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Hellertown borough, Northampton County, PA

6,118 Population
1.3 square miles 4,664.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Northampton County: 42 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,700 ±$3,074 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Northampton County: $45,736 ±$1,366
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,813 ±$11,418 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Northampton County: $89,184 ±$2,135
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.8% ±2.1% (285  ±127) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Northampton County: 8.8% 26,729 (±0.7% / ±2,134)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.7 minutes ±2.3 (57,450  ±10,964) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Northampton County: 27 3,634,035 (±0.6 / ±99,277)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,398 ±177 Number of households
  • Northampton County: 122,624 ±772
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (5,921  ±38) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Northampton County: 2.5 305,594 (±0 / ±339)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.1% ±2.5% (46  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Northampton County: 4.9% † 3,445 (±0.8% / ±558)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,597 ±178 Number of housing units
  • Northampton County: 129,448 ±166
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$256,200 ±$18,873 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Northampton County: $308,600 ±$5,192
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.4% ±2.5% (390  ±151.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Northampton County: 10.2% 32,036 (±0.7% / ±2,092.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.2% ±6.9% (4,137  ±383.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Northampton County: 92.9% 208,006 (±1.4% / ±3,109.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.8% ±4.1% (1,368  ±198.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Northampton County: 34.7% 77,720 (±0.9% / ±1,986.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.7% ±2.4% (349  ±149) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Northampton County: 8.6% 27,467
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.7% ±2.1% (424  ±106) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Northampton County: 6.3% 16,253 (±0.3% / ±796)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
424 Total veterans ±106 395 Male ±104 29 Female ±24

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