211	57.7%	John Fetterman (D)	135	36.9%	20 [+]	5.5%	366	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 13 (3.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (1.1%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.8%);
2022	G	48%	Doug Mastriano (R)	199	54.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	160	43.7%	7 [+]	1.9%	366	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S1	46%	Lou Barletta (R)	203	57.2%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	144	40.6%	8 [+]	2.3%	355	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 5 (1.4%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.8%);
2018	G	46%	Scott Wagner (R)	175	49.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	170	47.8%	11 [+]	3.1%	356	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 10 (2.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2016	S3	56%	Pat Toomey* (R)	242	55.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	167	38.0%	31 [+]	7.0%	440	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 31 (7.0%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Wolf (D)	186	66.2%	Tom Corbett* (R)	95	33.8%	0	0.0%	281	-11	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	497
Median Value	$83,500

Occupied	407	81.9%
Vacant	90	18.1%

Owned	341	83.8%
Rented	66	16.2%
Median Rent	$864

Single-Family Units	434	87.3%
Detached	295	59.4%
Attached	139	28.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25	5.0%
Mobile Homes	13	2.6%

Palo Alto borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palo Alto borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Palo Alto borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Palo Alto borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Palo Alto borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Palo Alto borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Palo Alto borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palo Alto borough, PA