(St)
(US)
2022 population: 763,498
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 616,285 | 80.72% | |
| Black: | 28,016 | 3.67% | |
| Indian: | 277 | 0.04% | |
| Asian: | 45,247 | 5.93% | |
| 2+ races: | 23,368 | 3.06% | |
| Hispanic: | 45,769 | 5.99% | |
| Total non-White: | 147,213 | 19.28% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 301,203 | |
| Median Value | $390,500 | |
| Occupied | 290,717 | 96.5% |
| Vacant | 10,486 | 3.5% |
| Owned | 225,776 | 77.7% |
| Rented | 64,941 | 22.3% |
| Median Rent | $1,457 | |
| Single-Family Units | 239,624 | 79.6% |
| Detached | 186,979 | 62.1% |
| Attached | 52,645 | 17.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 40,932 | 13.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 6,193 | 2.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 7,733 | 2.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,819 | 1.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 5,560 | 1.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7,412 | 2.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6,811 | 2.3% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 7,101 | 2.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,682 | 2.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 7,326 | 2.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 7,409 | 2.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 15,986 | 5.5% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 23,275 | 8.0% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 35,226 | 12.1% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 32,014 | 11.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 26,004 | 8.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 38,355 | 13.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 58,004 | 20.0% |
| Median Household Income | 106,744 | |
| Per Capita Income | 54,030 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 10,660 | 3.7% |
| Public Assistance | 5,179 | 1.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 21,035 | 7.2% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 348,657 | 77.2% |
| Unemployed | 16,521 | 3.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 609 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 365,787 | 81.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 86,075 | 19.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 22.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 158,945 | 126,871 | 55.6% |
| Non-Profit | 13,096 | 28,096 | 31.8% |
| Self-Employed | 25,238 | 12,853 | 66.3% |
| Local Government | 9,310 | 14,950 | 38.4% |
| State Government | 3,704 | 3,286 | 53.0% |
| Federal Government | 3,850 | 2,829 | 57.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 184,183 | 139,724 | 56.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 29,960 | 49,161 | 37.9% |
| Total | 214,143 | 188,885 | 53.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 9.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 83,484 | 20.7% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 84,691 | 21.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 109,845 | 27.2% |
| Service Occupations | 51,256 | 12.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 586 | 0.1% |
| All others | 74,276 | 18.4% |
| White Collar | 68.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 51,011 | 12.6% |
| Retail trade | 42,896 | 10.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 39,588 | 9.8% |
| Educational services and health care | 37,596 | 9.3% |
| Construction | 28,365 | 7.0% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 25,141 | 6.2% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 19,311 | 4.8% |
| Other services | 16,658 | 4.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,580 | 3.6% |
| Public administration | 12,383 | 3.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 12,281 | 3.0% |
| Information | 7,519 | 1.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,537 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 10,357 | 1.36% |
| Puerto Rican | 17,495 | 2.29% |
| Cuban | 1,568 | 0.21% |
| Dominican | 1,637 | 0.21% |
| Total Central American | 5,664 | 0.74% |
| Costa Rican | 808 | 0.11% |
| Guatemalan | 2,345 | 0.31% |
| Honduran | 495 | 0.06% |
| Nicaraguan | 67 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 236 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 1,695 | 0.22% |
| Other Central American | 18 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 4,960 | 0.65% |
| Argentinean | 587 | 0.08% |
| Bolivian | 18 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 299 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 1,503 | 0.20% |
| Ecuadorian | 976 | 0.13% |
| Paraguayan | 105 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 880 | 0.12% |
| Uruguayan | 21 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 463 | 0.06% |
| Other South American | 108 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,088 | 0.54% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 23,122 | 3.03% |
