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Northumberland borough, Northumberland County, PA

3,874 Population
1.6 square miles 2,405.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Northumberland County: 44.4 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,096 ±$2,819 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Northumberland County: $32,241 ±$887
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$57,162 ±$8,337 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Northumberland County: $57,948 ±$1,782
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

18.3% ±6.6% (697  ±250) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Northumberland County: 12.2% † 10,671 (±1.2% / ±1,077)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

27.4 minutes ±5.7 (47,225  ±11,138) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Northumberland County: 25.4 940,525 (±1.1 / ±46,216)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

1,776 ±89 Number of households
  • Northumberland County: 37,581 ±478
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.2 ±0.1 (3,834  ±22) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Northumberland County: 2.3 87,265 (±0 / ±31)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

2.3% ±2.6% (19  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Northumberland County: 6.3% † 1,122 (±1.1% / ±196)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

1,861 ±119 Number of housing units
  • Northumberland County: 43,395 ±55
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$158,200 ±$12,748 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Northumberland County: $151,600 ±$6,346
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

7.8% ±4.2% (299  ±160.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Northumberland County: 9.2% † 8,267 (±0.9% / ±845.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

92% ±9.2% (2,684  ±285.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Northumberland County: 90% 59,989 (±1.9% / ±1,295.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
20.2% ±4.3% (588  ±128.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Northumberland County: 19.2% 12,778 (±1% / ±660.9)
  • about three-fifths of 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

2.1% ±2.7% (83  ±103) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Northumberland County: 1.7% 1,554
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

4.8% ±1.9% (145  ±56) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Northumberland County: 8.3% 6,040 (±0.6% / ±417)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
145 Total veterans ±56 128 Male ±50 17 Female ±19

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