Watson township, PA

2022 population: 243 ( 31 from 2010 )
Land area: 50.8 square miles
Population density: 4.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	240	98.77%	11.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	1.23%	200.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	3	1.23%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-31	-13.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
274
271	98.91%
1	0.36%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.36%
1	0.36%
3	1.09%

2000
288
280	97.22%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.74%
3	1.04%
8	2.78%

1990
276
275	99.64%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.36%

1980
200
200	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

-9	-3.1
-5	-1.7

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

5	1.8
7	2.5

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

75	37.5
1	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Watson 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
59.2
38	15.6%
205	84.4%
62	25.5%

103
2.36

74	71.8%
68	91.9%
0	0.0%
29	28.2%

2010
Number	Percent
49.0
41	15.0%
233	85.0%
38	13.9%

127
2.16

79	62.2%
71	89.9%
1	1.3%
48	37.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
91	31.6%
197	68.4%
35	12.2%

101
2.85

71	70.3%
58	81.7%
5	7.0%
30	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
89	32.2%
187	67.8%
16	5.8%

96
2.88

78	81.2%
62	79.5%
11	14.1%
18	18.8%

1980
Number	Percent
37.8
44	22.0%
156	78.0%
37	18.5%

77
2.60

65	84.4%
61	93.8%
2	3.1%
12	15.6%

2022 Housing Data for Watson township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	10.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	2.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	10	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	29	28.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	5	4.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	2.9%
$200,000 or more	9	8.7%

Median Household Income	67,292
Per Capita Income	34,584

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	2.9%
Public Assistance	8	7.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	88	61.5%
Unemployed	9	6.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	97	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	46	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46	16	74.2%
Non-Profit	2	11	15.4%
Self-Employed	4	2	66.7%

Local Government	1	5	16.7%
State Government	2	0	100.0%
Federal Government	2	1	66.7%

Total Private + Self	50	18	73.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	17	29.2%
Total	57	35	62.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	13	14.1%
Professional, Technical	5	5.4%
Service Occupations	19	20.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	1.1%
All others	44	47.8%

White Collar		31.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	22	23.9%
Retail trade	17	18.5%
Health care and social assistance	11	12.0%
Transportation and warehousing	9	9.8%
Public administration	7	7.6%
Finance and insurance	6	6.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	4.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	3.3%
Other services	3	3.3%
Construction	2	2.2%
Educational services	2	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	2.2%
Accommodation and food services	2	2.2%
Wholesale trade	1	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	1.1%

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	236	97.9%
Other Indo-European	3	1.2%
Spanish	1	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	77	31.7%
Irish	33	13.6%
English	30	12.3%
Polish	29	11.9%
Swedish	16	6.6%
Italian	14	5.8%
Scottish	14	5.8%
Slovak	9	3.7%
American	8	3.3%
Russian	8	3.3%
Scotch-Irish	7	2.9%
Danish	4	1.6%
French	4	1.6%
Serbian	3	1.2%
Yugoslavian	3	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	243	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	242	99.6%
Foreign-born	1	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	1.6%	6	3.2%	89	47.3%	67	35.6%	14	7.4%	9	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	1.6%
9-12 Years	6	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	89	47.3%
Some College	67	35.6%
Bach. Degree	14	7.4%
Grad Degree	9	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5	D +13	D + 14.4%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +48	R +48	R + 27.8%
D +0
2020 vs. 2008	R +47	R +59	R + 36.7%
D -12

2016 vs. 2008	R +42	R +72	R + 51.1%
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	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	109	65.7%	Joe Biden (D)	56	33.7%	1	0.6%	166	17	19	0.00%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	104	70.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	38	25.9%	5	3.4%	147	23	25	0.00%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	61	51.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	56	47.1%	2	1.7%	119	5	4	0.00%
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	68	52.3%	John McCain (R)	62	47.7%	0	0.0%	130	4	2	0.00%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	75	52.1%	John Kerry (D)	69	47.9%	0	0.0%	144	4	1	0.00%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	60	52.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	51	44.3%	4	3.5%	115	6	4	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

33.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

109

65.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

TOTAL

166

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.9%

Donald Trump (R)

104

70.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

47.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

51.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

119

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

52.3%

John McCain (R)

47.7%

TOTAL

130

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

52.1%

John Kerry (D)

47.9%

TOTAL

144

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Watson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

52.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

44.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watson township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	72%	Mehmet Oz (R)	77	54.6%	John Fetterman (D)	59	41.8%	5 [+]	3.5%	141	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (1.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (1.4%); Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%);
2022	G	71%	Doug Mastriano (R)	75	54.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	60	43.5%	3 [+]	2.2%	138	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.7%);
2018	S1	59%	Lou Barletta (R)	65	54.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	51	42.9%	3 [+]	2.5%	119	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (2.5%);
2018	G	60%	Scott Wagner (R)	64	52.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	54	44.6%	3 [+]	2.5%	121	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.8%);
2016	S3	67%	Pat Toomey* (R)	89	63.1%	Katie McGinty (D)	38	27.0%	14 [+]	9.9%	141	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 14 (9.9%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Wolf (D)	44	57.9%	Tom Corbett* (R)	32	42.1%	0	0.0%	76	-3	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	347
Median Value	$107,800

Occupied	103	29.7%
Vacant	244	70.3%

Owned	93	90.3%
Rented	10	9.7%
Median Rent	$1,375

Single-Family Units	318	91.6%
Detached	316	91.1%
Attached	2	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	29	8.4%

Watson township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Watson township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Watson township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Watson township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Watson township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Watson township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watson township, PA