| Chinese | 6,098 | 0.80% |
| Korean | 5,356 | 0.70% |
| Vietnamese | 2,672 | 0.35% |
| Filipino | 1,797 | 0.24% |
| Bangladeshi | 660 | 0.09% |
| Cambodian | 551 | 0.07% |
| Taiwanese | 274 | 0.04% |
| Japanese | 273 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 630,325 | 86.7% |
| Spanish | 26,388 | 3.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 23,971 | 3.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 17,804 | 2.4% |
| Other Asian | 6,626 | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 4,830 | 0.7% |
| Korean | 4,014 | 0.6% |
| Other | 3,040 | 0.4% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,872 | 0.4% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 169,297 | 22.2% |
| German | 165,658 | 21.7% |
| Italian | 105,163 | 13.8% |
| English | 73,499 | 9.6% |
| Polish | 49,689 | 6.5% |
| American | 34,296 | 4.5% |
| Russian | 16,410 | 2.1% |
| Ukrainian | 13,964 | 1.8% |
| Scottish | 12,384 | 1.6% |
| European | 10,867 | 1.4% |
| French | 10,775 | 1.4% |
| Hungarian | 7,571 | 1.0% |
| Dutch | 7,089 | 0.9% |
| Pennsylvania German | 6,865 | 0.9% |
| Welsh | 6,705 | 0.9% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 738,284 | 96.7% |
| Not a citizen | 25,214 | 3.3% |
| Native | 683,054 | 89.5% |
| Foreign-born | 80,444 | 10.5% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 10,565 | 1.9% | 19,864 | 3.6% | 150,637 | 27.5% | 129,634 | 23.7% | 141,626 | 25.9% | 94,792 | 17.3% |
| Average years of education: 14.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 10,565 | 1.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 19,864 | 3.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 150,637 | 27.5% |
| Some College | 129,634 | 23.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 141,626 | 25.9% |
| Grad Degree | 94,792 | 17.3% |
| Average years of education: 14.2 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | PA01 | Brian Fitzpatrick* (R) | 201,571 | 54.9% | Ashley Ehasz (D) | 165,809 | 45.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 367,380 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | PA01 | Brian Fitzpatrick* (R) | 249,804 | 56.6% | Christina Finello (D) | 191,875 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 441,679 |
| 2018-11-06 | PA01 | Brian Fitzpatrick* (R) | 169,053 | 51.3% | Scott Wallace (D) | 160,745 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 329,798 |
| Redistricting effect (2018); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2016-11-08 | PA08 | Brian Fitzpatrick (R) | 207,263 | 54.4% | Steve Santarsiero (D) | 173,555 | 45.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 380,818 |
| 2014-11-04 | PA08 | Michael Fitzpatrick* (R) | 137,731 | 61.9% | Kevin Strouse (D) | 84,767 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 222,498 |
| 2012-11-06 | PA08 | Michael Fitzpatrick* (R) | 199,379 | 56.6% | Kathy Boockvar (D) | 152,859 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 352,238 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | PA08 | Michael Fitzpatrick (R) | 130,759 | 53.5% | Patrick Murphy* (D) | 113,547 | 46.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 244,306 |
| 2008-11-04 | PA08 | Patrick Murphy* (D) | 197,869 | 56.8% | Tom Manion (R) | 145,103 | 41.6% | 5,543 | 1.6% | 348,515 |
| 2006-11-07 | PA08 | Patrick Murphy (D) | 125,656 | 50.3% | Michael Fitzpatrick* (R) | 124,138 | 49.7% | 23 | 0.0% | 249,817 |
| 2004-11-02 | PA08 | Michael Fitzpatrick (R) | 183,229 | 55.3% | Virginia Schrader (D) | 143,427 | 43.3% | 4,608 | 1.4% | 331,264 |
| 2002-11-05 | PA08 | Jim Greenwood* (R) | 127,475 | 62.6% | Timothy Reese (D) | 76,178 | 37.4% | 34 | 0.0% | 203,687 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | PA08 | Jim Greenwood* (R) | 154,090 | 59.1% | Ronald Strouse (D) | 100,617 | 38.6% | 6,003 | 2.3% | 260,710 |
| 1998-11-03 | PA08 | Jim Greenwood* (R) | 93,697 | 63.2% | Bill Tuthill (D) | 48,320 | 32.6% | 6,183 | 4.2% | 148,200 |
| 1996-11-05 | PA08 | Jim Greenwood* (R) | 133,749 | 59.1% | John Murray (D) | 79,856 | 35.3% | 12,717 | 5.6% | 226,322 |
| 1994-11-08 | PA08 | Jim Greenwood* (R) | 110,499 | 66.1% | John Murray (D) | 44,559 | 26.7% | 12,116 | 7.2% | 167,174 |
| 1992-11-03 | PA08 | Jim Greenwood (R) | 129,593 | 51.9% | Peter Kostmayer* (D) | 114,095 | 45.7% | 5,850 | 2.3% | 249,538 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | PA08 | Peter Kostmayer* (D) | 85,015 | 56.6% | Audrie Schaller (R) | 65,100 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,115 |
| 1988-11-08 | PA08 | Peter Kostmayer* (D) | 128,153 | 56.8% | Ed Howard (R) | 93,648 | 41.5% | 3,765 | 1.7% | 225,566 |
| 1986-11-04 | PA08 | Peter Kostmayer* (D) | 85,731 | 55.0% | David Christian (R) | 70,047 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 155,778 |
| 1984-11-06 | PA08 | Peter Kostmayer* (D) | 112,648 | 50.9% | David Christian (R) | 108,696 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,344 |
