Nelson township, PA

2022 population: 529 ( 42 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.2 square miles
Population density: 47.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	511	96.60%	7.9%
Black:	2	0.38%	71.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	3	0.57%	50.0%
Hispanic:	13	2.46%	333.3%

Total non-White:	18	3.40%	12.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-44	-9.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	0.4

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
571
555	97.20%
7	1.23%
2	0.35%
1	0.18%
2	0.35%
3	0.53%
16	2.80%

2000
604
598	99.01%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.99%
0	0.00%
6	0.99%

1990
514
485	94.36%
0	0.00%
2	0.39%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	1.56%
29	5.64%

1980
364
364	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

-43	-7.1
10	1.7

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

113	22.0
-23	-4.5

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

121	33.2
29	8.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelson 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
49.9
119	22.5%
410	77.5%
95	18.0%

202
2.62

148	73.3%
127	85.8%
12	8.1%
54	26.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
115	20.1%
456	79.9%
108	18.9%

237
2.41

177	74.7%
135	76.3%
15	8.5%
60	25.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
151	25.0%
453	75.0%
92	15.2%

237
2.55

194	81.9%
151	77.8%
17	8.8%
43	18.1%

1990
Number	Percent
28.7
156	30.4%
358	69.6%
46	8.9%

169
3.04

133	78.7%
109	82.0%
13	9.8%
36	21.3%

1980
Number	Percent
24.8
128	35.2%
236	64.8%
22	6.0%

113
3.22

102	90.3%
85	83.3%
7	6.9%
11	9.7%

2022 Housing Data for Nelson township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	14.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	22	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	38	18.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	15.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	4.5%
$200,000 or more	9	4.5%

Median Household Income	74,286
Per Capita Income	32,514

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	2.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41	20.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	219	67.4%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	219	67.4%
Not in Labor Force	106	32.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	82	93	46.9%
Non-Profit	14	17	45.2%
Self-Employed	22	15	59.5%

Local Government	0	15	0.0%
State Government	2	0	100.0%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	104	108	49.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18	32	36.0%
Total	122	140	46.6%

Pct. Govt.	7.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	49	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	42	16.0%
Professional, Technical	24	9.2%
Service Occupations	59	22.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.1%
All others	88	33.6%

White Collar		43.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	50	19.1%
Manufacturing	42	16.0%
Construction	30	11.5%
Finance and insurance	19	7.3%
Educational services	17	6.5%
Utilities	16	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	14	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	13	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	3.8%
Retail trade	10	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	3.4%
Wholesale trade	7	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.8%
Other services	2	0.8%
Public administration	2	0.8%

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	13	2.46%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	13	2.46%
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	508	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	181	34.2%
Irish	148	28.0%
English	82	15.5%
German	72	13.6%
Pennsylvania German	18	3.4%
Scottish	14	2.6%
Italian	13	2.5%
Polish	12	2.3%
Welsh	12	2.3%
Dutch	11	2.1%
Swedish	11	2.1%
French	9	1.7%
European	8	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	529	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	524	99.1%
Foreign-born	5	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	1.6%	66	17.9%	131	35.6%	129	35.1%	32	8.7%	4	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	1.6%
9-12 Years	66	17.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	131	35.6%
Some College	129	35.1%
Bach. Degree	32	8.7%
Grad Degree	4	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	R +22	D + 2.4%
D +14
2020 vs. 2012	R +48	R +55	R + 15.9%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +64	R +90	R + 33.0%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +68	R + 35.4%
D -40
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	191	73.7%	Joe Biden (D)	58	22.4%	10	3.9%	259	25	27	0.00%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	155	70.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	44	20.1%	20	9.1%	219	23	25	0.00%
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	143	68.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	65	31.0%	2	1.0%	210	22	21	0.00%
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	127	58.8%	Barack Obama (D)	84	38.9%	5	2.3%	216	15	13	0.00%
2004	39%	George W. Bush* (R)	133	74.7%	John Kerry (D)	44	24.7%	1	0.6%	178	26	24	0.00%
2000	40%	George W. Bush (R)	109	59.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	67	36.8%	6	3.3%	182	13	12	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

191

73.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

259

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.1%

Donald Trump (R)

155

70.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.8%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

219

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

31.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

143

68.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

210

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

38.9%

John McCain (R)

127

58.8%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

216

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

133

74.7%

John Kerry (D)

24.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

178

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2000 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

109

59.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

36.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

182

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelson township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mehmet Oz (R)	153	75.0%	John Fetterman (D)	47	23.0%	4 [+]	2.0%	204	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 2 (1.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.5%);
2022	G	48%	Doug Mastriano (R)	146	72.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	51	25.2%	5 [+]	2.5%	202	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (2.0%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	39%	Lou Barletta (R)	121	72.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	38	22.9%	7 [+]	4.2%	166	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 6 (3.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	39%	Scott Wagner (R)	123	74.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	39	23.5%	4 [+]	2.4%	166	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (1.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2016	S3	50%	Pat Toomey* (R)	163	75.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	44	20.4%	9 [+]	4.2%	216	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 9 (4.2%);
2014	G	27%	Tom Corbett* (R)	78	66.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	40	33.9%	0	0.0%	118	21	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	232
Median Value	$172,600

Occupied	202	87.1%
Vacant	30	12.9%

Owned	176	87.1%
Rented	26	12.9%
Median Rent	$636

Single-Family Units	183	78.9%
Detached	181	78.0%
Attached	2	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	26	11.2%

Nelson township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelson township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Nelson township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nelson township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nelson township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nelson township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelson township, PA