Buffalo township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,201 ( 132 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.4 square miles
Population density: 108.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,135	97.00%	5.4%
Black:	21	0.95%	162.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	15	0.68%	25.0%
Hispanic:	22	1.00%	37.5%

Total non-White:	66	3.00%	53.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	109	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	23	1.3

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
2,069
2,026	97.92%
8	0.39%
5	0.24%
2	0.10%
12	0.58%
16	0.77%
43	2.08%

2000
2,101
2,076	98.81%
10	0.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.38%
7	0.33%
25	1.19%

1990
2,148
2,146	99.91%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.09%
2	0.09%

1980
2,016
1,992	98.81%
0	0.00%
10	0.50%
4	0.20%
n/a
10	0.50%
24	1.19%

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

-50	-2.4
18	0.9

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

-70	-3.3
23	1.1

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

154	7.6
-22	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo 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
38.6
553	25.1%
1,648	74.9%
401	18.2%

796
2.76

632	79.4%
560	88.6%
0	0.0%
164	20.6%

2010
Number	Percent
48.0
391	18.9%
1,678	81.1%
372	18.0%

820
2.48

615	75.0%
523	85.0%
25	4.1%
205	25.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
534	25.4%
1,567	74.6%
303	14.4%

742
2.76

616	83.0%
537	87.2%
25	4.1%
126	17.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
540	25.1%
1,608	74.9%
270	12.6%

747
2.80

608	81.4%
535	88.0%
23	3.8%
139	18.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
637	31.6%
1,379	68.4%
217	10.8%

612
3.22

537	87.7%
489	91.1%
18	3.4%
75	12.3%

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	90	11.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	31	3.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	54	6.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	128	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	131	16.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	94	11.8%
$200,000 or more	86	10.8%

Median Household Income	91,429
Per Capita Income	46,588

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	2.5%
Public Assistance	19	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	4.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	975	75.0%
Unemployed	26	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,001	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	299	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	576	282	67.1%
Non-Profit	8	77	9.4%
Self-Employed	31	20	60.8%

Local Government	25	12	67.6%
State Government	4	4	50.0%
Federal Government	0	17	0.0%

Total Private + Self	607	302	66.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	110	25.2%
Total	644	412	61.0%

Pct. Govt.	5.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	166	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	180	17.0%
Professional, Technical	214	20.3%
Service Occupations	199	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	2.6%
All others	297	28.1%

White Collar		53.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	179	17.0%
Construction	140	13.3%
Health care and social assistance	134	12.7%
Manufacturing	131	12.4%
Accommodation and food services	104	9.8%
Retail trade	51	4.8%
Educational services	46	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	45	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	43	4.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	39	3.7%
Other services	24	2.3%
Public administration	23	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	1.7%
Information	17	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	1.5%
Management	13	1.2%
Finance and insurance	13	1.2%
Wholesale trade	11	1.0%
Utilities	9	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.27%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	9	0.41%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	9	0.41%
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	7	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,113	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	554	25.2%
German	432	19.6%
English	366	16.6%
Italian	235	10.7%
Polish	189	8.6%
Scotch-Irish	86	3.9%
American	74	3.4%
Dutch	54	2.5%
Slovak	38	1.7%
Hungarian	21	1.0%
European	20	0.9%
Welsh	13	0.6%
Czech	9	0.4%
French	9	0.4%
Swiss	7	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,201	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,201	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	1.6%	43	2.8%	560	36.6%	405	26.5%	380	24.8%	118	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	1.6%
9-12 Years	43	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	560	36.6%
Some College	405	26.5%
Bach. Degree	380	24.8%
Grad Degree	118	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +112	R +50	D + 4.0%
D +62
2020 vs. 2012	R +241	R +312	R + 22.8%
D -71
2020 vs. 2008	R +277	R +379	R + 29.5%
D -102

2016 vs. 2008	R +165	R +329	R + 33.5%
D -164
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	875	75.2%	Joe Biden (D)	280	24.1%	8	0.7%	1,163	27	28	0.02%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	763	75.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	218	21.5%	35	3.4%	1,016	27	29	0.02%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	634	63.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	351	35.4%	7	0.7%	992	17	17	0.02%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	598	60.2%	Barack Obama (D)	382	38.4%	14	1.4%	994	16	15	0.02%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	611	60.1%	John Kerry (D)	397	39.1%	8	0.8%	1,016	12	9	0.02%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	517	57.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	353	39.2%	30	3.3%	900	11	10	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

280

24.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

875

75.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,163

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

218

21.5%

Donald Trump (R)

763

75.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,016

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

351

35.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

634

63.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

992

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

382

38.4%

John McCain (R)

598

60.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

994

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

611

60.1%

John Kerry (D)

397

39.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,016

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

517

57.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

353

39.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

900

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Mehmet Oz (R)	627	67.2%	John Fetterman (D)	281	30.1%	25 [+]	2.7%	933	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 13 (1.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);
2022	G	53%	Doug Mastriano (R)	568	61.3%	Josh Shapiro (D)	337	36.4%	22 [+]	2.4%	927	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 11 (1.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (0.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	46%	Lou Barletta (R)	502	62.8%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	282	35.2%	16 [+]	2.0%	800	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 12 (1.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.5%);
2018	G	46%	Scott Wagner (R)	486	60.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	297	37.2%	16 [+]	2.0%	799	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 11 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 5 (0.6%);
2016	S3	58%	Pat Toomey* (R)	647	64.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	274	27.2%	86 [+]	8.5%	1,007	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 86 (8.5%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	382	60.8%	Tom Wolf (D)	246	39.2%	0	0.0%	628	16	0.02%
[-] 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	886
Median Value	$260,200

Occupied	796	89.8%
Vacant	90	10.2%

Owned	722	90.7%
Rented	74	9.3%
Median Rent	$698

Single-Family Units	838	94.6%
Detached	820	92.6%
Attached	18	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	48	5.4%

Buffalo township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buffalo township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buffalo township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buffalo township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo township, PA