Sterling township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,496 ( 46 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.0 square miles
Population density: 55.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,353	90.44%	0.7%
Black:	12	0.80%	62.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	27	1.80%	575.0%
2+ races:	40	2.67%	300.0%
Hispanic:	45	3.01%	15.4%

Total non-White:	143	9.56%	64.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-10	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	56	4.7

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
1,450
1,363	94.00%
32	2.21%
1	0.07%
4	0.28%
10	0.69%
39	2.69%
87	6.00%

2000
1,251
1,190	95.12%
25	2.00%
5	0.40%
0	0.00%
15	1.20%
16	1.28%
61	4.88%

1990
974
966	99.18%
0	0.00%
3	0.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.51%
8	0.82%

1980
784
768	97.96%
0	0.00%
13	1.66%
1	0.13%
n/a
2	0.26%
16	2.04%

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

173	13.8
26	2.1

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

224	23.0
53	5.4

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

198	25.3
-8	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling 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
48.0
298	19.9%
1,198	80.1%
390	26.1%

527
2.84

395	75.0%
344	87.1%
4	1.0%
132	25.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
286	19.7%
1,164	80.3%
256	17.7%

570
2.54

431	75.6%
356	82.6%
17	3.9%
139	24.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
322	25.7%
929	74.3%
157	12.5%

480
2.61

388	80.8%
321	82.7%
16	4.1%
92	19.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
277	28.4%
697	71.6%
107	11.0%

307
3.09

256	83.4%
226	88.3%
17	6.6%
51	16.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
268	34.2%
516	65.8%
82	10.5%

248
3.16

200	80.6%
170	85.0%
13	6.5%
48	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Sterling township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	14	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	7.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	47	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	6.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	84	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	56	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	91	17.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	3.0%
$200,000 or more	23	4.4%

Median Household Income	77,841
Per Capita Income	32,431

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18	3.4%
Public Assistance	25	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	76	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	581	69.3%
Unemployed	17	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	598	71.4%
Not in Labor Force	240	28.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	307	195	61.2%
Non-Profit	6	28	17.6%
Self-Employed	56	28	66.7%

Local Government	12	27	30.8%
State Government	5	0	100.0%
Federal Government	4	11	26.7%

Total Private + Self	363	223	61.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27	66	29.0%
Total	390	289	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	115	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	169	24.9%
Professional, Technical	73	10.8%
Service Occupations	72	10.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	2.5%
All others	250	36.8%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	115	16.9%
Retail trade	98	14.4%
Transportation and warehousing	64	9.4%
Construction	60	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	51	7.5%
Health care and social assistance	47	6.9%
Finance and insurance	41	6.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	5.4%
Other services	29	4.3%
Educational services	28	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	1.5%
Public administration	10	1.5%
Utilities	6	0.9%
Wholesale trade	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.60%
Puerto Rican	36	2.41%
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	%
Cambodian	12	0.80%
Filipino	6	0.40%
Thai	5	0.33%
Korean	4	0.27%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,319	93.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	45	3.2%
Spanish	20	1.4%
Other Asian	17	1.2%
Other Indo-European	6	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	470	31.4%
Irish	409	27.3%
Italian	289	19.3%
Polish	154	10.3%
English	153	10.2%
Swedish	47	3.1%
Russian	46	3.1%
Slovak	42	2.8%
Finnish	38	2.5%
Welsh	30	2.0%
Lithuanian	24	1.6%
French	23	1.5%
Scottish	15	1.0%
American	14	0.9%
Dutch	12	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,476	98.7%
Not a citizen	20	1.3%

Native	1,427	95.4%
Foreign-born	69	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	2.2%	41	3.7%	557	50.0%	285	25.6%	153	13.7%	54	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	2.2%
9-12 Years	41	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	557	50.0%
Some College	285	25.6%
Bach. Degree	153	13.7%
Grad Degree	54	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +100	R +48	D + 1.6%
D +52
2020 vs. 2012	R +211	R +208	R + 19.5%
D +3
2020 vs. 2008	R +233	R +264	R + 28.4%
D -31

2016 vs. 2008	R +133	R +216	R + 30.0%
D -83
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	593	68.9%	Joe Biden (D)	261	30.3%	7	0.8%	861	20	22	0.01%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	493	66.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	209	28.3%	37	5.0%	739	19	21	0.01%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	382	58.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	258	39.7%	10	1.5%	650	12	12	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	360	54.9%	Barack Obama (D)	292	44.5%	4	0.6%	656	11	9	0.01%
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	368	62.7%	John Kerry (D)	214	36.5%	5	0.9%	587	14	12	0.01%
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	268	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	188	38.8%	28	5.8%	484	9	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

261

30.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

593

68.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

861

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

209

28.3%

Donald Trump (R)

493

66.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

739

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

258

39.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

382

58.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

650

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

2008 President, Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

292

44.5%

John McCain (R)

360

54.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

656

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

368

62.7%

John Kerry (D)

214

36.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

587

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

268

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

188

38.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

484

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	443	62.8%	John Fetterman (D)	234	33.2%	28 [+]	4.0%	705	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 15 (2.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	427	61.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	257	36.8%	15 [+]	2.1%	699	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 8 (1.1%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 4 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2018	S1	48%	Lou Barletta (R)	379	64.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	206	35.0%	3 [+]	0.5%	588	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.3%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	47%	Scott Wagner (R)	350	59.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	228	39.0%	6 [+]	1.0%	584	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	60%	Pat Toomey* (R)	434	59.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	230	31.5%	67 [+]	9.2%	731	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 67 (9.2%);
2014	G	35%	Tom Corbett* (R)	234	56.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	180	43.5%	0	0.0%	414	11	0.01%
[-] 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	773
Median Value	$222,100

Occupied	527	68.2%
Vacant	246	31.8%

Owned	464	88.0%
Rented	63	12.0%
Median Rent	$850

Single-Family Units	682	88.2%
Detached	682	88.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	2.2%
Mobile Homes	63	8.2%

Sterling township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Sterling township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sterling township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sterling township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sterling township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling township, PA