U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

West Easton, Pennsylvania

Back to West Easton, PA housing info, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.


We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
West Easton, PA map
Current weather forecast for West Easton, PA

Northampton County

Population in July 2007: 1,165. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 569  (48.9%)
Females: 596  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,131 (it was $39,615 in 2000)
West Easton:  $51,131
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $164,669 (it was $88,800 in 2000)
West Easton:  $164,669
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $166,943; Detached houses: $185,154; Townhouses or other attached units: $139,939; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,943

West Easton, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in West Easton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in West Easton: 91.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

West Easton, PA forum
Recent posts about West Easton, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. West Easton is mentioned 13 times on our forum:
Ask about Easton I know  (52 replies)
Good part of Easton  (7 replies)
Easton, Bethlehem  (2 replies)
Thinking about moving to the A-B-E area and have some questions.  (6 replies)
Questions about Easton  (5 replies)
Near by Philly, any safety town?  (3 replies)

Ancestries: German (28.6%), Italian (14.3%), Irish (13.8%), Dutch (9.2%), English (7.5%), Polish (6.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1900

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 3720 people per square mile 
 
  (average).



Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



West Easton, Pennsylvania map

For population 25 years and over in West Easton

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Easton borough

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

30 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This borough:  2.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

West Easton:  1.8% ($1,571)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
West Easton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (8.2 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (47.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Wilson borough, PA (0.7 miles ), Glendon borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Easton, PA (1.1 miles ), Palmer Heights, PA (1.3 miles ), Old Orchard, PA (1.3 miles ), Phillipsburg, NJ (1.7 miles ), Alpha borough, NJ (2.0 miles ), Tatamy borough, PA (2.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.68 N, Longitude: 75.24 W

West Easton household income distribution West Easton home values distribution

This borough's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: -36 (-3.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



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

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)



West Easton races chart

Average climate in West Easton, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

West Easton, Pennsylvania average temperatures West Easton, Pennsylvania average precipitation
 
West Easton, Pennsylvania humidity		  
West Easton, Pennsylvania wind speed
 
West Easton, Pennsylvania snowfall		  
West Easton, Pennsylvania sunshine
 
West Easton, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

West Easton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the West Easton borough center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/21/1976, a category 3 tornado 21.1 miles away from the borough center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


West Easton topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near West Easton:
  • EASTON HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; EASTON, PA)
  • SCCI HOSPITAL EASTON (about 1 miles; EASTON, PA)
  • MUHLENBERG HOSPITAL CENTER (about 9 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in West Easton, PA

Local government website: www.westeastonborough.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Easton:
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 1 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 16 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,283)

West Easton map

Click to draw/clear borough borders

Notable locations in West Easton: West Easton Fire Company (A), Easton Boro Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This borough:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  69.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  9.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Easton, PA



West Easton compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


West Easton travel time to work
West Easton mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Northampton County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for West Easton

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents52.5%15.6%9.4%3.9%3.1%
Congregations15.8%20.7%14.9%10.4%3.6%
NameMoravian Church in AmericaGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaEpiscopal Church The Wesleyan ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.1%2.1%1.3%1.2%7.8%
Congregations5.0%0.9%3.2%1.8%23.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 6$2,186
Other Government Administration 0$0 17$2,900
Streets and Highways 0$0 6$1,328
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$860
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$324
Totals for Government 0$0 33$7,598



West Easton government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Sewerage: $115,000
    Solid Waste Management: $63,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $86,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $185,000
    Police Protection: $83,000
    General - Other: $72,000
    Central Staff Services: $63,000
    Solid Waste Management: $58,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $4,000
    Libraries: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $337,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $116,000
    Highways: $20,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $109,000
    Property: $108,000
    NEC: $33,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $64,000

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 West Easton:
  • WEST (1400 AM; 1 kW; EASTON, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEEX (1230 AM; 1 kW; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Easton:
  • WODE-FM (99.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • WCTO (96.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W246AA (97.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WWYY (107.1 FM; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W226AA (93.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W230AG (93.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS)
  • W224AS (92.7 FM; WASHINGTON, NJ; Owner: WRNJ RADIO, INC.)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)

TV broadcast stations around West Easton:
  • 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)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W55BS (Channel 55; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • 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.)
  • W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)


West Easton fatal accident list:
Mar 10, 1991 03:99 AM, 2026, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 23, 1990 12:40 AM, Lehigh St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Jan 31, 1986 01:22 AM, 48115, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N3TMB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00255340
    Grant Date: 10/05/1994, Expiration Date: 10/05/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/06/2006
    Registrant: James B Foust, 700 Sterling Worth, West Easton, PA 18042



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$127,36426$118,72723$99,23112$29,0706$70,843
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$05$102,9144$108,9504$58,5682$81,330
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$73,6604$96,03525$128,7966$54,0481$33,250
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$43,4802$126,3408$102,7482$46,5451$47,570
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$106,9002$117,3901$15,3401$15,340
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0173.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$135,8553$122,0771$44,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$138,9570$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0173.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Back to West Easton, PA housing info, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.