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Population (year 2000): 5,606. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,617 (+0.2% change)
 

Males: 2,645  (47.2%)
Females: 2,961  (52.8%)

Northampton County

Median resident age:  41.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18055.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,100 (it was $39,651 in 2000)
Hellertown  $47,100
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $162,700 (it was $107,700 in 2000)
Hellertown  $162,700
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Hellertown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (34.4%), Irish (12.8%), Italian (8.4%), Polish (7.8%), Hungarian (7.3%), Slovak (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1872

Elevation: 290 feet

Land area: 1.34 square miles.

Population density: 4181 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Hellertown

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hellertown borough

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

79 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hellertown:  1.9% ($2,003)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (3.9 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (42.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Freemansburg borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Bethlehem, PA (3.9 miles ), Fountain Hill borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Middletown, PA (4.3 miles ), Coopersburg borough, PA (6.2 miles ), Old Orchard, PA (7.5 miles ), Richlandtown borough, PA (7.8 miles ), Glendon borough, PA (8.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.58 N, Longitude: 75.34 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,463 (-26.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 402 (14.9%)


7 people in religious group quarters
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area codes: 610, 484

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Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-1.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Crime in Hellertown (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (17.8 per 100,000)
  • 2 robberies (35.6 per 100,000)
  • 24 assaults (427.0 per 100,000)
  • 24 burglaries (427.0 per 100,000)
  • 112 thefts (1992.9 per 100,000)
  • 4 auto thefts (71.2 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 225.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.78
US city average:  3.00

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Hellertown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Hellertown city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 27.5 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Marc Holum - College basketball player (Air Force Falcons).


Hospitals/medical centers near Hellertown:
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (about 3 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA)
  • MUHLENBERG HOSPITAL CENTER (about 7 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hellertown:
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 44 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 45 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hellertown:
  • ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: 1N9)
  • QUAKERTOWN (about 11 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
  • BRADEN AIRPARK (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA; ID: N43)


Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hellertown:
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; EASTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,218)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 13 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
Public high school in Hellertown:
  • SAUCON VALLEY SHS (Students: 742; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Hellertown:
  • SAUCON VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 979; Grades: KG - 05)
  • SAUCON VALLEY MS (Students: 587; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private elementary/middle school in Hellertown:
  • ST THERESA SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 300 LEONARD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Hellertown:
  • HELLERTOWN AREA LIBRARY (Operating income: $108,762; Location: 409 CONSTITUTION AVE; 21,489 books; 1,259 audio materials; 1,045 video materials; 49 serial subscriptions)

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Shopping Center: Spring Hill Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Hellertown: Hellertown Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Gilman's Mineral & Lapidary Supply (Caverns; Lost River Caverns).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Hellertown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hellertown (2007 data):
  • Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company: Hellertown Main Street at 741 Main Street, branch established on 1925-01-01; Hellertown Giant Branch at 1880 Leithsville Road, branch established on 2002-04-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.7 mil, Deposits: $1,923.0 mil, headquarters in Bethlehem, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 57 total offices, Holding Company: Knbt Bancorp Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Hellertown Branch at 5 Main Street, branch established on 1970-07-27. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Hellertown Branch at 730 Main Street, branch established on 1991-09-23. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Saucon Valley Branch at 659 Main Street, branch established on 1920-04-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Health 0$0 3$365
Parks and Recreation 2$4,494$26,9640$0
Streets and Highways 6$17,860$35,7200$0
Fire - Other 0$0 3$295
Police - Other 0$0 1$50
Police Protection - Officers 9$28,189$37,5859$13,116
Other Government Administration 4$11,947$35,8419$2,383
Financial Administration 0$0 1$100
Solid Waste Management 3$8,373$33,4920$0
Totals for Government 24$70,864$35,43226$16,309


Hellertown government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $619,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $448,000
    Parks & Recreation: $73,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $923,000
    Police Protection: $556,000
    Regular Highways: $393,000
    Solid Waste Management: $322,000
    Central Staff Services: $204,000
    Parks & Recreation: $147,000
    Libraries: $45,000
    Fire Protection: $38,000
    Financial Administration: $33,000
    General Public Buildings: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $2,191,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,474,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $509,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $403,000
    Interest Revenue: $157,000
    Benefit Payments: $51,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $670,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $885,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,504,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $51,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $89,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $81,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $16,000
    General Public Building: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,574,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $101,000
    All Other: $18,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,071,000
    Individual Income: $473,000
    NEC: $126,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,086,000

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Northampton County:  0.14%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lehigh County, PA  1.91% ($41,431 average AGI)
from Warren County, NJ  0.55% ($50,535)
from Monroe County, PA  0.39% ($43,248)


6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.07%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($468 average AGI)
Northampton County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lehigh County, PA  2.09% ($36,401 average AGI)
to Monroe County, PA  0.26% ($40,863)
to Warren County, NJ  0.20% ($37,091)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hellertown:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGPA (1100 AM; daytime; 0 kW; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: TIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hellertown:
  • WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCTO (96.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • W246AA (97.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WODE-FM (99.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBYO (88.9 FM; SELLERSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WAEB-FM (104.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hellertown:
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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