Pennsylvania State House District 162

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-162
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
162
Land Area
9.89 sq mi
Water Area
0.43 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 162

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Delaware County9.89 sq mi100.0%5.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Folcroft borough1.25 sq mi12.6%99.9%
Ridley Park borough1.08 sq mi10.9%100.0%
Folsom CDP1.06 sq mi10.7%84.8%
Glenolden borough0.97 sq mi9.9%100.0%
Norwood borough0.78 sq mi7.9%100.0%
Sharon Hill borough0.77 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Prospect Park borough0.73 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Rutledge borough0.14 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Woodlyn CDP0.12 sq mi1.2%6.9%

Showing all 9 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
PA District 564,781100.0%8.5%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
45,208
Active Voters
42,735 (94.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,73445.9%
Republican18,16640.2%
Unaffiliated5,30811.7%
Other parties9362.1%
No party recorded640.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,271 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,411 (78.3%)4,489 (9.9%)4,303 (9.5%)
2021–202225,065 (55.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202031,143 (68.9%)7,003 (15.5%)5,571 (12.3%)
2017–201822,488 (49.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201624,546 (54.3%)5,783 (12.8%)7,196 (15.9%)
2013–201414,866 (32.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,677 (43.5%)1,626 (3.6%)3,323 (7.4%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
64,157 (± 1,133)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$80,319 (± $4,112)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,71922.9%
18 to 6439,75462.0%
65 and over9,68415.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,4303.8%
White, not Hispanic42,93966.9%
Black, not Hispanic14,25422.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5482.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3360.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6424.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
61,922
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,452

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic59,78496.5%
Hispanic2,1383.5%
White42,99669.4%
Black13,67822.1%
Asian1,1211.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native70.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1750.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,08597.1%
Hispanic1,3652.9%
White35,38874.6%
Black9,23519.5%
Asian1,0872.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3210.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1390.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).