Shrewsbury township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,721 ( 274 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.1 square miles
Population density: 231.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,171	91.82%	1.8%
Black:	70	1.04%	63.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	6	0.09%	91.4%
2+ races:	110	1.64%	129.2%
Hispanic:	28	0.42%	56.9%

Total non-White:	550	8.18%	43.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	107	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	167	3.1

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
6,447
6,064	94.06%
193	2.99%
4	0.06%
70	1.09%
48	0.74%
65	1.01%
383	5.94%

2000
5,862
5,785	98.69%
17	0.29%
5	0.09%
25	0.43%
0	0.00%
30	0.51%
77	1.31%

1990
5,898
5,857	99.30%
22	0.37%
0	0.00%
8	0.14%
n/a
11	0.19%
41	0.70%

1980
4,551
4,472	98.26%
13	0.29%
0	0.00%
26	0.57%
n/a
46	1.01%
79	1.74%

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

279	4.8
306	5.2

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

-72	-1.2
36	0.6

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

1,385	30.4
-38	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Shrewsbury 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
53.4
1,156	17.2%
5,565	82.8%
2,243	33.4%

2,643
2.53

1,913	72.4%
1,655	86.5%
38	2.0%
730	27.6%

2010
Number	Percent
46.8
1,270	19.7%
5,177	80.3%
1,109	17.2%

2,536
2.54

1,919	75.7%
1,652	86.1%
64	3.3%
617	24.3%

2000
Number	Percent
41.9
1,391	23.7%
4,471	76.3%
809	13.8%

2,188
2.63

1,742	79.6%
1,560	89.6%
62	3.6%
446	20.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
1,539	26.1%
4,359	73.9%
666	11.3%

1,990
2.90

1,679	84.4%
1,535	91.4%
63	3.8%
311	15.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
1,470	32.3%
3,081	67.7%
297	6.5%

1,451
3.12

1,302	89.7%
1,236	94.9%
21	1.6%
149	10.3%

2022 Housing Data for Shrewsbury township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	46	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	115	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	32	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	106	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	116	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	67	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	203	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	161	6.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	360	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	499	18.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	174	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	291	11.0%
$200,000 or more	410	15.5%

Median Household Income	103,958
Per Capita Income	48,596

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	74	2.8%
Public Assistance	89	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	138	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,515	73.9%
Unemployed	97	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,612	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	789	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,049	895	54.0%
Non-Profit	146	138	51.4%
Self-Employed	251	62	80.2%

Local Government	96	91	51.3%
State Government	6	19	24.0%
Federal Government	66	59	52.8%

Total Private + Self	1,300	957	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	314	307	50.6%
Total	1,614	1,264	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	634	22.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	610	21.2%
Professional, Technical	688	23.9%
Service Occupations	374	13.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.3%
All others	572	19.9%

White Collar		67.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	495	17.2%
Construction	336	11.7%
Manufacturing	284	9.9%
Retail trade	284	9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	244	8.5%
Transportation and warehousing	201	7.0%
Finance and insurance	196	6.8%
Educational services	174	6.0%
Public administration	150	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	102	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	100	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	85	3.0%
Other services	82	2.8%
Utilities	51	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	1.4%
Wholesale trade	29	1.0%
Information	25	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.10%
Puerto Rican	3	0.04%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	18	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	18	0.27%
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	%
Chinese	6	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,255	95.6%
Other Indo-European	126	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	119	1.8%
Spanish	35	0.5%
Chinese	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,401	35.7%
Irish	1,138	16.9%
English	1,105	16.4%
Italian	609	9.1%
American	302	4.5%
British	201	3.0%
Polish	199	3.0%
Russian	167	2.5%
European	161	2.4%
Scottish	145	2.2%
French	135	2.0%
Greek	131	1.9%
Swiss	92	1.4%
Norwegian	71	1.1%
Eastern European	59	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,665	99.2%
Not a citizen	56	0.8%

Native	6,491	96.6%
Foreign-born	230	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
194	3.6%	313	5.8%	1,399	26.1%	1,286	24.0%	1,168	21.8%	996	18.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	194	3.6%
9-12 Years	313	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,399	26.1%
Some College	1,286	24.0%
Bach. Degree	1,168	21.8%
Grad Degree	996	18.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +201	D +139	D + 8.4%
D +340
2020 vs. 2012	R +442	R +157	D + 2.1%
D +285
2020 vs. 2008	R +571	R +385	R + 4.2%
D +186

2016 vs. 2008	R +370	R +524	R + 12.6%
D -154
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,788	64.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,452	33.7%	75	1.7%	4,315	16	18	0.06%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	2,587	66.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,112	28.6%	193	5.0%	3,892	18	21	0.06%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,346	65.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,167	32.6%	69	1.9%	3,582	19	18	0.06%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	2,217	62.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,266	35.8%	51	1.4%	3,534	19	17	0.06%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,181	67.7%	John Kerry (D)	1,008	31.3%	32	1.0%	3,221	19	17	0.06%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	1,699	64.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	859	32.5%	88	3.3%	2,646	18	16	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shrewsbury township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,452

33.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,788

64.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,315

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Shrewsbury township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,112

28.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,587

66.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

118

3.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,892

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Shrewsbury township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,167

32.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,346

65.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,582

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Shrewsbury township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,266

35.8%

John McCain (R)

2,217

62.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,534

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Shrewsbury township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,181

67.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,008

31.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,221

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Shrewsbury township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,699

64.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

859

32.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,646

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shrewsbury township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	69%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,216	61.9%	John Fetterman (D)	1,260	35.2%	104 [+]	2.9%	3,580	16	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 55 (1.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 24 (0.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 21 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2022	G	68%	Doug Mastriano (R)	2,030	56.8%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,451	40.6%	94 [+]	2.6%	3,575	15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 52 (1.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 23 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 17 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	62%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,998	62.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,134	35.3%	76 [+]	2.4%	3,208	20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 50 (1.6%); Neal Gale (Green) 26 (0.8%);
2018	G	61%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,947	60.8%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,198	37.4%	59 [+]	1.8%	3,204	20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 46 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 13 (0.4%);
2016	S3	74%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,570	66.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,099	28.5%	190 [+]	4.9%	3,859	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 190 (4.9%);
2014	G	43%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,439	63.9%	Tom Wolf (D)	812	36.1%	0	0.0%	2,251	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	2,684
Median Value	$318,900

Occupied	2,643	98.5%
Vacant	41	1.5%

Owned	2,191	82.9%
Rented	452	17.1%
Median Rent	$938

Single-Family Units	2,357	87.8%
Detached	2,151	80.1%
Attached	206	7.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	170	6.3%
Mobile Homes	115	4.3%

Shrewsbury township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shrewsbury township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Shrewsbury township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shrewsbury township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shrewsbury township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shrewsbury township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shrewsbury township, PA