Silver Lake township, PA

Susquehanna County, PA

2022 population: 1,769 ( 53 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.7 square miles
Population density: 54.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,697	95.93%	0.9%
Black:	6	0.34%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.23%	33.3%
2+ races:	33	1.87%	153.8%
Hispanic:	29	1.64%	141.7%

Total non-White:	72	4.07%	111.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	15	1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	38	2.7

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
1,716
1,682	98.02%
4	0.23%
2	0.12%
3	0.17%
13	0.76%
12	0.70%
34	1.98%

2000
1,729
1,669	96.53%
4	0.23%
2	0.12%
6	0.35%
14	0.81%
32	1.85%
60	3.47%

1990
1,542
1,515	98.25%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.32%
n/a
22	1.43%
27	1.75%

1980
1,073
1,073	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

13	0.8
-26	-1.5

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

154	10.0
33	2.1

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

442	41.2
27	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Lake 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
55.0
266	15.0%
1,503	85.0%
380	21.5%

698
2.53

517	74.1%
447	86.5%
0	0.0%
181	25.9%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
346	20.2%
1,370	79.8%
296	17.2%

708
2.42

512	72.3%
458	89.5%
16	3.1%
196	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
486	28.1%
1,243	71.9%
176	10.2%

627
2.76

505	80.5%
440	87.1%
27	5.3%
122	19.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
460	29.8%
1,082	70.2%
145	9.4%

544
2.83

445	81.8%
401	90.1%
7	1.6%
99	18.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
349	32.5%
724	67.5%
86	8.0%

352
3.05

303	86.1%
285	94.1%
7	2.3%
49	13.9%

2022 Housing Data for Silver Lake township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	35	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	56	8.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	43	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	75	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	99	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	107	15.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	43	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	76	10.9%
$200,000 or more	65	9.3%

Median Household Income	81,711
Per Capita Income	43,942

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13	1.9%
Public Assistance	6	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	29	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	787	70.2%
Unemployed	39	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	826	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	295	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	315	289	52.2%
Non-Profit	23	63	26.7%
Self-Employed	97	20	82.9%

Local Government	12	41	22.6%
State Government	12	13	48.0%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	412	309	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	49	117	29.5%
Total	461	426	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	9.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	115	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	210	23.6%
Professional, Technical	197	22.2%
Service Occupations	120	13.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.9%
All others	247	27.8%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	146	16.4%
Retail trade	141	15.9%
Manufacturing	103	11.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	76	8.5%
Educational services	70	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	67	7.5%
Construction	57	6.4%
Other services	48	5.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	3.9%
Finance and insurance	35	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	3.9%
Wholesale trade	15	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	14	1.6%
Public administration	13	1.5%
Information	11	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.0%
Utilities	6	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	26	1.47%
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	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3	0.17%
Chinese	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,712	98.6%
Other Indo-European	14	0.8%
Spanish	6	0.3%
German, other Germanic	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	348	19.7%
German	346	19.6%
English	260	14.7%
Italian	154	8.7%
Polish	111	6.3%
American	44	2.5%
Welsh	44	2.5%
French	42	2.4%
Portuguese	39	2.2%
Scottish	37	2.1%
Slovak	26	1.5%
Dutch	20	1.1%
Norwegian	20	1.1%
Lithuanian	18	1.0%
European	16	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,759	99.4%
Not a citizen	10	0.6%

Native	1,732	97.9%
Foreign-born	37	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.0%	61	4.7%	468	35.7%	325	24.8%	271	20.7%	173	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.0%
9-12 Years	61	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	468	35.7%
Some College	325	24.8%
Bach. Degree	271	20.7%
Grad Degree	173	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	R +13	D + 3.7%
D +63
2020 vs. 2012	R +130	R +93	R + 4.0%
D +37
2020 vs. 2008	R +154	R +194	R + 16.2%
D -40

2016 vs. 2008	R +78	R +181	R + 19.9%
D -103
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	718	66.2%	Joe Biden (D)	353	32.5%	14	1.3%	1,085	17	19	0.02%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	642	65.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	290	29.6%	49	5.0%	981	17	20	0.02%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	588	63.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	316	34.3%	18	2.0%	922	17	17	0.02%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	564	58.1%	Barack Obama (D)	393	40.5%	14	1.4%	971	14	12	0.02%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	569	61.6%	John Kerry (D)	347	37.6%	7	0.8%	923	13	11	0.02%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	459	57.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	302	38.0%	34	4.3%	795	11	10	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Silver Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

353

32.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

718

66.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,085

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Silver Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

290

29.6%

Donald Trump (R)

642

65.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

981

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Silver Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

316

34.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

588

63.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

922

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Silver Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

393

40.5%

John McCain (R)

564

58.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

971

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Silver Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

569

61.6%

John Kerry (D)

347

37.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

923

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Silver Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

459

57.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

302

38.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

795

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Lake township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Mehmet Oz (R)	576	65.3%	John Fetterman (D)	276	31.3%	30 [+]	3.4%	882	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 14 (1.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 8 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 7 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	61%	Doug Mastriano (R)	563	63.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	299	33.8%	22 [+]	2.5%	884	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 10 (1.1%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 6 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 6 (0.7%);
2018	S1	58%	Lou Barletta (R)	518	62.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	295	35.5%	19 [+]	2.3%	832	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 10 (1.2%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 9 (1.1%);
2018	G	58%	Scott Wagner (R)	513	62.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	290	35.2%	20 [+]	2.4%	823	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 13 (1.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.9%);
2016	S3	69%	Pat Toomey* (R)	602	61.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	313	31.9%	65 [+]	6.6%	980	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 65 (6.6%);
2014	G	42%	Tom Corbett* (R)	392	66.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	201	33.9%	0	0.0%	593	21	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	1,037
Median Value	$244,400

Occupied	698	67.3%
Vacant	339	32.7%

Owned	629	90.1%
Rented	69	9.9%
Median Rent	$1,036

Single-Family Units	959	92.5%
Detached	956	92.2%
Attached	3	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	71	6.8%

Silver Lake township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Lake township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Silver Lake township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Silver Lake township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Silver Lake township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Silver Lake township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Silver Lake township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Lake township, PA