Palmer Heights, PA Demographic Data
Palmer Heights, PA Summary
Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 3,694
- Area: 1.20 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.20 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 3,086.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 404.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Palmer Heights, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,976
55%
50.8
Male
1,616
45%
49.2
Total Population
3,592
323,128,000
Palmer Heights, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
80
2.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
208
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
270
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
139
3.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
118
3.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
296
8.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
319
8.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
639
17.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
303
8.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
294
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
413
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
318
8.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
195
5.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,965
82.5%
77.2
Female
1,662
56.1%
51.3
Male
1,303
43.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,876
80.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,081
30.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
926
25.8%
15.2
Female
563
60.8%
55.8
Male
363
39.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
53
0.0%
0.0
Palmer Heights, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,557
99.0%
96.8
White
3,096
86.2%
72.6
Black or African American
266
7.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
41
1.1%
0.8
Asian
74
2.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
74
2.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
80
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
35
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
215
6.0%
17.8
Mexican
13
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
29
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
161
4.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,377
94.0%
82.2
Palmer Heights, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
25
0.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
76
2.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,013
36.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
640
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
262
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
535
19.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
226
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
101
3.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,676
96.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
761
27.4%
31.2
Palmer Heights, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
568
18.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,707
56.3%
47.5
Divorced
324
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
37
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
398
13.1
5.8%
Palmer Heights, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,155
89.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
357
10.2%
21.6%
Spanish
171
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
94
2.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
92
2.6%
1.1%
Palmer Heights, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
23
1.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
110
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
103
7.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
141
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
177
12.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
249
17.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
256
18.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
291
20.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
59
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
66,556
57,617
Per capita income
29,285
31,128
Palmer Heights, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
88
5.0%
9.8
Construction
122
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
481
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
71
4.0%
6.6
Information
38
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
265
15.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
105
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
76
4.3%
11.4
Public administration
63
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
290
16.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
144
8.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
205
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
608
34.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
177
10.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
552
31.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
223
12.6%
18.1%
Palmer Heights, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,703
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,490
87.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
90
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.8%
5.1
Walked
6
0.4%
2.7
Other means
7
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
96
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
Palmer Heights, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
23
1.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
422
30.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
687
48.8%
37.1
3 or more
277
19.7%
21.0
Palmer Heights, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,409
99.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,326
94.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
83
5.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11
0.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Palmer Heights, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,420
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
34
2.4%
9.1
4 rooms
39
2.7%
16.5
5 rooms
259
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
304
21.4%
17.8
7 rooms
450
31.7%
12.0
8 rooms
138
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
196
13.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Palmer Heights, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,420
1-unit, detached
1,329
93.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
77
5.4%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
14
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Palmer Heights, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
56
3.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
84
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
581
40.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
220
15.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
248
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
127
8.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
51
3.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
53
3.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Palmer Heights, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
572
40.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4
0.3%
4.7
Electricity
216
15.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
584
41.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
22
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Palmer Heights, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
779
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
17
2.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
19
2.4%
7.0%
$500 to $999
96
12.3%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
114
14.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
258
33.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
275
35.3%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
285
36.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
108
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
84
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
1.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
287
36.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer Heights, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
75
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
14.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
29
38.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
35
46.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
8
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,037
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
12
16.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
14.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
42
56.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer Heights, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,326
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
13
1.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
16
1.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
178
13.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
496
37.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
516
38.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
91
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
196,100
205,000