Northampton County, PA Demographic Data
Northampton County, PA Summary
Northampton County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 299,267
- Area: 377.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 369.67 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 792.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 514.76 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Northampton County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
153,040
51%
50.8
Male
149,254
49%
49.2
Total Population
302,294
323,128,000
Northampton County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
14,634
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
16,489
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
18,510
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
21,308
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20,342
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
35,822
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
34,815
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
42,433
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
21,388
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
22,125
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
30,074
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
15,194
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
9,160
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
241,048
79.7%
77.2
Female
123,893
51.4%
51.3
Male
117,155
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
226,158
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
67,130
22.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
54,428
18.0%
15.2
Female
30,600
56.2%
55.8
Male
23,828
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Northampton County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
292,503
96.8%
96.8
White
262,942
87.0%
72.6
Black or African American
15,889
5.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
459
0.2%
0.8
Asian
8,454
2.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,959
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
2,714
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
2,165
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
90
0.0%
0.2
Korean
202
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
486
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
838
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
4,759
1.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,791
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
38,932
12.9%
17.8
Mexican
3,948
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
22,451
7.4%
1.7
Cuban
826
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11,707
3.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
263,362
87.1%
82.2
Northampton County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,814
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,630
6.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
74,744
35.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
36,076
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
19,826
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
39,593
18.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
21,328
10.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
19,444
9.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
191,567
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
60,921
28.9%
31.2
Northampton County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
80,857
32.0%
33.7%
Now Married
129,079
51.1%
47.5
Divorced
21,973
8.7%
11.0%
Separated
6,227
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
14,525
5.7
5.8%
Northampton County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
246,136
85.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
41,524
14.4%
21.6%
Spanish
24,763
8.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11,889
4.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,774
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,098
0.4%
1.1%
Northampton County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,203
2.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,896
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,419
7.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
10,171
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
14,600
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
20,702
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
18,656
16.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17,935
16.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7,575
6.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,603
5.0%
6.4
Median household income
66,438
57,617
Per capita income
31,852
31,128
Northampton County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,698
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
15,125
10.0%
9.8
Construction
7,574
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
36,179
23.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,809
5.2%
6.6
Information
3,605
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
20,989
13.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7,780
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13,430
8.9%
11.4
Public administration
5,642
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
19,228
12.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
7,367
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,085
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
12,388
8.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
51,526
34.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
21,968
14.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
39,728
26.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
25,901
17.1%
18.1%
Northampton County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
148,255
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
121,386
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,433
6.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,519
2.4%
5.1
Walked
4,306
2.9%
2.7
Other means
2,850
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
6,761
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.3
26.6
Northampton County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,488
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
32,050
28.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
43,900
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
28,322
25.3%
21.0
Northampton County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
111,760
91.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
77,131
69.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34,629
31.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,887
8.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Northampton County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
121,647
1 room
1,888
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
2,077
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
7,426
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
12,682
10.4%
16.5
5 rooms
19,223
15.8%
19.8
6 rooms
24,509
20.1%
17.8
7 rooms
19,409
16.0%
12.0
8 rooms
15,202
12.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
19,231
15.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Northampton County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
121,647
1-unit, detached
73,483
60.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21,968
18.1%
5.9
2-units
5,538
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,209
4.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,652
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,118
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
6,473
5.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,206
1.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Northampton County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
32,178
26.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,972
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
14,566
12.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,124
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
14,231
11.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,664
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
12,638
10.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,148
12.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,845
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,281
1.1%
1.4%
Northampton County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
38,708
34.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,198
3.8%
4.7
Electricity
33,794
30.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30,952
27.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
1,129
1.0%
0.1
Wood
1,267
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1,275
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
437
0.4%
1.1
Northampton County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
50,817
47295100.0
Less than $500
117
0.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2,836
5.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,317
6.5%
7.0%
$500 to $999
5,782
11.4%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
9,493
18.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
13,538
26.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
15,734
31.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
21,894
43.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,836
17.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,452
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,251
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
10,214
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
170
0.0%
0.0%
Northampton County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
33,538
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
74
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
147
0.4%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
741
2.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,607
7.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
4,123
12.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
12,101
36.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
13,745
41.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,091
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
972
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,620
13.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,970
11.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,951
14.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,884
14.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,365
10.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,515
34.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,324
0.0%
0.0%
Northampton County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
77,131
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,230
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,257
5.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11,209
14.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15,637
20.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
25,046
32.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15,785
20.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,599
3.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
368
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
218,000
205,000
