Polk borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 795 ( 21 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population density: 392.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	726	91.32%	8.4%
Black:	16	2.01%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	31	3.90%	933.3%
Hispanic:	22	2.77%	1000.0%

Total non-White:	69	8.68%	200.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-67	-10.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	46	6.8

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
816
793	97.18%
16	1.96%
1	0.12%
1	0.12%
3	0.37%
2	0.25%
23	2.82%

2000
1,012
973	96.15%
24	2.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.49%
2	0.20%
39	3.85%

1990
1,286
1,259	97.90%
17	1.32%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
n/a
8	0.62%
27	2.10%

1980
1,857
1,773	95.48%
77	4.15%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.38%
84	4.52%

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

-180	-17.8
-16	-1.6

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

-286	-22.2
12	0.9

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

-514	-27.7
-57	-3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk borough, 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
53.4
106	13.3%
689	86.7%
226	28.4%

240
2.27

153	63.8%
71	46.4%
34	22.2%
87	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
48.7
156	19.1%
660	80.9%
155	19.0%

206
2.48

130	63.1%
84	64.6%
18	13.8%
76	36.9%

2000
Number	Percent
48.2
117	11.6%
895	88.4%
179	17.7%

190
2.34

130	68.4%
93	71.5%
11	8.5%
60	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
42.8
156	12.1%
1,130	87.9%
206	16.0%

226
2.35

149	65.9%
114	76.5%
6	4.0%
77	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
38.4
210	11.3%
1,647	88.7%
192	10.3%

218
2.41

155	71.1%
122	78.7%
22	14.2%
63	28.9%

2022 Housing Data for Polk borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	21	8.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	11.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	11.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	15.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	20	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	2.5%

Median Household Income	58,611
Per Capita Income	21,014

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	4.2%
Public Assistance	19	7.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	58	24.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	264	58.4%
Unemployed	22	4.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	286	63.3%
Not in Labor Force	166	36.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	116	75	60.7%
Non-Profit	4	19	17.4%
Self-Employed	21	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	12	0.0%
State Government	29	16	64.4%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	137	75	64.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35	47	42.7%
Total	172	122	58.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19	6.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	40	13.6%
Professional, Technical	46	15.6%
Service Occupations	72	24.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.3%
All others	117	39.8%

White Collar		35.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	74	25.2%
Manufacturing	42	14.3%
Retail trade	39	13.3%
Transportation and warehousing	32	10.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	29	9.9%
Construction	28	9.5%
Other services	20	6.8%
Public administration	12	4.1%
Educational services	11	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	4	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	18	2.26%
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	4	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	766	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	155	19.5%
American	97	12.2%
Irish	83	10.4%
Italian	52	6.5%
Austrian	35	4.4%
English	29	3.6%
Polish	25	3.1%
Scotch-Irish	20	2.5%
Scottish	17	2.1%
Pennsylvania German	10	1.3%
Scandinavian	10	1.3%
European	8	1.0%
Russian	8	1.0%
Norwegian	7	0.9%
Eastern European	6	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	795	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	795	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
150	24.4%	50	8.1%	244	39.7%	107	17.4%	10	1.6%	53	8.6%
Average years of education: 10.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	150	24.4%
9-12 Years	50	8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	244	39.7%
Some College	107	17.4%
Bach. Degree	10	1.6%
Grad Degree	53	8.6%
Average years of education: 10.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +37	R +31	R + 5.3%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +59	R +66	R + 22.7%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +65	R +89	R + 36.3%
D -24

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +58	R + 31.0%
D -30
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	172	70.5%	Joe Biden (D)	59	24.2%	13	5.3%	244	22	24	0.00%
2016	32%	Donald Trump (R)	135	65.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	53	25.9%	17	8.3%	205	18	20	0.00%
2012	29%	Mitt Romney (R)	113	59.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	66	34.9%	10	5.3%	189	13	13	0.00%
2008	27%	John McCain (R)	107	55.2%	Barack Obama (D)	83	42.8%	4	2.1%	194	11	10	0.00%
2004	25%	George W. Bush* (R)	99	50.3%	John Kerry (D)	94	47.7%	4	2.0%	197	2	0	0.00%
2000	21%	George W. Bush (R)	92	48.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	84	44.7%	12	6.4%	188	3	1	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Polk borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

172

70.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

5.3%

TOTAL

244

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Polk borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.9%

Donald Trump (R)

135

65.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.9%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

205

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Polk borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

34.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

113

59.8%

Other

5.3%

TOTAL

189

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Polk borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

42.8%

John McCain (R)

107

55.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

194

Turnout: 27%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Polk borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

50.3%

John Kerry (D)

47.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

197

Turnout: 25%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Polk borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

48.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

44.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

188

Turnout: 21%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	27%	Mehmet Oz (R)	104	60.1%	John Fetterman (D)	50	28.9%	19 [+]	11.0%	173	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 11 (6.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (2.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (1.7%);
2022	G	27%	Doug Mastriano (R)	106	61.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	58	33.7%	8 [+]	4.7%	172	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (2.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (1.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (1.2%);
2018	S1	24%	Lou Barletta (R)	89	57.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	60	38.5%	7 [+]	4.5%	156	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (2.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (1.9%);
2018	G	24%	Scott Wagner (R)	86	54.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	63	40.1%	8 [+]	5.1%	157	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 4 (2.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 4 (2.5%);
2016	S3	31%	Pat Toomey* (R)	114	56.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	62	30.7%	26 [+]	12.9%	202	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 26 (12.9%);
2014	G	21%	Tom Wolf (D)	89	64.0%	Tom Corbett* (R)	50	36.0%	0	0.0%	139	-9	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	281
Median Value	$84,800

Occupied	240	85.4%
Vacant	41	14.6%

Owned	181	75.4%
Rented	59	24.6%
Median Rent	$636

Single-Family Units	233	82.9%
Detached	233	82.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	0.7%
Mobile Homes	28	10.0%

Polk borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Polk borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Polk borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Polk borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Polk borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Polk borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Polk borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Polk borough, PA