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Census Tract 816, Northumberland, PA

2,539 Population
0.3 square miles 9,032.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±8.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Shamokin: 39.1 ±2.7
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Northumberland County: 44.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2

Economics

$29,500 ±$6,624 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Shamokin: $23,811 † ±$3,040
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Northumberland County: $33,575 ±$955
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
$60,105 ±$11,807 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Shamokin: $39,690 † ±$6,017
  • about the same as the amount in Northumberland County: $60,583 ±$1,488
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342

15.7% ±7.7% (399  ±206) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Shamokin: 24.6% † 1,680 (±5.8% / ±399)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Northumberland County: 12.6% † 10,939 (±1.5% / ±1,293)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)

26.2 minutes ±2.5 (29,830  ±11,306) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Shamokin: 32.1 78,515 (±3.1 / ±15,266)
  • a little higher than the figure in Northumberland County: 25.2 914,375 (±1.1 / ±46,266)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)

Families

1,089 ±137 Number of households
  • Shamokin: 3,023 ±232
  • Northumberland County: 37,886 ±421
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
2.3 ±0.3 (2,539  ±419) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Shamokin: 2.3 6,841 (±0.2 / ±16)
  • about the same as the figure in Northumberland County: 2.3 86,861 (±0 / ±29)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066

3.3% ±3.6% (32  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Shamokin: 5% † 100 (±3.5% / ±71)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Northumberland County: 5.4% † 974 (±1.1% / ±191)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)

Housing

1,681 ±174 Number of housing units
  • Shamokin: 4,409 ±282
  • Northumberland County: 43,395 ±52
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672

$63,400 ±$6,160 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Shamokin: $60,400 † ±$6,511
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Northumberland County: $162,400 ±$5,611
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767

10.2% ±7.4% (256  ±189.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Shamokin: 9.1% † 607 (±4% / ±269.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Northumberland County: 8.9% † 7,930 (±1% / ±898.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)

Social

83.3% ±7.4% (1,385  ±254.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Shamokin: 80.1% 3,633 (±7.6% / ±425.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Northumberland County: 90.3% 60,085 (±1.9% / ±1,290.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
10.7% ±6.3% (178  ±108.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Shamokin: 11.4% † 518 (±3.7% / ±170.4)
  • about half the rate in Northumberland County: 19.4% 12,884 (±0.9% / ±621.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)

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

0.7% ±1.1% (18  ±29) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Shamokin: 1% † 65 (±0.8% / ±56)
  • about half the rate in Northumberland County: 1.6% 1,441
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975

5.6% ±2.4% (118  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Shamokin: 7.6% † 400 (±2.5% / ±131)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Northumberland County: 8% 5,786 (±0.7% / ±510)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
118 Total veterans ±54 93 Male ±51 25 Female ±28

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