Paradise township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,974 ( 208 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.2 square miles
Population density: 196.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,744	94.21%	3.4%
Black:	22	0.55%	83.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	59	1.48%	110.7%
2+ races:	121	3.04%	290.3%
Hispanic:	28	0.70%	60.0%

Total non-White:	230	5.79%	59.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	122	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	86	2.8

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
3,766
3,622	96.18%
12	0.32%
3	0.08%
28	0.74%
31	0.82%
70	1.86%
144	3.82%

2000
3,600
3,491	96.97%
25	0.69%
8	0.22%
0	0.00%
28	0.78%
38	1.06%
109	3.03%

1990
3,180
3,104	97.61%
0	0.00%
6	0.19%
8	0.25%
n/a
62	1.95%
76	2.39%

1980
2,715
2,706	99.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.26%
n/a
2	0.07%
9	0.33%

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

131	3.6
35	1.0

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

387	12.2
33	1.0

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

398	14.7
67	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Paradise 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
45.2
862	21.7%
3,112	78.3%
940	23.7%

1,477
2.68

1,126	76.2%
918	81.5%
60	5.3%
351	23.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
866	23.0%
2,900	77.0%
502	13.3%

1,403
2.67

1,104	78.7%
945	85.6%
47	4.3%
299	21.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
936	26.0%
2,664	74.0%
376	10.4%

1,317
2.71

1,048	79.6%
918	87.6%
47	4.5%
269	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
864	27.2%
2,316	72.8%
313	9.8%

1,066
2.95

893	83.8%
796	89.1%
28	3.1%
173	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
857	31.6%
1,858	68.4%
194	7.1%

899
3.02

752	83.6%
691	91.9%
21	2.8%
147	16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Paradise township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	35	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	91	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	51	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	66	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	151	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	205	13.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	251	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	197	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	48	3.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	209	14.2%
$200,000 or more	95	6.4%

Median Household Income	79,375
Per Capita Income	36,952

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	17	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	148	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,742	76.4%
Unemployed	62	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,804	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	475	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	676	652	50.9%
Non-Profit	48	94	33.8%
Self-Employed	143	71	66.8%

Local Government	61	83	42.4%
State Government	0	10	0.0%
Federal Government	24	39	38.1%

Total Private + Self	819	723	53.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	133	226	37.0%
Total	952	949	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	315	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	393	20.7%
Professional, Technical	407	21.4%
Service Occupations	189	9.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	44	2.3%
All others	597	31.4%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	374	19.7%
Retail trade	314	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	234	12.3%
Construction	178	9.4%
Educational services	159	8.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	99	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	90	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	88	4.6%
Accommodation and food services	73	3.8%
Other services	55	2.9%
Finance and insurance	52	2.7%
Public administration	45	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	43	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	1.5%
Wholesale trade	22	1.2%
Information	21	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11	0.28%
Puerto Rican	9	0.23%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.20%
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	59	1.48%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,738	99.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	17	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,589	40.0%
Irish	438	11.0%
American	332	8.4%
English	230	5.8%
Italian	148	3.7%
Swiss	142	3.6%
Polish	78	2.0%
European	74	1.9%
Scottish	66	1.7%
French	57	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	54	1.4%
Eastern European	44	1.1%
Pennsylvania German	42	1.1%
Russian	39	1.0%
Swedish	39	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,965	99.8%
Not a citizen	9	0.2%

Native	3,965	99.8%
Foreign-born	9	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28	1.0%	215	7.8%	1,323	47.8%	716	25.9%	296	10.7%	191	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28	1.0%
9-12 Years	215	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,323	47.8%
Some College	716	25.9%
Bach. Degree	296	10.7%
Grad Degree	191	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +334	R +189	D + 3.7%
D +145
2020 vs. 2012	R +492	R +391	R + 4.9%
D +101
2020 vs. 2008	R +588	R +592	R + 17.8%
D -4

2016 vs. 2008	R +254	R +403	R + 21.6%
D -149
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,663	75.1%	Joe Biden (D)	515	23.3%	36	1.6%	2,214	26	28	0.03%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	1,329	74.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	370	20.6%	95	5.3%	1,794	26	28	0.03%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,171	72.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	414	25.7%	28	1.7%	1,613	26	25	0.03%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	1,075	66.5%	Barack Obama (D)	519	32.1%	23	1.4%	1,617	22	21	0.03%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,094	72.3%	John Kerry (D)	410	27.1%	9	0.6%	1,513	24	22	0.03%
2000	43%	George W. Bush (R)	773	67.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	340	29.6%	34	3.0%	1,147	21	19	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Paradise township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

515

23.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,663

75.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,214

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Paradise township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

370

20.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,329

74.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,794

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Paradise township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

414

25.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,171

72.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,613

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Paradise township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

519

32.1%

John McCain (R)

1,075

66.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,617

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Paradise township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,094

72.3%

John Kerry (D)

410

27.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,513

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

2000 President, Paradise township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

773

67.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

340

29.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,147

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paradise township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	59%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,331	72.9%	John Fetterman (D)	447	24.5%	48 [+]	2.6%	1,826	27	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 31 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 8 (0.4%); Richard Weiss (Green) 7 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	59%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,237	67.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	555	30.3%	37 [+]	2.0%	1,829	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 28 (1.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	49%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,055	70.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	412	27.6%	28 [+]	1.9%	1,495	28	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 20 (1.3%); Neal Gale (Green) 8 (0.5%);
2018	G	49%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,030	68.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	443	29.6%	26 [+]	1.7%	1,499	28	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 16 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 10 (0.7%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,320	73.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	396	22.1%	73 [+]	4.1%	1,789	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 73 (4.1%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Corbett* (R)	718	67.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	350	32.8%	0	0.0%	1,068	22	0.03%
[-] 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	1,591
Median Value	$232,700

Occupied	1,477	92.8%
Vacant	114	7.2%

Owned	1,390	94.1%
Rented	87	5.9%
Median Rent	$1,625

Single-Family Units	1,419	89.2%
Detached	1,355	85.2%
Attached	64	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	155	9.7%

Paradise township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Paradise township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Paradise township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Paradise township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Paradise township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Paradise township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paradise township, PA