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Northampton (South) & Lehigh (East) Counties--Bethlehem (East) & Easton Cities PUMA, PA

179,733 Population
90.9 square miles 1,978 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,458 ±$2,747 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$78,133 ±$7,182 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.2% ±2.8% (20,321  ±4,721) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25 minutes ±1.2 (1,904,045  ±162,617) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

71,304 ±2,840 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (166,768  ±6,613) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.3% ±2% (1,964  ±933) 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

74,829 ±2,802 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$297,100 ±$11,523 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.1% ±1.5% (16,182  ±2,734.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.5% ±2.6% (114,751  ±5,316.7) 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)
38.2% ±2.3% (46,847  ±3,327.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

20% ±1% (34,407  ±1,790.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.1% 1,482,073 (±0.1% / ±11,519.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

10.3% ±1.7% (18,551  ±3,180) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.7% ±0.9% (6,900  ±1,310) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,900 Total veterans ±1,310 6,575 Male ±1,272 325 Female ±267

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