West Perry township, PA

2022 population: 986 ( 85 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.0 square miles
Population density: 36.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	982	99.59%	6.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.41%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	4	0.41%	81.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-68	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-17	-1.9

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
1,071
1,050	98.04%
7	0.65%
5	0.47%
2	0.19%
1	0.09%
6	0.56%
21	1.96%

2000
1,038
1,032	99.42%
6	0.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.58%

1990
969
958	98.86%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.31%
n/a
8	0.83%
11	1.14%

1980
859
853	99.30%
0	0.00%
4	0.47%
2	0.23%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.70%

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

18	1.7
15	1.4

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

74	7.6
-5	-0.5

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

105	12.2
5	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for West Perry 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
48.1
210	21.3%
776	78.7%
247	25.1%

354
2.79

290	81.9%
252	86.9%
12	4.1%
64	18.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
256	23.9%
815	76.1%
172	16.1%

394
2.72

304	77.2%
270	88.8%
8	2.6%
90	22.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
270	26.0%
768	74.0%
169	16.3%

383
2.71

315	82.2%
288	91.4%
5	1.6%
68	17.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
280	28.9%
689	71.1%
134	13.8%

349
2.78

287	82.2%
270	94.1%
5	1.7%
62	17.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
244	28.4%
615	71.6%
88	10.2%

295
2.91

252	85.4%
231	91.7%
9	3.6%
43	14.6%

2022 Housing Data for West Perry township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	22	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	8.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	7.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	21	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	50	14.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	62	17.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	54	15.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	17	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	5.1%
$200,000 or more	3	0.8%

Median Household Income	66,875
Per Capita Income	27,662

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	2.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	438	79.2%
Unemployed	9	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	447	80.8%
Not in Labor Force	106	19.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	200	118	62.9%
Non-Profit	17	21	44.7%
Self-Employed	35	10	77.8%

Local Government	12	12	50.0%
State Government	9	14	39.1%
Federal Government	2	17	10.5%

Total Private + Self	235	128	64.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	64	38.5%
Total	275	192	58.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35	7.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	82	17.4%
Professional, Technical	87	18.5%
Service Occupations	80	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.2%
All others	186	39.6%

White Collar		43.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	72	15.3%
Construction	68	14.5%
Retail trade	47	10.0%
Other services	47	10.0%
Health care and social assistance	42	8.9%
Transportation and warehousing	37	7.9%
Educational services	36	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	30	6.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	4.7%
Wholesale trade	21	4.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	2.6%
Finance and insurance	9	1.9%
Public administration	8	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.1%
Utilities	5	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.4%

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	%
Filipino	4	0.41%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	872	94.2%
German, other Germanic	54	5.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	473	48.0%
American	117	11.9%
English	33	3.3%
Scottish	21	2.1%
Irish	20	2.0%
Polish	18	1.8%
European	17	1.7%
Swiss	17	1.7%
Dutch	9	0.9%
Pennsylvania German	9	0.9%
Italian	6	0.6%
Romanian	6	0.6%
Swedish	6	0.6%
Czech	4	0.4%
French	3	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	986	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	976	99.0%
Foreign-born	10	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
43	6.1%	76	10.7%	380	53.7%	125	17.7%	49	6.9%	34	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	43	6.1%
9-12 Years	76	10.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	380	53.7%
Some College	125	17.7%
Bach. Degree	49	6.9%
Grad Degree	34	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +68	R +50	D + 2.0%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +117	R +95	D + 0.2%
D +22
2020 vs. 2008	R +138	R +135	R + 9.4%
D +3

2016 vs. 2008	R +70	R +85	R + 11.4%
D -15
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	460	83.2%	Joe Biden (D)	85	15.4%	8	1.4%	553	34	36	0.01%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	392	83.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	67	14.3%	11	2.3%	470	35	38	0.01%
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	343	83.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	63	15.3%	6	1.5%	412	37	36	0.01%
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	322	78.2%	Barack Obama (D)	82	19.9%	8	1.9%	412	34	33	0.01%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	365	83.5%	John Kerry (D)	70	16.0%	2	0.5%	437	35	33	0.01%
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	330	82.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	60	15.1%	8	2.0%	398	36	35	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

15.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

460

83.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

553

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, West Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14.3%

Donald Trump (R)

392

83.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

470

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 38

2012 President, West Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

15.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

343

83.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

412

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 36

2008 President, West Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

19.9%

John McCain (R)

322

78.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

412

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2004 President, West Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

365

83.5%

John Kerry (D)

16.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

437

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 33

2000 President, West Perry township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

330

82.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

15.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

398

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 35

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Perry township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	59%	Mehmet Oz (R)	381	82.6%	John Fetterman (D)	70	15.2%	10 [+]	2.2%	461	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.9%); Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 4 (0.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2022	G	59%	Doug Mastriano (R)	372	81.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	81	17.7%	4 [+]	0.9%	457	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.4%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 2 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	321	79.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	77	19.2%	4 [+]	1.0%	402	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (1.0%);
2018	G	51%	Scott Wagner (R)	316	79.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	81	20.2%	3 [+]	0.8%	400	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (0.8%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	366	78.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	77	16.5%	24 [+]	5.1%	467	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 24 (5.1%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Corbett* (R)	195	70.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	83	29.9%	0	0.0%	278	25	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	442
Median Value	$190,200

Occupied	354	80.1%
Vacant	88	19.9%

Owned	257	72.6%
Rented	97	27.4%
Median Rent	$823

Single-Family Units	399	90.3%
Detached	392	88.7%
Attached	7	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	39	8.8%

West Perry township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Perry township, PA

2022 Housing Data for West Perry township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Perry township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Perry township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Perry township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Perry township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Perry township, PA