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Northumberland borough, Northumberland County, PA

3,866 Population
1.6 square miles 2,400.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Northumberland County: 44.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,012 ±$3,386 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Northumberland County: $33,575 ±$955
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,477 ±$6,182 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Northumberland County: $60,583 ±$1,488
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.1% ±6% (654  ±230) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Northumberland County: 12.6% † 10,939 (±1.5% / ±1,293)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.1 minutes ±4.8 (48,740  ±10,406) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Northumberland County: 25.2 914,375 (±1.1 / ±46,266)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,726 ±87 Number of households
  • Northumberland County: 37,886 ±421
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (3,820  ±18) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Northumberland County: 2.3 86,861 (±0 / ±29)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.5% ±5.7% (57  ±44) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Northumberland County: 5.4% † 974 (±1.1% / ±191)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,814 ±118 Number of housing units
  • Northumberland County: 43,395 ±52
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$162,600 ±$10,931 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Northumberland County: $162,400 ±$5,611
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.7% ±4.3% (329  ±161.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Northumberland County: 8.9% † 7,930 (±1% / ±898.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.3% ±9.3% (2,690  ±291.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Northumberland County: 90.3% 60,085 (±1.9% / ±1,290.9)
  • a little higher than 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)
22% ±4.6% (622  ±134.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Northumberland County: 19.4% 12,884 (±0.9% / ±621.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about three-fifths 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

0.8% ±0.6% (30  ±24) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Northumberland County: 1.6% 1,441
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±2.6% (146  ±79) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Northumberland County: 8% 5,786 (±0.7% / ±510)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
146 Total veterans ±79 133 Male ±66 13 Female ±21

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