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Bushkill township, Northampton County, PA

8,573 Population
25 square miles 343.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.5 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Northampton County: 42 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,836 ±$3,960 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Northampton County: $44,837 ±$1,491
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$114,853 ±$17,086 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Northampton County: $86,687 ±$1,637
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

5.1% ±3.1% (435  ±266) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Northampton County: 8.8% 26,577 (±0.7% / ±2,172)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

27.5 minutes ±0.5 (98,485  ±10,008) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Northampton County: 27.4 3,690,820 (±0.6 / ±103,407)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

3,108 ±145 Number of households
  • Northampton County: 121,496 ±846
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.8 ±0.1 (8,554  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Northampton County: 2.5 303,453 (±0 / ±320)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

4.6% ±2.5% (71  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Northampton County: 4.6% † 3,211 (±0.6% / ±449)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

3,174 ±153 Number of housing units
  • Northampton County: 128,612 ±154
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$380,700 ±$20,750 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Northampton County: $285,000 ±$3,453
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

5.4% ±3% (462  ±252.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Northampton County: 10.6% 33,088 (±0.7% / ±2,201.2)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

93.1% ±6% (5,740  ±451) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Northampton County: 92.7% 205,721 (±1.5% / ±3,282.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
43.5% ±4.4% (2,679  ±295.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Northampton County: 33.8% 74,974 (±0.9% / ±1,999.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

3.5% ±1.7% (297  ±149) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Northampton County: 8.4% 26,475
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

8.1% ±2.1% (540  ±141) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Northampton County: 6.5% 16,638 (±0.3% / ±830)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
540 Total veterans ±141 512 Male ±139 28 Female ±27

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