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Northampton County, PA

305,285 Population
369.8 square miles 825.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,996 ±$1,366 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $35,804 ±$222
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$74,328 ±$3,380 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $63,463 ±$429
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

7.3% ±1.3% (21,556  ±3,676) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,489,333 (±0.3% / ±38,199)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

27.8 minutes ±1.2 (4,038,285  ±203,583) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.8 162,715,325 (±0.2 / ±1,394,328)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

114,950 ±1,810 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,119,249 ±11,502
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0 (294,169  ±1,461) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,380,244 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

2.9% ±0.8% (1,918  ±561) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 148,956 (±0.2% / ±6,375)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

123,896 ±571 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,732,580 ±1,066
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$229,400 ±$6,396 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $192,600 ±$1,105
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12.5% ±1.6% (37,839  ±4,963.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.5% 1,577,990 (±0.3% / ±34,693.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91.3% ±2.9% (196,422  ±6,280.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91% 8,216,204 (±0.5% / ±41,592.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
30.8% ±1.7% (66,256  ±3,606.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 32.3% 2,917,402 (±0.3% / ±22,331.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

7.9% ±1% (24,007  ±3,106) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 7% 893,167 (±0.2% / ±19,548)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.1% ±0.8% (17,306  ±2,038) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 7% 710,375 (±0.1% / ±9,304)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
17,306 Total veterans ±2,038 15,772 Male ±1,895 1,534 Female ±644

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