Elk township, PA

2022 population: 502 ( 18 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.0 square miles
Population density: 12.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	498	99.20%	3.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	4	0.80%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	4	0.80%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-16	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.5

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
520
514	98.85%
0	0.00%
3	0.58%
1	0.19%
2	0.38%
0	0.00%
6	1.15%

2000
560
560	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
541
537	99.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.37%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.74%

1980
430
429	99.77%
0	0.00%
1	0.23%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.23%

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

-46	-8.2
6	1.1

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

23	4.3
-4	-0.7

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

108	25.1
3	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk 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
44.5
99	19.7%
403	80.3%
102	20.3%

217
2.31

171	78.8%
167	97.7%
2	1.2%
46	21.2%

2010
Number	Percent
50.3
83	16.0%
437	84.0%
87	16.7%

229
2.27

172	75.1%
157	91.3%
2	1.2%
57	24.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
150	26.8%
410	73.2%
56	10.0%

215
2.60

170	79.1%
162	95.3%
1	0.6%
45	20.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
154	28.5%
387	71.5%
54	10.0%

208
2.60

155	74.5%
142	91.6%
4	2.6%
53	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
130	30.2%
300	69.8%
51	11.9%

152
2.83

131	86.2%
121	92.4%
3	2.3%
21	13.8%

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	21	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	23	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	43	19.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	51	23.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	6.5%
$200,000 or more	13	6.0%

Median Household Income	94,886
Per Capita Income	43,504

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	3.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	231	74.0%
Unemployed	12	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	243	77.9%
Not in Labor Force	69	22.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	116	44	72.5%
Non-Profit	0	13	0.0%
Self-Employed	17	5	77.3%

Local Government	7	12	36.8%
State Government	9	9	50.0%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	133	49	73.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	34	37.0%
Total	153	83	64.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20	8.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	47	19.7%
Professional, Technical	35	14.7%
Service Occupations	46	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	2.5%
All others	90	37.8%

White Collar		42.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	44	18.5%
Utilities	34	14.3%
Retail trade	22	9.2%
Finance and insurance	20	8.4%
Health care and social assistance	17	7.1%
Construction	15	6.3%
Educational services	14	5.9%
Public administration	13	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	12	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	5.0%
Other services	10	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	5	2.1%
Wholesale trade	2	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.8%
Information	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	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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	458	99.3%
Spanish	3	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	188	37.5%
Italian	99	19.7%
Swedish	71	14.1%
English	60	12.0%
Irish	54	10.8%
Scandinavian	35	7.0%
Polish	29	5.8%
Dutch	28	5.6%
American	22	4.4%
Scottish	20	4.0%
Finnish	12	2.4%
Ukrainian	12	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	11	2.2%
Russian	4	0.8%
Czechoslovakian	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	502	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	497	99.0%
Foreign-born	5	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	18	4.7%	121	31.6%	144	37.6%	65	17.0%	35	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	18	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	121	31.6%
Some College	144	37.6%
Bach. Degree	65	17.0%
Grad Degree	35	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2	D +25	D + 13.2%
D +27
2020 vs. 2012	R +69	R +82	R + 19.5%
D -13
2020 vs. 2008	R +82	R +119	R + 33.7%
D -37

2016 vs. 2008	R +80	R +144	R + 46.9%
D -64
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	249	74.8%	Joe Biden (D)	81	24.3%	3	0.9%	333	26	28	0.00%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	247	79.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	54	17.3%	11	3.5%	312	31	33	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	180	64.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	94	33.7%	5	1.8%	279	18	17	0.00%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	167	57.4%	Barack Obama (D)	118	40.5%	6	2.1%	291	13	12	0.00%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	178	60.1%	John Kerry (D)	113	38.2%	5	1.7%	296	12	9	0.01%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	164	61.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	93	34.6%	12	4.5%	269	15	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

249

74.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

333

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.3%

Donald Trump (R)

247

79.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

312

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

180

64.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

279

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

118

40.5%

John McCain (R)

167

57.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

291

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

178

60.1%

John Kerry (D)

113

38.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

296

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

164

61.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

34.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

269

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	70%	Mehmet Oz (R)	200	70.7%	John Fetterman (D)	73	25.8%	10 [+]	3.5%	283	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (2.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.4%);
2022	G	69%	Doug Mastriano (R)	191	68.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	83	29.7%	5 [+]	1.8%	279	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (1.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	61%	Lou Barletta (R)	175	69.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	72	28.6%	5 [+]	2.0%	252	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 3 (1.2%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 2 (0.8%);
2018	G	62%	Scott Wagner (R)	173	68.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	78	30.7%	3 [+]	1.2%	254	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 3 (1.2%);
2016	S3	73%	Pat Toomey* (R)	235	77.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	58	19.0%	12 [+]	3.9%	305	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 12 (3.9%);
2014	G	46%	Tom Corbett* (R)	127	64.8%	Tom Wolf (D)	69	35.2%	0	0.0%	196	20	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	366
Median Value	$174,200

Occupied	217	59.3%
Vacant	149	40.7%

Owned	195	89.9%
Rented	22	10.1%
Median Rent	$850

Single-Family Units	320	87.4%
Detached	315	86.1%
Attached	5	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	34	9.3%

Elk township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elk township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elk township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elk township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, PA