As of the
census of 2010, there were 863 people, 368 households, and 244 families residing in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.9%
White, 1.2%
African American, 0.3%
Asian, 0.6% from
other races, and 1.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 391 housing units and 368 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 people, and the average family size was 2.88 people. The age distribution was 20.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years old. According to the 2015 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the borough was $46,103, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Among full-time, year-round workers, males had a median income of $45,526 versus $33,675 for females. About 13.6% of families and 16.6% of the population had annual incomes below the poverty line.
Political affiliation West Middlesex has supported
Republican politicians by comfortable margins in recent years. The town is presently represented by Republican
Mike Kelly in the
House of Representatives, and voted for GOP incumbent
Donald Trump in the
2020 presidential election by a 30 percentage point margin as opposed to
Democratic challenger
Joe Biden. ==Education==