Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Interactive maps and statistics for Northampton County, Pennsylvania: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Pennsylvania and the United States.

Explore Northampton County, Pennsylvania on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	318,580	13,018,639	334,922,499	230th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,184	$77,971	$80,734	321st of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	40.9	38.9	1504th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.7%	35.2%	35.7%	478th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$308,600	$254,500	$332,700	583rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,395	$1,209	$1,413	321st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.8%	11.7%	12.5%	2697th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	5.3%	5.2%	1530th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	861.5	291.0	n/a	207th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.6%	7.7%	14.1%	507th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.3	n/a	n/a	416th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.1%	69.3%	65.2%	2152nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.0	26.3	26.4	997th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.4%	15.6%	15.1%	479th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2741st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.2%	46.2%	46.9%	1206th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.5%	n/a	n/a	757th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.5%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.3	44.6	61.4

Age in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	42.0	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.2%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.6%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.3%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	122,624	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.5%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.0%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	34.1%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,736	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.9%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.8%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.8%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.6%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	129,448	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.1%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.8%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.3%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.9%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,700	$3,311	n/a

Education in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.0%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.2%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.8%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.2%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.6%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.0%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.9%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.2%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.3%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.0%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.4%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.9%	9.9%	16.7%

See every county in Pennsylvania.