Shamokin Dam borough, PA

Snyder County, PA

2022 population: 1,829 ( 143 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 991.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,717	93.88%	6.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	26	1.42%	8.3%
2+ races:	11	0.60%	21.4%
Hispanic:	75	4.10%	212.5%

Total non-White:	112	6.12%	45.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	108	7.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	35	2.5

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
1,686
1,609	95.43%
8	0.47%
7	0.42%
24	1.42%
14	0.83%
24	1.42%
77	4.57%

2000
1,502
1,460	97.20%
11	0.73%
0	0.00%
11	0.73%
4	0.27%
16	1.07%
42	2.80%

1990
1,690
1,664	98.46%
9	0.53%
7	0.41%
6	0.36%
n/a
4	0.24%
26	1.54%

1980
1,622
1,619	99.82%
3	0.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.18%

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

149	9.9
35	2.3

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

-204	-12.1
16	0.9

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

45	2.8
23	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Shamokin Dam 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
49.1
313	17.1%
1,516	82.9%
486	26.6%

772
2.36

487	63.1%
360	73.9%
39	8.0%
285	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
49.6
292	17.3%
1,394	82.7%
473	28.1%

803
2.10

463	57.7%
376	81.2%
30	6.5%
340	42.3%

2000
Number	Percent
45.8
296	19.7%
1,206	80.3%
434	28.9%

689
2.18

431	62.6%
354	82.1%
14	3.2%
258	37.4%

1990
Number	Percent
41.1
364	21.5%
1,326	78.5%
365	21.6%

724
2.33

496	68.5%
442	89.1%
14	2.8%
228	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
37.4
373	23.0%
1,249	77.0%
246	15.2%

612
2.65

454	74.2%
423	93.2%
15	3.3%
158	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	42	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	39	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	48	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	29	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	43	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	51	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	136	17.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	91	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	56	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	82	10.6%
$200,000 or more	13	1.7%

Median Household Income	73,462
Per Capita Income	34,793

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	5.3%
Public Assistance	35	4.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	90	11.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	861	82.6%
Unemployed	32	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	893	85.7%
Not in Labor Force	149	14.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	309	283	52.2%
Non-Profit	44	95	31.7%
Self-Employed	21	33	38.9%

Local Government	17	40	29.8%
State Government	57	30	65.5%
Federal Government	5	4	55.6%

Total Private + Self	330	316	51.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	123	169	42.1%
Total	453	485	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	68	7.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	348	37.1%
Professional, Technical	166	17.7%
Service Occupations	153	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.3%
All others	203	21.6%

White Collar		62.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	222	23.7%
Retail trade	190	20.3%
Manufacturing	106	11.3%
Educational services	67	7.1%
Other services	61	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	60	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	47	5.0%
Construction	37	3.9%
Wholesale trade	37	3.9%
Public administration	33	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	3.3%
Finance and insurance	12	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.0%
Utilities	5	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.5%
Information	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15	0.82%
Puerto Rican	57	3.12%
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	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	26	1.42%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,701	96.0%
Spanish	42	2.4%
Vietnamese	26	1.5%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	842	46.0%
Irish	241	13.2%
English	142	7.8%
Italian	122	6.7%
American	96	5.2%
Polish	56	3.1%
European	33	1.8%
Scottish	29	1.6%
Swedish	26	1.4%
Scandinavian	25	1.4%
Czechoslovakian	23	1.3%
Dutch	23	1.3%
Pennsylvania German	20	1.1%
Swiss	14	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	10	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,829	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,803	98.6%
Foreign-born	26	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	2.8%	38	2.7%	665	48.1%	324	23.4%	168	12.1%	149	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	2.8%
9-12 Years	38	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	665	48.1%
Some College	324	23.4%
Bach. Degree	168	12.1%
Grad Degree	149	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +90	R +19	D + 2.7%
D +71
2020 vs. 2012	R +153	R +117	R + 10.0%
D +36
2020 vs. 2008	R +156	R +135	R + 12.7%
D +21

2016 vs. 2008	R +66	R +116	R + 15.4%
D -50
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)	561	61.1%	Joe Biden (D)	342	37.3%	15	1.6%	918	12	14	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	471	60.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	271	34.6%	41	5.2%	783	12	14	0.01%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	408	55.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	306	41.7%	19	2.6%	733	9	8	0.01%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	405	55.3%	Barack Obama (D)	321	43.9%	6	0.8%	732	11	10	0.01%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	452	62.3%	John Kerry (D)	270	37.2%	4	0.6%	726	14	12	0.01%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	398	59.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	259	38.4%	18	2.7%	675	13	11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shamokin Dam borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

342

37.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

561

61.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

918

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Shamokin Dam borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

271

34.6%

Donald Trump (R)

471

60.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

783

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Shamokin Dam borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

306

41.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

408

55.7%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

733

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Shamokin Dam borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

321

43.9%

John McCain (R)

405

55.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

732

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Shamokin Dam borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

452

62.3%

John Kerry (D)

270

37.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

726

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Shamokin Dam borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

398

59.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

259

38.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

675

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	50%	Mehmet Oz (R)	420	58.8%	John Fetterman (D)	262	36.7%	32 [+]	4.5%	714	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 16 (2.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 8 (1.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	49%	Doug Mastriano (R)	380	53.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	310	43.5%	22 [+]	3.1%	712	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 16 (2.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2018	S1	46%	Lou Barletta (R)	361	55.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	278	42.6%	13 [+]	2.0%	652	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 11 (1.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	45%	Scott Wagner (R)	335	51.6%	Tom Wolf* (D)	301	46.4%	13 [+]	2.0%	649	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 9 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 4 (0.6%);
2016	S3	55%	Pat Toomey* (R)	419	54.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	293	37.8%	64 [+]	8.2%	776	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 64 (8.2%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Wolf (D)	258	53.2%	Tom Corbett* (R)	227	46.8%	0	0.0%	485	2	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	802
Median Value	$188,700

Occupied	772	96.3%
Vacant	30	3.7%

Owned	543	70.3%
Rented	229	29.7%
Median Rent	$895

Single-Family Units	647	80.7%
Detached	597	74.4%
Attached	50	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	107	13.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Shamokin Dam borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shamokin Dam borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shamokin Dam borough, PA