Salem township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,109 ( 514 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.1 square miles
Population density: 129.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,796	94.88%	9.6%
Black:	135	2.21%	73.1%
Indian:	5	0.08%	58.3%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	97	1.59%	67.2%
Hispanic:	76	1.24%	123.5%

Total non-White:	313	5.12%	46.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-614	-11.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	100	1.8

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
6,623
6,410	96.78%
78	1.18%
12	0.18%
26	0.39%
58	0.88%
34	0.51%
213	3.22%

2000
6,939
6,769	97.55%
148	2.13%
22	0.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
170	2.45%

1990
7,282
7,098	97.47%
106	1.46%
0	0.00%
28	0.38%
n/a
50	0.69%
184	2.53%

1980
7,632
7,346	96.25%
205	2.69%
5	0.07%
32	0.42%
n/a
44	0.58%
286	3.75%

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

-359	-5.2
43	0.6

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

-329	-4.5
-14	-0.2

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

-248	-3.2
-102	-1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem 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
53.2
900	14.7%
5,209	85.3%
1,737	28.4%

2,674
2.28

1,740	65.1%
1,559	89.6%
0	0.0%
934	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
49.1
1,096	16.5%
5,527	83.5%
1,567	23.7%

2,996
2.21

1,880	62.8%
1,491	79.3%
98	5.2%
1,116	37.2%

2000
Number	Percent
42.7
1,500	21.6%
5,439	78.4%
1,416	20.4%

2,928
2.35

1,985	67.8%
1,651	83.2%
80	4.0%
943	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
1,537	21.1%
5,745	78.9%
1,264	17.4%

2,858
2.52

2,083	72.9%
1,881	90.3%
75	3.6%
775	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
2,081	27.3%
5,551	72.7%
984	12.9%

2,716
2.78

2,135	78.6%
1,889	88.5%
75	3.5%
581	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Salem township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	96	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	220	8.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	99	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	74	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	65	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	129	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	104	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	118	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	176	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	135	5.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	547	20.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	199	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	357	13.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	139	5.2%
$200,000 or more	177	6.6%

Median Household Income	77,470
Per Capita Income	37,060

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	1.1%
Public Assistance	9	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	142	5.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,653	73.9%
Unemployed	76	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,729	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	862	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,447	855	62.9%
Non-Profit	171	115	59.8%
Self-Employed	94	70	57.3%

Local Government	82	85	49.1%
State Government	35	60	36.8%
Federal Government	31	17	64.6%

Total Private + Self	1,541	925	62.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	319	277	53.5%
Total	1,860	1,202	60.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	301	9.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	523	17.1%
Professional, Technical	683	22.3%
Service Occupations	477	15.6%
All others	1,078	35.2%

White Collar		49.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	471	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	353	11.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	299	9.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	295	9.6%
Retail trade	251	8.2%
Construction	234	7.6%
Wholesale trade	220	7.2%
Educational services	219	7.2%
Public administration	148	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	147	4.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	125	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	102	3.3%
Finance and insurance	62	2.0%
Other services	60	2.0%
Utilities	39	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	76	1.24%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	5,855	97.8%
Other Indo-European	87	1.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.3%
Spanish	16	0.3%
German, other Germanic	9	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,906	31.2%
Irish	1,344	22.0%
Polish	1,084	17.7%
English	844	13.8%
Italian	824	13.5%
Slovak	341	5.6%
American	205	3.4%
French	155	2.5%
Scottish	136	2.2%
Ukrainian	134	2.2%
Croatian	126	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	125	2.0%
Hungarian	119	1.9%
Dutch	58	0.9%
Norwegian	58	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,109	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	6,072	99.4%
Foreign-born	37	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.0%	117	2.5%	2,187	46.2%	1,332	28.1%	718	15.2%	379	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.0%
9-12 Years	117	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,187	46.2%
Some College	1,332	28.1%
Bach. Degree	718	15.2%
Grad Degree	379	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +247	R +40	D + 4.2%
D +207
2020 vs. 2012	R +547	R +412	R + 4.0%
D +135
2020 vs. 2008	R +625	R +713	R + 14.5%
D -88

2016 vs. 2008	R +378	R +673	R + 18.7%
D -295
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,779	69.8%	Joe Biden (D)	1,153	29.0%	50	1.3%	3,982	21	23	0.06%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	2,532	70.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	946	26.3%	116	3.2%	3,594	22	25	0.06%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,232	67.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,018	31.0%	35	1.1%	3,285	21	21	0.06%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	2,154	62.9%	Barack Obama (D)	1,241	36.2%	29	0.8%	3,424	19	17	0.06%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,101	60.2%	John Kerry (D)	1,368	39.2%	19	0.5%	3,488	12	10	0.06%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	1,824	57.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,279	40.0%	97	3.0%	3,200	11	9	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,153

29.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,779

69.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,982

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

946

26.3%

Donald Trump (R)

2,532

70.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,594

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,018

31.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,232

67.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,285

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

2008 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,241

36.2%

John McCain (R)

2,154

62.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,424

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,101

60.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,368

39.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,488

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,824

57.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,279

40.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,200

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,187	65.6%	John Fetterman (D)	1,074	32.2%	74 [+]	2.2%	3,335	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 47 (1.4%); Richard Weiss (Green) 14 (0.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 12 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	G	67%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,981	59.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,285	38.6%	60 [+]	1.8%	3,326	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 28 (0.8%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 18 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 11 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	57%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,767	61.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,079	37.3%	46 [+]	1.6%	2,892	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 31 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 15 (0.5%);
2018	G	57%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,719	59.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,148	39.5%	39 [+]	1.3%	2,906	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 27 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 12 (0.4%);
2016	S3	77%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,593	64.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,196	29.7%	239 [+]	5.9%	4,028	16	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 239 (5.9%);
2014	G	42%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,418	64.3%	Tom Wolf (D)	788	35.7%	0	0.0%	2,206	19	0.06%
[-] 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	3,021
Median Value	$159,400

Occupied	2,674	88.5%
Vacant	347	11.5%

Owned	2,270	84.9%
Rented	404	15.1%
Median Rent	$1,003

Single-Family Units	2,254	74.6%
Detached	1,984	65.7%
Attached	270	8.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	47	1.6%
Mobile Homes	625	20.7%

Salem township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Salem township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salem township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salem township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Salem township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem township, PA