Center township, PA

Snyder County, PA

2022 population: 2,454 ( 4 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.0 square miles
Population density: 117.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,264	92.26%	5.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	38	1.55%	1800.0%
2+ races:	15	0.61%	87.5%
Hispanic:	119	4.85%	271.9%

Total non-White:	190	7.74%	222.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-135	-6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	131	6.5

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
2,458
2,399	97.60%
17	0.69%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
8	0.33%
32	1.30%
59	2.40%

2000
2,159
2,129	98.61%
9	0.42%
7	0.32%
2	0.09%
3	0.14%
9	0.42%
30	1.39%

1990
1,986
1,974	99.40%
9	0.45%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.15%
12	0.60%

1980
1,651
1,645	99.64%
2	0.12%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.12%
6	0.36%

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

270	12.5
29	1.3

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

155	7.8
18	0.9

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

329	19.9
6	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Center 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
40.7
470	19.2%
1,984	80.8%
309	12.6%

857
2.77

680	79.3%
566	83.2%
63	9.3%
177	20.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
713	29.0%
1,745	71.0%
251	10.2%

823
2.87

637	77.4%
525	82.4%
42	6.6%
186	22.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.5
621	28.8%
1,538	71.2%
185	8.6%

721
2.91

562	77.9%
507	90.2%
24	4.3%
159	22.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
611	30.8%
1,375	69.2%
140	7.0%

658
3.02

540	82.1%
476	88.1%
21	3.9%
118	17.9%

1980
Number	Percent
25.8
565	34.2%
1,086	65.8%
137	8.3%

528
3.10

427	80.9%
396	92.7%
15	3.5%
101	19.1%

2022 Housing Data for Center township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	39	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	7.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	46	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	47	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	120	14.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	173	20.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	4.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	36	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	82	9.6%
$200,000 or more	25	2.9%

Median Household Income	62,043
Per Capita Income	30,600

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	88	10.3%
Public Assistance	22	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	101	11.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,144	69.8%
Unemployed	52	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,196	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	443	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	512	380	57.4%
Non-Profit	41	115	26.3%
Self-Employed	98	12	89.1%

Local Government	16	5	76.2%
State Government	16	21	43.2%
Federal Government	9	29	23.7%

Total Private + Self	610	392	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	82	170	32.5%
Total	692	562	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	7.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	111	8.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	341	26.9%
Professional, Technical	194	15.3%
Service Occupations	141	11.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	2.8%
All others	480	37.9%

White Collar		51.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	306	24.2%
Health care and social assistance	213	16.8%
Manufacturing	141	11.1%
Construction	126	9.9%
Educational services	100	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	76	6.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	55	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	53	4.2%
Public administration	33	2.6%
Other services	29	2.3%
Wholesale trade	20	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.6%
Utilities	5	0.4%
Finance and insurance	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.24%
Puerto Rican	77	3.14%
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	36	1.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,120	91.5%
Spanish	79	3.4%
German, other Germanic	75	3.2%
Other	21	0.9%
Other Indo-European	18	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	997	40.6%
American	192	7.8%
English	170	6.9%
Irish	78	3.2%
Scotch-Irish	65	2.6%
Scottish	53	2.2%
Dutch	52	2.1%
French	42	1.7%
European	28	1.1%
Italian	28	1.1%
Eastern European	17	0.7%
Polish	11	0.4%
Swiss	10	0.4%
Swedish	8	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	7	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,428	98.9%
Not a citizen	26	1.1%

Native	2,407	98.1%
Foreign-born	47	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	3.3%	190	11.6%	836	50.9%	295	17.9%	194	11.8%	75	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	3.3%
9-12 Years	190	11.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	836	50.9%
Some College	295	17.9%
Bach. Degree	194	11.8%
Grad Degree	75	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +219	R +184	D + 1.2%
D +35
2020 vs. 2012	R +321	R +350	R + 14.7%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008	R +324	R +383	R + 20.3%
D -59

2016 vs. 2008	R +105	R +199	R + 21.5%
D -94
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,017	87.4%	Joe Biden (D)	135	11.6%	11	0.9%	1,163	39	41	0.02%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	798	85.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	100	10.8%	32	3.4%	930	38	40	0.02%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	696	80.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	164	18.9%	9	1.0%	869	34	33	0.02%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	693	77.3%	Barack Obama (D)	194	21.7%	9	1.0%	896	33	32	0.01%
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	724	83.4%	John Kerry (D)	137	15.8%	7	0.8%	868	35	33	0.02%
2000	43%	George W. Bush (R)	539	81.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	102	15.4%	20	3.0%	661	35	34	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

135

11.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,017

87.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,163

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 41

2016 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

100

10.8%

Donald Trump (R)

798

85.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

930

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 40

2012 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

164

18.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

696

80.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

869

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2008 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

194

21.7%

John McCain (R)

693

77.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

896

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 32

2004 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

724

83.4%

John Kerry (D)

137

15.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

868

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 33

2000 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

539

81.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

102

15.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

661

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 34

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	Mehmet Oz (R)	793	84.3%	John Fetterman (D)	123	13.1%	25 [+]	2.7%	941	38	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 10 (1.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 9 (1.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);
2022	G	49%	Doug Mastriano (R)	785	83.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	144	15.3%	12 [+]	1.3%	941	42	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 7 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2018	S1	42%	Lou Barletta (R)	653	82.8%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	131	16.6%	5 [+]	0.6%	789	40	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	41%	Scott Wagner (R)	628	80.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	151	19.2%	6 [+]	0.8%	785	39	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	50%	Pat Toomey* (R)	752	81.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	115	12.4%	57 [+]	6.2%	924	33	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 57 (6.2%);
2014	G	31%	Tom Corbett* (R)	424	75.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	141	25.0%	0	0.0%	565	30	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	947
Median Value	$198,700

Occupied	857	90.5%
Vacant	90	9.5%

Owned	593	69.2%
Rented	264	30.8%
Median Rent	$891

Single-Family Units	655	69.2%
Detached	650	68.6%
Attached	5	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.4%
Mobile Homes	205	21.6%

Center township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Center township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Center township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Center township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Center township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Center township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, PA