Honesdale borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,469 ( 11 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population density: 1151.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,198	93.94%	1.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	85	1.90%	93.2%
Hispanic:	185	4.14%	46.8%

Total non-White:	271	6.06%	16.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-50	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	39	1.1

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
4,480
4,248	94.82%
39	0.87%
3	0.07%
16	0.36%
44	0.98%
126	2.81%
232	5.18%

2000
4,874
4,718	96.80%
24	0.49%
6	0.12%
0	0.00%
12	0.25%
114	2.34%
156	3.20%

1990
4,972
4,887	98.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
38	0.76%
n/a
47	0.95%
85	1.71%

1980
5,128
5,101	99.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
13	0.25%
n/a
14	0.27%
27	0.53%

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

-470	-9.6
76	1.6

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

-169	-3.4
71	1.4

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

-214	-4.2
58	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Honesdale 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
42.5
628	14.1%
3,841	85.9%
936	20.9%

2,137
2.09

794	37.2%
530	66.8%
105	13.2%
1,343	62.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
1,003	22.4%
3,477	77.6%
843	18.8%

2,086
2.15

1,147	55.0%
746	65.0%
167	14.6%
939	45.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
1,152	23.6%
3,722	76.4%
978	20.1%

2,162
2.23

1,239	57.3%
901	72.7%
110	8.9%
923	42.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
1,086	21.8%
3,886	78.2%
1,087	21.9%

2,105
2.32

1,319	62.7%
981	74.4%
161	12.2%
786	37.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.8
1,387	27.0%
3,741	73.0%
1,018	19.9%

2,067
2.46

1,409	68.2%
1,179	83.7%
104	7.4%
658	31.8%

2022 Housing Data for Honesdale borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	119	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	40	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	183	8.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	390	18.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	163	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	189	8.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	60	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	108	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	294	13.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	227	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	147	6.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	60	2.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	54	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	58	2.7%
$200,000 or more	18	0.8%

Median Household Income	34,700
Per Capita Income	24,910

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	164	7.7%
Public Assistance	135	6.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	476	22.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,722	61.6%
Unemployed	200	7.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,922	68.8%
Not in Labor Force	873	31.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	702	836	45.6%
Non-Profit	63	65	49.2%
Self-Employed	67	45	59.8%

Local Government	90	52	63.4%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	769	881	46.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	153	125	55.0%
Total	922	1,006	47.8%

Pct. Govt.	7.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	138	7.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	638	33.1%
Professional, Technical	288	14.9%
Service Occupations	352	18.3%
All others	512	26.6%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	465	24.1%
Health care and social assistance	339	17.6%
Accommodation and food services	197	10.2%
Transportation and warehousing	146	7.6%
Construction	113	5.9%
Public administration	98	5.1%
Finance and insurance	96	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	84	4.4%
Other services	81	4.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	80	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	54	2.8%
Educational services	53	2.7%
Manufacturing	46	2.4%
Information	36	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25	1.3%
Wholesale trade	15	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	159	3.56%
Puerto Rican	26	0.58%
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	4,235	97.9%
Spanish	59	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	31	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	998	22.3%
Irish	556	12.4%
English	553	12.4%
Italian	528	11.8%
American	396	8.9%
Polish	231	5.2%
Ukrainian	208	4.7%
French	155	3.5%
Scotch-Irish	100	2.2%
Slovak	86	1.9%
Lebanese	72	1.6%
Scottish	61	1.4%
Dutch	54	1.2%
Hungarian	49	1.1%
Pennsylvania German	28	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,469	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,270	95.5%
Foreign-born	199	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
76	2.3%	307	9.2%	1,481	44.3%	805	24.1%	409	12.2%	267	8.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	76	2.3%
9-12 Years	307	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,481	44.3%
Some College	805	24.1%
Bach. Degree	409	12.2%
Grad Degree	267	8.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +145	D +47	D + 4.8%
D +192
2020 vs. 2012	R +330	R +242	R + 11.0%
D +88
2020 vs. 2008	R +290	R +383	R + 18.3%
D -93

2016 vs. 2008	R +145	R +430	R + 23.1%
D -285
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,208	55.1%	Joe Biden (D)	951	43.4%	32	1.5%	2,191	6	8	0.03%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	1,063	55.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	759	39.8%	87	4.6%	1,909	8	10	0.03%
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	878	49.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	863	48.7%	31	1.7%	1,772	3	2	0.03%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	1,044	52.7%	John McCain (R)	918	46.3%	20	1.0%	1,982	2	1	0.03%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,164	57.3%	John Kerry (D)	855	42.1%	14	0.7%	2,033	9	7	0.04%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	1,061	57.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	724	38.9%	76	4.1%	1,861	11	9	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Honesdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

951

43.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,208

55.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,191

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Honesdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

759

39.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,063

55.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,909

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Honesdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

863

48.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

878

49.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,772

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Honesdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,044

52.7%

John McCain (R)

918

46.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,982

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Honesdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,164

57.3%

John Kerry (D)

855

42.1%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,033

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Honesdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,061

57.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

724

38.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,861

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Honesdale borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Mehmet Oz (R)	877	51.9%	John Fetterman (D)	753	44.5%	61 [+]	3.6%	1,691	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 38 (2.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 11 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 10 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	45%	Doug Mastriano (R)	832	49.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	820	48.4%	42 [+]	2.5%	1,694	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 20 (1.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 14 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	43%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	784	49.0%	Lou Barletta (R)	784	49.0%	33 [+]	2.1%	1,601	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 18 (1.1%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 15 (0.9%);
2018	G	43%	Tom Wolf* (D)	821	51.8%	Scott Wagner (R)	741	46.7%	24 [+]	1.5%	1,586	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 12 (0.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 12 (0.8%);
2016	S3	52%	Pat Toomey* (R)	980	51.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	774	40.6%	152 [+]	8.0%	1,906	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 152 (8.0%);
2014	G	29%	Tom Wolf (D)	557	53.0%	Tom Corbett* (R)	493	47.0%	0	0.0%	1,050	2	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	2,419
Median Value	$143,000

Occupied	2,137	88.3%
Vacant	282	11.7%

Owned	1,184	55.4%
Rented	953	44.6%
Median Rent	$996

Single-Family Units	1,513	62.5%
Detached	1,488	61.5%
Attached	25	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	222	9.2%
Mobile Homes	220	9.1%

Honesdale borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Honesdale borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Honesdale borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Honesdale borough, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Honesdale borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Honesdale borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Honesdale borough, PA