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Northampton County, PA

319,091 Population
369.8 square miles 862.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,538 ±$1,833 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$84,229 ±$3,019 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.6% ±1.8% (29,333  ±5,427) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.6 minutes ±1.5 (3,674,905  ±237,767) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

123,536 ±2,177 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (305,252  ±1,414) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.1% ±1.3% (2,886  ±948) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

130,430 ±572 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$312,800 ±$10,190 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.3% ±1.1% (26,181  ±3,557.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.3% ±3.2% (212,170  ±7,152.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
34.3% ±1.9% (77,243  ±4,372.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.6% (27,351  ±3,757) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.3% ±0.7% (16,179  ±1,924) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
16,179 Total veterans ±1,924 15,113 Male ±1,781 1,066 Female ±491

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