Canal township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 755 ( 268 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.3 square miles
Population density: 31.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	731	96.82%	27.6%
Black:	3	0.40%	25.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	13	1.72%	116.7%
Hispanic:	8	1.06%	700.0%

Total non-White:	24	3.18%	71.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-278	-32.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	10	1.2

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
1,023
1,009	98.63%
4	0.39%
2	0.20%
1	0.10%
6	0.59%
1	0.10%
14	1.37%

2000
986
972	98.58%
7	0.71%
0	0.00%
2	0.20%
2	0.20%
3	0.30%
14	1.42%

1990
1,067
1,067	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
1,055
1,055	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	3.8
0	0.0

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

-95	-8.9
14	1.3

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

12	1.1
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Canal 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
54.7
87	11.5%
668	88.5%
248	32.8%

310
2.44

223	71.9%
183	82.1%
9	4.0%
87	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
186	18.2%
837	81.8%
192	18.8%

408
2.51

305	74.8%
252	82.6%
16	5.2%
103	25.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
228	23.1%
758	76.9%
129	13.1%

379
2.60

296	78.1%
252	85.1%
4	1.4%
83	21.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
286	26.8%
781	73.2%
123	11.5%

374
2.85

312	83.4%
290	92.9%
9	2.9%
62	16.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
350	33.2%
705	66.8%
113	10.7%

341
3.09

296	86.8%
274	92.6%
9	3.0%
45	13.2%

2022 Housing Data for Canal township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	7.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	9.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	26	8.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	26	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	21	6.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	46	14.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	8.7%
$200,000 or more	9	2.9%

Median Household Income	57,308
Per Capita Income	32,335

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	7.7%
Public Assistance	10	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47	15.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	274	63.1%
Unemployed	5	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	279	64.3%
Not in Labor Force	155	35.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	126	60	67.7%
Non-Profit	16	40	28.6%
Self-Employed	4	7	36.4%

Local Government	9	12	42.9%
State Government	3	14	17.6%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	130	67	66.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	29	66	30.5%
Total	159	133	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	28	9.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	50	16.9%
Professional, Technical	52	17.6%
Service Occupations	46	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.4%
All others	119	40.3%

White Collar		44.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	81	27.5%
Health care and social assistance	44	14.9%
Educational services	37	12.5%
Retail trade	20	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	20	6.8%
Other services	19	6.4%
Construction	16	5.4%
Public administration	14	4.7%
Information	9	3.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	1.4%
Utilities	4	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.0%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.0%
Finance and insurance	3	1.0%
Wholesale trade	2	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8	1.06%
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	%
Japanese	3	0.40%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	716	97.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.8%
Other Indo-European	5	0.7%
Chinese	5	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	188	24.9%
Irish	178	23.6%
American	97	12.8%
English	78	10.3%
Polish	31	4.1%
Hungarian	24	3.2%
Dutch	14	1.9%
Scottish	12	1.6%
Italian	11	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	10	1.3%
Austrian	5	0.7%
Welsh	4	0.5%
Czech	3	0.4%
Swiss	3	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	752	99.6%
Not a citizen	3	0.4%

Native	749	99.2%
Foreign-born	6	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	2.3%	56	9.1%	298	48.4%	122	19.8%	104	16.9%	22	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	2.3%
9-12 Years	56	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	298	48.4%
Some College	122	19.8%
Bach. Degree	104	16.9%
Grad Degree	22	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +100	R +93	R + 6.8%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +135	R +163	R + 23.5%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +147	R +181	R + 27.3%
D -34

2016 vs. 2008	R +47	R +88	R + 20.5%
D -41
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	89%	Donald Trump* (R)	422	78.1%	Joe Biden (D)	104	19.3%	14	2.6%	540	29	31	0.01%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	322	72.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	97	21.9%	23	5.2%	442	25	27	0.01%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	287	66.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	132	30.6%	12	2.8%	431	20	19	0.01%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	275	63.7%	Barack Obama (D)	138	31.9%	19	4.4%	432	20	18	0.01%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	285	68.3%	John Kerry (D)	125	30.0%	7	1.7%	417	20	18	0.01%
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	225	65.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	99	28.6%	22	6.4%	346	19	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Canal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

104

19.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

422

78.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

TOTAL

540

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Canal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.9%

Donald Trump (R)

322

72.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

442

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Canal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

132

30.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

287

66.6%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

431

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Canal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

138

31.9%

John McCain (R)

275

63.7%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

432

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Canal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

285

68.3%

John Kerry (D)

125

30.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

417

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Canal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

225

65.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

28.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

346

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canal township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	71%	Mehmet Oz (R)	320	73.9%	John Fetterman (D)	97	22.4%	16 [+]	3.7%	433	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 13 (3.0%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	71%	Doug Mastriano (R)	318	73.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	105	24.2%	11 [+]	2.5%	434	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 6 (1.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.5%);
2018	S1	54%	Lou Barletta (R)	236	66.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	109	30.9%	8 [+]	2.3%	353	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 7 (2.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	55%	Scott Wagner (R)	244	68.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	109	30.4%	6 [+]	1.7%	359	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 5 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2016	S3	63%	Pat Toomey* (R)	296	67.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	112	25.5%	31 [+]	7.1%	439	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 31 (7.1%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	169	60.6%	Tom Wolf (D)	110	39.4%	0	0.0%	279	16	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	369
Median Value	$135,100

Occupied	310	84.0%
Vacant	59	16.0%

Owned	283	91.3%
Rented	27	8.7%
Median Rent	$618

Single-Family Units	326	88.3%
Detached	326	88.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	43	11.7%

Canal township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canal township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Canal township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canal township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canal township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Canal township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canal township, PA