Ward township, PA

2022 population: 161 ( 5 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.0 square miles
Population density: 4.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	159	98.76%	0.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.62%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	0.62%	85.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	2	1.24%	71.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	0	0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-3.7

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
166
159	95.78%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	4.22%
0	0.00%
7	4.22%

2000
147
143	97.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	2.72%
4	2.72%

1990
55
44	80.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	20.00%

1980
104
104	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

16	10.9
3	2.0

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

99	180.0
-7	-12.7

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

-60	-57.7
11	10.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Ward 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
55.8
19	11.8%
142	88.2%
50	31.1%

74
2.18

53	71.6%
39	73.6%
2	3.8%
21	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
52.3
21	12.7%
145	87.3%
33	19.9%

82
2.02

44	53.7%
42	95.5%
0	0.0%
38	46.3%

2000
Number	Percent
46.1
31	21.1%
116	78.9%
24	16.3%

64
2.30

41	64.1%
37	90.2%
0	0.0%
23	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
48.9
4	7.3%
51	92.7%
15	27.3%

21
2.62

16	76.2%
12	75.0%
0	0.0%
5	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
30	28.8%
74	71.2%
4	3.8%

38
2.74

33	86.8%
31	93.9%
2	6.1%
5	13.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ward township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	12.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	10.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	10	13.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	18.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	1	1.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	5.4%
$200,000 or more	2	2.7%

Median Household Income	58,500
Per Capita Income	33,484

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	2.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	1.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	62	66.0%
Unemployed	1	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	63	67.0%
Not in Labor Force	31	33.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30	5	85.7%
Non-Profit	2	7	22.2%
Self-Employed	5	8	38.5%

Local Government	1	2	33.3%
State Government	2	2	50.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	35	13	72.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	13	27.8%
Total	40	26	60.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18	27.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1	1.5%
Professional, Technical	7	10.6%
Service Occupations	9	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	1.5%
All others	31	47.0%

White Collar		39.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	15	22.7%
Health care and social assistance	13	19.7%
Construction	7	10.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	10.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	6.1%
Public administration	3	4.5%
Wholesale trade	3	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3	4.5%
Educational services	2	3.0%
Utilities	2	3.0%
Retail trade	2	3.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	3.0%
Other services	1	1.5%

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	%
Chinese	1	0.62%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	160	99.4%
Chinese	1	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35	21.7%
American	25	15.5%
Irish	25	15.5%
English	20	12.4%
Pennsylvania German	15	9.3%
Scotch-Irish	10	6.2%
Italian	7	4.3%
Dutch	4	2.5%
Polish	2	1.2%
Scottish	2	1.2%
Greek	1	0.6%
Slovak	1	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	161	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	160	99.4%
Foreign-born	1	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	1.6%	12	9.6%	56	44.8%	36	28.8%	9	7.2%	10	8.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	1.6%
9-12 Years	12	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	56	44.8%
Some College	36	28.8%
Bach. Degree	9	7.2%
Grad Degree	10	8.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +13	R +2	D + 10.7%
D +11
2020 vs. 2012	R +49	R +48	R + 27.1%
D +1
2020 vs. 2008	R +61	R +58	R + 36.9%
D +3

2016 vs. 2008	R +48	R +56	R + 47.6%
D -8
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	100%	Donald Trump* (R)	98	76.6%	Joe Biden (D)	29	22.7%	1	0.8%	128	28	30	0.00%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	85	80.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18	17.0%	3	2.8%	106	32	34	0.00%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	49	62.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	28	35.9%	1	1.3%	78	16	16	0.00%
2008	45%	John McCain (R)	37	58.7%	Barack Obama (D)	26	41.3%	0	0.0%	63	15	13	0.00%
2004	48%	George W. Bush* (R)	45	73.8%	John Kerry (D)	16	26.2%	0	0.0%	61	25	23	0.00%
2000	36%	George W. Bush (R)	28	66.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	13	31.0%	1	2.4%	42	20	19	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

76.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 100%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Ward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.0%

Donald Trump (R)

80.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

106

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Ward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

62.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Ward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

41.3%

John McCain (R)

58.7%

TOTAL

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Ward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

73.8%

John Kerry (D)

26.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Ward township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

66.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

31.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ward township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	76%	Mehmet Oz (R)	79	80.6%	John Fetterman (D)	19	19.4%	0	0.0%	98	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	76%	Doug Mastriano (R)	80	81.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	18	18.4%	0	0.0%	98	40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	62%	Lou Barletta (R)	64	78.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	18	22.0%	0	0.0%	82	35	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	63%	Scott Wagner (R)	67	80.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	14	16.9%	2 [+]	2.4%	83	40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (2.4%);
2016	S3	77%	Pat Toomey* (R)	82	78.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	19	18.3%	3 [+]	2.9%	104	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%);
2014	G	47%	Tom Corbett* (R)	44	67.7%	Tom Wolf (D)	21	32.3%	0	0.0%	65	23	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	267
Median Value	$212,500

Occupied	74	27.7%
Vacant	193	72.3%

Owned	68	91.9%
Rented	6	8.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	251	94.0%
Detached	251	94.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	16	6.0%

Ward township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ward township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Ward township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ward township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ward township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ward township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ward township, PA