Lower Chanceford township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,038 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.5 square miles
Population density: 73.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,870	94.47%	2.1%
Black:	7	0.23%	56.2%
Indian:	33	1.09%	1000.0%
Asian:	32	1.05%	255.6%
2+ races:	33	1.09%	3.1%
Hispanic:	63	2.07%	133.3%

Total non-White:	168	5.53%	75.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-62	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	72	2.9

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
3,028
2,932	96.83%
16	0.53%
3	0.10%
9	0.30%
32	1.06%
27	0.89%
96	3.17%

2000
2,899
2,826	97.48%
53	1.83%
10	0.34%
0	0.00%
3	0.10%
3	0.10%
73	2.52%

1990
2,454
2,432	99.10%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
17	0.69%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	0.90%

1980
2,250
2,215	98.44%
9	0.40%
0	0.00%
13	0.58%
n/a
5	0.22%
35	1.56%

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

106	3.7
23	0.8

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

394	16.1
51	2.1

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

217	9.6
-13	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Lower Chanceford 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
41.2
671	22.1%
2,367	77.9%
573	18.9%

1,193
2.55

794	66.6%
671	84.5%
25	3.1%
399	33.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
827	27.3%
2,201	72.7%
355	11.7%

1,054
2.87

808	76.7%
666	82.4%
37	4.6%
246	23.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
870	30.0%
2,029	70.0%
264	9.1%

1,024
2.83

793	77.4%
672	84.7%
37	4.7%
231	22.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
692	28.2%
1,762	71.8%
240	9.8%

831
2.95

665	80.0%
595	89.5%
45	6.8%
166	20.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
688	30.6%
1,562	69.4%
234	10.4%

761
2.96

610	80.2%
550	90.2%
21	3.4%
151	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Lower Chanceford township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	32	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	58	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	61	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	39	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	36	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	142	11.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	44	3.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	180	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	112	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	194	16.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	92	7.7%
$200,000 or more	88	7.4%

Median Household Income	83,657
Per Capita Income	38,470

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	2.3%
Public Assistance	14	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	89	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,330	73.2%
Unemployed	34	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,364	75.0%
Not in Labor Force	454	25.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	571	454	55.7%
Non-Profit	13	86	13.1%
Self-Employed	173	27	86.5%

Local Government	31	33	48.4%
State Government	21	17	55.3%
Federal Government	50	6	89.3%

Total Private + Self	744	481	60.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	115	142	44.7%
Total	859	623	58.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	227	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	232	15.6%
Professional, Technical	313	21.0%
Service Occupations	127	8.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	1.1%
All others	589	39.6%

White Collar		51.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	272	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	237	15.9%
Manufacturing	182	12.2%
Other services	126	8.5%
Retail trade	94	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	86	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	84	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	78	5.2%
Educational services	67	4.5%
Wholesale trade	61	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	49	3.3%
Public administration	48	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	1.7%
Finance and insurance	25	1.7%
Utilities	22	1.5%
Accommodation and food services	13	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.20%
Puerto Rican	8	0.26%
Cuban	49	1.61%
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	%
Filipino	26	0.86%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,464	86.8%
German, other Germanic	338	11.9%
Tagalog	26	0.9%
Chinese	8	0.3%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	759	25.0%
English	301	9.9%
Irish	297	9.8%
American	242	8.0%
Polish	186	6.1%
Dutch	148	4.9%
Italian	102	3.4%
Pennsylvania German	85	2.8%
European	72	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	66	2.2%
British	38	1.3%
Slavic	37	1.2%
French	34	1.1%
Russian	33	1.1%
Welsh	23	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,018	99.3%
Not a citizen	20	0.7%

Native	2,992	98.5%
Foreign-born	46	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
157	7.6%	210	10.2%	777	37.7%	567	27.5%	193	9.4%	158	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	157	7.6%
9-12 Years	210	10.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	777	37.7%
Some College	567	27.5%
Bach. Degree	193	9.4%
Grad Degree	158	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +130	R +64	D + 4.4%
D +66
2020 vs. 2012	R +351	R +357	R + 14.8%
D -6
2020 vs. 2008	R +314	R +365	R + 18.8%
D -51

2016 vs. 2008	R +184	R +301	R + 23.1%
D -117
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)	1,098	78.3%	Joe Biden (D)	283	20.2%	21	1.5%	1,402	30	32	0.02%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	968	78.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	217	17.6%	49	4.0%	1,234	30	33	0.02%
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	747	69.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	289	26.9%	37	3.4%	1,073	23	22	0.02%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	784	68.7%	Barack Obama (D)	334	29.2%	24	2.1%	1,142	25	23	0.02%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	811	69.9%	John Kerry (D)	338	29.1%	11	0.9%	1,160	21	19	0.02%
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	605	64.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	307	32.5%	32	3.4%	944	18	16	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lower Chanceford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

283

20.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,098

78.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,402

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Lower Chanceford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

217

17.6%

Donald Trump (R)

968

78.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,234

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Lower Chanceford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

289

26.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

747

69.6%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

1,073

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2008 President, Lower Chanceford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

334

29.2%

John McCain (R)

784

68.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,142

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2004 President, Lower Chanceford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

811

69.9%

John Kerry (D)

338

29.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,160

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Lower Chanceford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

605

64.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

307

32.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

944

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lower Chanceford township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mehmet Oz (R)	864	76.7%	John Fetterman (D)	223	19.8%	40 [+]	3.5%	1,127	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 27 (2.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.4%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.3%);
2022	G	48%	Doug Mastriano (R)	807	71.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	287	25.5%	32 [+]	2.8%	1,126	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 22 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	44%	Lou Barletta (R)	752	74.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	238	23.4%	26 [+]	2.6%	1,016	31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 14 (1.4%); Neal Gale (Green) 12 (1.2%);
2018	G	44%	Scott Wagner (R)	754	74.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	247	24.3%	15 [+]	1.5%	1,016	34	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 9 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.6%);
2016	S3	53%	Pat Toomey* (R)	899	73.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	249	20.3%	76 [+]	6.2%	1,224	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 76 (6.2%);
2014	G	32%	Tom Corbett* (R)	500	69.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	224	30.9%	0	0.0%	724	24	0.02%
[-] 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	1,321
Median Value	$231,900

Occupied	1,193	90.3%
Vacant	128	9.7%

Owned	1,011	84.7%
Rented	182	15.3%
Median Rent	$962

Single-Family Units	1,154	87.4%
Detached	1,147	86.8%
Attached	7	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	134	10.1%

Lower Chanceford township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lower Chanceford township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Lower Chanceford township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lower Chanceford township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lower Chanceford township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lower Chanceford township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lower Chanceford township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lower Chanceford township, PA