Damascus township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,686 ( 27 from 2010 )
Land area: 78.7 square miles
Population density: 46.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,268	88.66%	6.9%
Black:	4	0.11%	75.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	58	1.57%	314.3%
2+ races:	78	2.12%	151.6%
Hispanic:	253	6.86%	216.2%

Total non-White:	418	11.34%	182.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-243	-8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	270	8.9

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
3,659
3,511	95.96%
16	0.44%
5	0.14%
14	0.38%
31	0.85%
80	2.19%
148	4.04%

2000
3,662
3,589	98.01%
14	0.38%
12	0.33%
5	0.14%
8	0.22%
34	0.93%
73	1.99%

1990
3,081
3,054	99.12%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.23%
n/a
20	0.65%
27	0.88%

1980
2,536
2,525	99.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.16%
n/a
7	0.28%
11	0.43%

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

-78	-2.1
75	2.0

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

535	17.4
46	1.5

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

529	20.9
16	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Damascus 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
52.3
541	14.7%
3,145	85.3%
1,117	30.3%

1,615
2.28

1,065	65.9%
986	92.6%
0	0.0%
550	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
48.0
754	20.6%
2,905	79.4%
782	21.4%

1,588
2.30

1,060	66.8%
899	84.8%
57	5.4%
528	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
945	25.8%
2,717	74.2%
634	17.3%

1,451
2.52

1,034	71.3%
900	87.0%
57	5.5%
417	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.4
862	28.0%
2,219	72.0%
507	16.5%

1,106
2.75

854	77.2%
773	90.5%
36	4.2%
252	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
758	29.9%
1,778	70.1%
420	16.6%

891
2.82

721	80.9%
647	89.7%
22	3.1%
170	19.1%

2022 Housing Data for Damascus township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	32	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	77	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	67	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	67	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	80	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	62	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	20	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	257	15.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	163	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	286	17.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	102	6.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	115	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	134	8.3%
$200,000 or more	128	7.9%

Median Household Income	65,893
Per Capita Income	44,271

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	78	4.8%
Public Assistance	40	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	128	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,320	72.0%
Unemployed	101	5.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,421	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	412	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	467	470	49.8%
Non-Profit	71	137	34.1%
Self-Employed	140	56	71.4%

Local Government	45	87	34.1%
State Government	1	36	2.7%
Federal Government	29	25	53.7%

Total Private + Self	607	526	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	146	285	33.9%
Total	753	811	48.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	200	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	276	17.6%
Professional, Technical	387	24.7%
Service Occupations	282	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	32	2.0%
All others	419	26.8%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	261	16.7%
Educational services	181	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	166	10.6%
Retail trade	147	9.4%
Manufacturing	125	8.0%
Transportation and warehousing	100	6.4%
Construction	92	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	90	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	83	5.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	81	5.2%
Other services	53	3.4%
Public administration	50	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	49	3.1%
Finance and insurance	36	2.3%
Wholesale trade	24	1.5%
Utilities	20	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	190	5.15%
Cuban	25	0.68%
Dominican	38	1.03%

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	%
Korean	24	0.65%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,085	90.9%
Spanish	183	5.4%
Other Indo-European	63	1.9%
German, other Germanic	26	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.5%
Korean	12	0.4%
Other	6	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,173	31.8%
Irish	951	25.8%
English	519	14.1%
Italian	360	9.8%
Polish	245	6.6%
Dutch	164	4.4%
American	101	2.7%
Slovak	99	2.7%
Scottish	52	1.4%
Ukrainian	46	1.2%
European	38	1.0%
Romanian	36	1.0%
Austrian	29	0.8%
Russian	21	0.6%
Lithuanian	20	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,686	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,562	96.6%
Foreign-born	124	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
64	2.1%	83	2.8%	1,069	35.6%	835	27.8%	458	15.3%	492	16.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	64	2.1%
9-12 Years	83	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,069	35.6%
Some College	835	27.8%
Bach. Degree	458	15.3%
Grad Degree	492	16.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +217	R +9	D + 7.7%
D +208
2020 vs. 2012	R +385	R +278	R + 6.6%
D +107
2020 vs. 2008	R +447	R +471	R + 18.7%
D -24

2016 vs. 2008	R +230	R +462	R + 26.4%
D -232
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,458	66.4%	Joe Biden (D)	720	32.8%	19	0.9%	2,197	18	20	0.03%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	1,241	68.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	512	28.0%	73	4.0%	1,826	20	22	0.03%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,073	63.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	613	36.0%	18	1.1%	1,704	16	16	0.03%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	1,011	56.6%	Barack Obama (D)	744	41.6%	32	1.8%	1,787	12	11	0.03%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,094	63.3%	John Kerry (D)	615	35.6%	20	1.2%	1,729	15	13	0.03%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	973	65.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	452	30.6%	51	3.5%	1,476	19	18	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Damascus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

720

32.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,458

66.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,197

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Damascus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

512

28.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,241

68.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,826

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Damascus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

613

36.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,073

63.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,704

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Damascus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

744

41.6%

John McCain (R)

1,011

56.6%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,787

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Damascus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,094

63.3%

John Kerry (D)

615

35.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,729

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Damascus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

973

65.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

452

30.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,476

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Damascus township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,200	64.2%	John Fetterman (D)	631	33.8%	37 [+]	2.0%	1,868	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 15 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 11 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 10 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	60%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,166	62.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	669	35.9%	28 [+]	1.5%	1,863	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 15 (0.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 8 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 5 (0.3%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	966	61.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	574	36.8%	20 [+]	1.3%	1,560	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 12 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 8 (0.5%);
2018	G	51%	Scott Wagner (R)	952	61.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	580	37.3%	23 [+]	1.5%	1,555	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 12 (0.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 11 (0.7%);
2016	S3	60%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,157	63.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	566	31.0%	100 [+]	5.5%	1,823	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 100 (5.5%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Corbett* (R)	662	61.9%	Tom Wolf (D)	408	38.1%	0	0.0%	1,070	17	0.03%
[-] 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	2,479
Median Value	$250,500

Occupied	1,615	65.1%
Vacant	864	34.9%

Owned	1,456	90.2%
Rented	159	9.8%
Median Rent	$675

Single-Family Units	2,209	89.1%
Detached	2,195	88.5%
Attached	14	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.3%
Mobile Homes	216	8.7%

Damascus township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Damascus township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Damascus township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Damascus township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Damascus township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Damascus township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Damascus township, PA