| 1982-11-02 | PA08 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 83,242 | 50.3% | Jim Coyne* (R) | 80,928 | 48.9% | 1,365 | 0.8% | 165,535 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | PA08 | Jim Coyne (R) | 103,585 | 50.7% | Peter Kostmayer* (D) | 99,593 | 48.7% | 1,167 | 0.6% | 204,345 |
| 1978-11-07 | PA08 | Peter Kostmayer* (D) | 89,276 | 61.1% | Roger Bowers (R) | 56,776 | 38.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 146,052 |
| 1976-11-02 | PA08 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 93,855 | 49.5% | John Renninger (R) | 92,543 | 48.8% | 3,225 | 1.7% | 189,623 |
| 1974-11-04 | PA08 | Edward Biester* (R) | 75,313 | 56.2% | William Moyer (D) | 54,815 | 40.9% | 3,763 | 2.8% | 133,891 |
| 1972-11-07 | PA08 | Edward Biester* (R) | 115,799 | 64.4% | Alan Williams (D) | 64,069 | 35.6% | 13 | 0.0% | 179,881 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | PA08 | Edward Biester* (R) | 73,041 | 56.3% | Arthur Hennessy (D) | 51,464 | 39.7% | 5,118 | 3.9% | 129,623 |
| 1968-11-05 | PA08 | Edward Biester* (R) | 94,254 | 58.0% | Richard Hepburn (D) | 60,324 | 37.1% | 8,064 | 5.0% | 162,642 |
| 1966-11-08 | PA08 | Edward Biester (R) | 70,435 | 59.5% | Walter Farley (D) | 47,845 | 40.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 118,280 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 241,484 | 51.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 219,852 | 47.2% | 4,907 | 1.1% | 466,243 | -2 | 0 | 6.72% | |
| 2020 | 78% | Joe Biden (D) | 233,462 | 52.4% | Donald Trump* (R) | 207,442 | 46.6% | 4,687 | 1.1% | 445,591 | -2 | 0 | 6.42% |
| 2016 | 70% | Donald Trump (R) | 186,607 | 48.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 185,685 | 48.0% | 14,733 | 3.8% | 387,025 | 0 | 2 | 6.28% |
| 2012 | 66% | Mitt Romney (R) | 178,195 | 49.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 177,940 | 49.3% | 4,454 | 1.2% | 360,589 | 3 | 2 | 6.26% |
| 2008 | 71% | Barack Obama (D) | 192,570 | 53.9% | John McCain (R) | 160,695 | 45.0% | 3,905 | 1.1% | 357,170 | 1 | -1 | 5.94% |
| 2004 | 71% | John Kerry (D) | 177,008 | 51.4% | George W. Bush* (R) | 165,239 | 48.0% | 1,997 | 0.6% | 344,244 | 0 | -3 | 5.97% |
| 2000 | 59% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 138,605 | 50.3% | George W. Bush (R) | 128,022 | 46.5% | 8,885 | 3.2% | 275,512 | 0 | -1 | 5.61% |
| 1996 | 52% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 107,500 | 46.2% | Robert Dole (R) | 99,458 | 42.8% | 25,570 | 11.0% | 232,528 | 3 | 2 | 5.16% |
| 1992 | 61% | Bill Clinton (D) | 101,630 | 39.5% | George Bush* (R) | 99,269 | 38.6% | 56,261 | 21.9% | 257,160 | 2 | 1 | 5.18% |
| 1988 | 53% | George Bush (R) | 138,869 | 61.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 88,081 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 226,950 | 10 | 8 | 5.00% |
| 1984 | 58% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 142,572 | 64.2% | Walter Mondale (D) | 79,464 | 35.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 222,036 | 11 | 5 | 4.58% |
| 1980 | 59% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 113,286 | 57.1% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 64,923 | 32.7% | 20,046 | 10.1% | 198,255 | 8 | 6 | 4.35% |
| 1976 | 59% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 101,845 | 53.1% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 89,991 | 46.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 191,836 | 5 | 5 | 4.15% |
| 1972 | 63% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 118,601 | 64.8% | George McGovern (D) | 64,330 | 35.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 182,931 | 6 | 4 | 3.98% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 84,963 | 50.5% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 66,257 | 39.4% | 16,890 | 10.0% | 168,110 | 7 | 7 | 3.54% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 763,834 | 80.5% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 5.9% | |
| 2020 | 713,411 | 81.5% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 5.5% | |
| 2012 | 704,485 | 86.4% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 672,685 | 86.7% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 4.3% |
| 2002 | 646,340 | 90.8% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 624,248 | 90.9% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 2.3% |
| 1992 | 565,787 | 93.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.6% | |
| 1990 | 577,811 | 94.3% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | ||
| 1982 | 516,902 | 95.7% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% | |
| 1980 | 542,042 | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 1972 | 475,406 | 2.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 477,979 | 2.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 553,245 | 228,749 | 41.3% | 231,487 | 41.8% | 93,009 | 16.8% | Dem +2,738 | Dem +0.5% | 92% |
| 2022 | 564,203 | 231,351 | 41.0% | 237,901 | 42.2% | 94,951 | 16.8% | Dem +6,550 | Dem +1.2% | 94% |