2022 population: 880
( 134 from 2010
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Land area: 49.4 square miles
Population density: 17.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 803 | 91.25% | ![]() |
Black: | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 10 | 1.14% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 47 | 5.34% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 77 | 8.75% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | -193 | -23.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 59 | 7.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 837 | |
Median Value | $193,000 | |
Occupied | 391 | 46.7% |
Vacant | 446 | 53.3% |
Owned | 338 | 86.4% |
Rented | 53 | 13.6% |
Median Rent | $878 | |
Single-Family Units | 788 | 94.1% |
Detached | 788 | 94.1% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 0 | 0.0% |
Mobile Homes | 43 | 5.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 19 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 31 | 7.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 9 | 2.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 15 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3 | 0.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 11 | 2.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 27 | 6.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 14 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 15 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 36 | 9.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 42 | 10.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 84 | 21.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 36 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 7 | 1.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 15 | 3.8% |
$200,000 or more | 27 | 6.9% |
Median Household Income | 63,527 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,193 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 16 | 4.1% |
Public Assistance | 5 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 42 | 10.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 297 | 70.4% |
Unemployed | 10 | 2.4% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 307 | 72.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 115 | 27.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 78 | 89 | 46.7% |
Non-Profit | 13 | 30 | 30.2% |
Self-Employed | 52 | 25 | 67.5% |
Local Government | 21 | 13 | 61.8% |
State Government | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
Federal Government | 17 | 1 | 94.4% |
Total Private + Self | 130 | 114 | 53.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 51 | 48 | 51.5% |
Total | 181 | 162 | 52.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 21 | 6.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 89 | 25.9% |
Professional, Technical | 60 | 17.5% |
Service Occupations | 51 | 14.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 16 | 4.7% |
All others | 122 | 35.6% |
White Collar | 49.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 44 | 12.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 39 | 11.4% |
Manufacturing | 37 | 10.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 34 | 9.9% |
Educational services | 31 | 9.0% |
Construction | 31 | 9.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 29 | 8.5% |
Other services | 24 | 7.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 21 | 6.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 20 | 5.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 19 | 5.5% |
Public administration | 4 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 4 | 1.2% |
Wholesale trade | 3 | 0.9% |
Finance and insurance | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11 | 1.25% |
Puerto Rican | 6 | 0.68% |
Cuban | 30 | 3.41% |
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% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 854 | 99.2% |
Spanish | 7 | 0.8% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 180 | 20.5% |
German | 140 | 15.9% |
Italian | 102 | 11.6% |
Polish | 97 | 11.0% |
English | 63 | 7.2% |
American | 59 | 6.7% |
Dutch | 59 | 6.7% |
French | 37 | 4.2% |
British | 31 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 29 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 25 | 2.8% |
Norwegian | 21 | 2.4% |
European | 20 | 2.3% |
Russian | 19 | 2.2% |
Czechoslovakian | 11 | 1.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 874 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 6 | 0.7% |
Native | 855 | 97.2% |
Foreign-born | 25 | 2.8% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
19 | 2.7% | 73 | 10.4% | 315 | 44.9% | 177 | 25.2% | 48 | 6.8% | 70 | 10.0% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 19 | 2.7% |
9-12 Years | 73 | 10.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 315 | 44.9% |
Some College | 177 | 25.2% |
Bach. Degree | 48 | 6.8% |
Grad Degree | 70 | 10.0% |
Average years of education: 12.7 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +67 | R +13 | D + 6.2% | |
D +54 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +111 | R +96 | R + 10.5% | |
D +15 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +127 | R +168 | R + 26.3% | |
D -41 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +60 | R +155 | R + 32.5% | |
D -95 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 84% | Donald Trump* (R) | 413 | 66.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 195 | 31.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 619 | 18 | 20 | 0.01% |
2016 | 65% | Donald Trump (R) | 346 | 68.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 141 | 28.0% | 17 | 3.4% | 504 | 20 | 23 | 0.01% |
2012 | 61% | Mitt Romney (R) | 302 | 60.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 180 | 36.3% | 14 | 2.8% | 496 | 14 | 14 | 0.01% |
2008 | 63% | John McCain (R) | 286 | 54.2% | Barack Obama (D) | 236 | 44.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 528 | 10 | 9 | 0.01% |
2004 | 62% | George W. Bush* (R) | 320 | 60.8% | John Kerry (D) | 203 | 38.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 526 | 12 | 10 | 0.01% |
2000 | 53% | George W. Bush (R) | 252 | 54.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 188 | 41.0% | 19 | 4.1% | 459 | 8 | 7 | 0.01% |
2020 President, Preston township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 195 | 31.5% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 413 | 66.7% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 8 | 1.3% | |||||||||
Other | 3 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 619 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Preston township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 141 | 28.0% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 346 | 68.7% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 8 | 1.6% | |||||||||
Other | 9 | 1.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 504 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Preston township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 180 | 36.3% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 302 | 60.9% | |||||||||
Other | 14 | 2.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 496 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Preston township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 236 | 44.7% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 286 | 54.2% | |||||||||
Other | 6 | 1.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 528 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, Preston township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 320 | 60.8% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 203 | 38.6% | |||||||||
Other | 3 | 0.6% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 526 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Preston township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 252 | 54.9% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 188 | 41.0% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 15 | 3.3% | |||||||||
Other | 4 | 0.9% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 459 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2022 | S3 | 68% | Mehmet Oz (R) | 339 | 67.8% | John Fetterman (D) | 145 | 29.0% | 16 [+] | 3.2% | 500 | 21 | 0.01% |
2022 | G | 68% | Doug Mastriano (R) | 321 | 64.2% | Josh Shapiro (D) | 165 | 33.0% | 14 [+] | 2.8% | 500 | 22 | 0.01% |
2018 | S1 | 57% | Lou Barletta (R) | 274 | 63.4% | Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) | 153 | 35.4% | 5 [+] | 1.2% | 432 | 21 | 0.01% |
2018 | G | 57% | Scott Wagner (R) | 270 | 62.2% | Tom Wolf* (D) | 150 | 34.6% | 14 [+] | 3.2% | 434 | 22 | 0.01% |
2016 | S3 | 65% | Pat Toomey* (R) | 310 | 61.9% | Katie McGinty (D) | 157 | 31.3% | 34 [+] | 6.8% | 501 | 13 | 0.01% |
2014 | G | 38% | Tom Corbett* (R) | 183 | 60.6% | Tom Wolf (D) | 119 | 39.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 302 | 16 | 0.01% |