Lake township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,897 ( 372 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.8 square miles
Population density: 176.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,725	96.49%	4.5%
Black:	76	1.55%	8.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	64	1.31%	25.5%
Hispanic:	2	0.04%	98.7%

Total non-White:	172	3.51%	46.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-221	-5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-151	-3.5

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
5,269
4,946	93.87%
83	1.58%
8	0.15%
23	0.44%
51	0.97%
154	2.92%
323	6.13%

2000
4,361
4,239	97.20%
42	0.96%
7	0.16%
6	0.14%
14	0.32%
53	1.22%
122	2.80%

1990
3,287
3,235	98.42%
3	0.09%
0	0.00%
10	0.30%
n/a
39	1.19%
52	1.58%

1980
2,399
2,399	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

707	16.2
201	4.6

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

1,004	30.5
70	2.1

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

836	34.8
52	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake 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
50.2
636	13.0%
4,261	87.0%
1,349	27.5%

1,702
2.81

1,383	81.3%
1,170	84.6%
96	6.9%
319	18.7%

2010
Number	Percent
49.0
1,003	19.0%
4,266	81.0%
1,223	23.2%

2,156
2.39

1,511	70.1%
1,265	83.7%
70	4.6%
645	29.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.2
1,020	23.4%
3,341	76.6%
816	18.7%

1,621
2.60

1,235	76.2%
988	80.0%
78	6.3%
386	23.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
898	27.3%
2,389	72.7%
522	15.9%

1,065
3.00

882	82.8%
773	87.6%
54	6.1%
183	17.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
696	29.0%
1,703	71.0%
287	12.0%

808
2.97

680	84.2%
588	86.5%
7	1.0%
128	15.8%

2022 Housing Data for Lake township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	48	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	48	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	87	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	120	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	88	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	121	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	66	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	64	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	200	11.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	79	4.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	240	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	135	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	255	15.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	6.8%
$200,000 or more	18	1.1%

Median Household Income	54,960
Per Capita Income	31,040

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	102	6.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	221	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,770	59.2%
Unemployed	177	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,947	65.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,042	34.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	777	517	60.0%
Non-Profit	5	211	2.3%
Self-Employed	113	48	70.2%

Local Government	70	75	48.3%
State Government	29	0	100.0%
Federal Government	12	12	50.0%

Total Private + Self	890	565	61.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	116	298	28.0%
Total	1,006	863	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	208	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	330	17.7%
Professional, Technical	315	16.9%
Service Occupations	213	11.4%
All others	803	43.0%

White Collar		45.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	423	22.6%
Retail trade	347	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	203	10.9%
Other services	198	10.6%
Educational services	113	6.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	101	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	93	5.0%
Finance and insurance	78	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	71	3.8%
Public administration	69	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	53	2.8%
Manufacturing	42	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	39	2.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	2	0.04%
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	4,430	93.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	173	3.7%
Other Indo-European	118	2.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	12	0.3%
Spanish	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,316	26.9%
American	788	16.1%
Irish	777	15.9%
German	649	13.3%
Polish	574	11.7%
Swedish	355	7.2%
English	307	6.3%
Russian	249	5.1%
French	153	3.1%
Slovak	122	2.5%
Welsh	79	1.6%
Swiss	74	1.5%
Lithuanian	71	1.4%
Dutch	70	1.4%
Scottish	57	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,733	96.7%
Not a citizen	164	3.3%

Native	4,550	92.9%
Foreign-born	347	7.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34	0.9%	270	7.1%	2,105	55.3%	878	23.1%	360	9.5%	158	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34	0.9%
9-12 Years	270	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,105	55.3%
Some College	878	23.1%
Bach. Degree	360	9.5%
Grad Degree	158	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +174	D +102	D + 9.8%
D +276
2020 vs. 2012	R +596	R +474	R + 10.9%
D +122
2020 vs. 2008	R +585	R +592	R + 17.1%
D -7

2016 vs. 2008	R +411	R +694	R + 26.9%
D -283
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,954	65.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,003	33.5%	33	1.1%	2,990	17	19	0.04%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	1,780	69.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	727	28.2%	70	2.7%	2,577	21	23	0.04%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,358	60.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	881	38.9%	25	1.1%	2,264	13	13	0.04%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	1,369	57.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,010	42.1%	21	0.9%	2,400	13	11	0.04%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,313	64.8%	John Kerry (D)	698	34.5%	15	0.7%	2,026	16	14	0.04%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	1,090	59.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	661	36.2%	73	4.0%	1,824	13	12	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,003

33.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,954

65.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,990

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

727

28.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,780

69.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,577

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

881

38.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,358

60.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,264

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,010

42.1%

John McCain (R)

1,369

57.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,400

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,313

64.8%

John Kerry (D)

698

34.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,026

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,090

59.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

661

36.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,824

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,445	62.7%	John Fetterman (D)	790	34.3%	68 [+]	3.0%	2,303	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 45 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 8 (0.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (0.2%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,399	60.8%	Josh Shapiro (D)	860	37.4%	43 [+]	1.9%	2,302	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 28 (1.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 7 (0.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 6 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	50%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,271	62.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	759	37.0%	21 [+]	1.0%	2,051	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 12 (0.6%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 9 (0.4%);
2018	G	49%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,206	59.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	808	39.7%	22 [+]	1.1%	2,036	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 14 (0.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 8 (0.4%);
2016	S3	61%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,563	61.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	782	30.7%	204 [+]	8.0%	2,549	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 204 (8.0%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	790	55.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	644	44.9%	0	0.0%	1,434	10	0.04%
[-] 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	3,864
Median Value	$177,800

Occupied	1,702	44.0%
Vacant	2,162	56.0%

Owned	1,498	88.0%
Rented	204	12.0%
Median Rent	$1,383

Single-Family Units	3,723	96.4%
Detached	3,710	96.0%
Attached	13	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	76	2.0%

Lake township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Lake township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lake township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lake township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake township, PA