Ararat township, PA

2022 population: 487 ( 76 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.6 square miles
Population density: 26.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	475	97.54%	12.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	9	1.85%	0.0%
Hispanic:	3	0.62%	70.0%

Total non-White:	12	2.46%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-70	-15.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-1.3

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
563
545	96.80%
2	0.36%
2	0.36%
1	0.18%
0	0.00%
10	1.78%
18	3.20%

2000
528
508	96.21%
10	1.89%
0	0.00%
3	0.57%
3	0.57%
4	0.76%
20	3.79%

1990
420
409	97.38%
0	0.00%
3	0.71%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	2.62%

1980
358
358	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

37	7.0
-2	-0.4

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

99	23.6
9	2.1

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

51	14.2
11	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Ararat 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
47.7
109	22.4%
378	77.6%
128	26.3%

183
2.66

121	66.1%
101	83.5%
5	4.1%
62	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
112	19.9%
451	80.1%
108	19.2%

246
2.29

155	63.0%
133	85.8%
7	4.5%
91	37.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
120	22.7%
408	77.3%
90	17.0%

222
2.38

156	70.3%
145	92.9%
7	4.5%
66	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
49.3
61	14.5%
359	85.5%
109	26.0%

184
2.28

136	73.9%
118	86.8%
2	1.5%
48	26.1%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
97	27.1%
261	72.9%
73	20.4%

131
2.73

101	77.1%
84	83.2%
5	5.0%
30	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ararat township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	14	7.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	9.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	7.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	17	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	16	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	11	6.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	13.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	9.8%
$200,000 or more	6	3.3%

Median Household Income	58,542
Per Capita Income	30,070

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14	7.7%
Public Assistance	4	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	8.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	166	67.2%
Unemployed	6	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	172	69.6%
Not in Labor Force	75	30.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	80	36	69.0%
Non-Profit	3	17	15.0%
Self-Employed	10	10	50.0%

Local Government	0	8	0.0%
State Government	13	0	100.0%
Federal Government	6	5	54.5%

Total Private + Self	90	46	66.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	30	42.3%
Total	112	76	59.6%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	10.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	31	16.5%
Professional, Technical	39	20.7%
Service Occupations	33	17.6%
All others	65	34.6%

White Collar		47.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	32	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	29	15.4%
Manufacturing	19	10.1%
Utilities	17	9.0%
Construction	17	9.0%
Retail trade	17	9.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	5.3%
Educational services	7	3.7%
Public administration	7	3.7%
Wholesale trade	7	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	7	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	3.2%
Other services	5	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	2.1%
Finance and insurance	2	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	3	0.62%
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	454	98.9%
German, other Germanic	3	0.7%
Spanish	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	110	22.6%
Irish	96	19.7%
Italian	90	18.5%
English	38	7.8%
American	33	6.8%
Welsh	30	6.2%
Dutch	22	4.5%
Polish	21	4.3%
Lithuanian	17	3.5%
Hungarian	13	2.7%
Scottish	13	2.7%
European	12	2.5%
Belgian	11	2.3%
Slovak	11	2.3%
British	7	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	487	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	484	99.4%
Foreign-born	3	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.8%	20	5.6%	118	33.2%	138	38.9%	46	13.0%	30	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.8%
9-12 Years	20	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	118	33.2%
Some College	138	38.9%
Bach. Degree	46	13.0%
Grad Degree	30	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14	R +2	D + 3.1%
D +12
2020 vs. 2012	R +49	R +52	R + 13.7%
D -3
2020 vs. 2008	R +66	R +86	R + 27.5%
D -20

2016 vs. 2008	R +52	R +84	R + 30.6%
D -32
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	204	68.0%	Joe Biden (D)	89	29.7%	7	2.3%	300	19	21	0.00%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	190	68.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	77	27.8%	10	3.6%	277	20	23	0.00%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	155	60.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	92	35.8%	10	3.9%	257	14	13	0.00%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	138	55.0%	Barack Obama (D)	109	43.4%	4	1.6%	251	11	9	0.00%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	157	64.6%	John Kerry (D)	85	35.0%	1	0.4%	243	16	14	0.00%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	166	69.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	67	28.0%	6	2.5%	239	23	22	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ararat township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

204

68.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

300

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Ararat township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27.8%

Donald Trump (R)

190

68.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

277

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Ararat township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

155

60.3%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

257

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Ararat township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

109

43.4%

John McCain (R)

138

55.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

251

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Ararat township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

157

64.6%

John Kerry (D)

35.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

243

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Ararat township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

166

69.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

28.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

239

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ararat township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	64%	Mehmet Oz (R)	156	61.7%	John Fetterman (D)	80	31.6%	17 [+]	6.7%	253	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Richard Weiss (Green) 5 (2.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.6%); Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 3 (1.2%);
2022	G	63%	Doug Mastriano (R)	152	60.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	87	34.7%	12 [+]	4.8%	251	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 6 (2.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 5 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S1	53%	Lou Barletta (R)	135	63.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	77	36.0%	2 [+]	0.9%	214	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.9%);
2018	G	52%	Scott Wagner (R)	138	65.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	74	34.9%	0	0.0%	212	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	65%	Pat Toomey* (R)	159	58.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	87	31.9%	27 [+]	9.9%	273	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 27 (9.9%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	103	64.4%	Tom Wolf (D)	57	35.6%	0	0.0%	160	19	0.00%
[-] 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	424
Median Value	$209,100

Occupied	183	43.2%
Vacant	241	56.8%

Owned	142	77.6%
Rented	41	22.4%
Median Rent	$1,375

Single-Family Units	374	88.2%
Detached	374	88.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	45	10.6%

Ararat township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ararat township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Ararat township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ararat township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ararat township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ararat township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ararat township, PA