Northampton County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 24,696
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 74,451
Renter-occupied apartments: 30,846 (it was 27,090 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 374 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 839 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Retail trade (12.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 86%
- Government: 9%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 226,67172.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 47,93315.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 16,1495.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,2653.6%Two or more races
- 9,2553.0%Asian alone
- 2,2630.7%Some other race alone
- 920.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 41.8 years |
| Pennsylvania median age: | 40.9 years |
| Males: 154,947 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 158,681 |  (50.6%) |
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| Northampton County: | 2.0 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $79,578 ($45,234 in 1999)
| This county: | $79,578 |
| Pennsylvania: | $68,957 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,035 (lower quartile is $754, upper quartile is $1,319)
| This county: | $1035 |
| State: | $872 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $257,700 (it was $118,800 in 2000)
| Northampton: | $257,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $222,300 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,673Detached houses: $315,818
Here: $315,818 State: $284,712 Townhouses or other attached units: $206,875
Here: $206,875 State: $229,107 In 2-unit structures: $185,463
Here: $185,463 State: $229,344 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $299,949
Here: $299,949 State: $281,770 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $167,797
Here: $167,797 State: $294,035 Mobile homes: $115,994
Here: $115,994 State: $85,730 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $62,424
Here: $62,424 State: $123,135
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $659
Institutionalized population: 2,971
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Northampton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.68.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
47.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
57.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Northampton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.71.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
98.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
74.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 687 buildings, average cost: $283,700
- 2020: 475 buildings, average cost: $248,600
- 2019: 514 buildings, average cost: $216,700
- 2018: 481 buildings, average cost: $203,000
- 2017: 333 buildings, average cost: $228,500
- 2016: 280 buildings, average cost: $237,800
- 2015: 298 buildings, average cost: $205,000
- 2014: 364 buildings, average cost: $223,100
- 2013: 343 buildings, average cost: $182,600
- 2012: 322 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2011: 369 buildings, average cost: $166,100
- 2010: 377 buildings, average cost: $175,600
- 2009: 437 buildings, average cost: $165,600
- 2008: 460 buildings, average cost: $173,300
- 2007: 962 buildings, average cost: $187,300
- 2006: 1469 buildings, average cost: $171,200
- 2005: 1812 buildings, average cost: $169,800
- 2004: 1761 buildings, average cost: $174,800
- 2003: 1620 buildings, average cost: $147,600
- 2002: 1678 buildings, average cost: $127,400
- 2001: 1335 buildings, average cost: $115,100
- 2000: 1091 buildings, average cost: $123,100
- 1999: 1112 buildings, average cost: $114,800
- 1998: 981 buildings, average cost: $105,800
- 1997: 950 buildings, average cost: $99,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,425 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,062 (1.7%)
| Northampton County: | 9.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 41.8 years old
(Males: 40.2 years old, Females: 43.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.4 years old, Black residents: 31.4 years old, American Indian residents: 32.3 years old, Asian residents: 34.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.5 years old, Other race residents: 32.4 years old)
Area name: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Northampton County is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $974 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bethlehem, Easton, Northampton, Wilson, Nazareth, Hellertown, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Palmer Heights, Eastlawn Gardens.
Local government website: www.northamptoncounty.org
Neighboring counties: Potter County 
, Susquehanna County 
, Weld County, Colorado 
, Rawlins County, Kansas .
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.7% |
Current college students: 17,800
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 24,909 (65.5% naturalized citizens)
| Northampton County: | 7.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6,5082010 or later
- 4,8232000 to 2009
- 5,3451990 to 1999
- 2,3431980 to 1989
- 1,9361970 to 1979
- 3,551Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 78,766
- One, attached: 24,776
- Two: 4,544
- 3 or 4: 4,866
- 5 to 9: 3,470
- 10 to 19: 2,930
- 20 to 49: 3,201
- 50 or more: 3,245
- Mobile homes: 2,596
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65
Housing units in Northampton County with a mortgage: 53,418 (5,684 second mortgage, 148 home equity loan, 4,839 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,429
| Here: | 94.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 93.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Northampton County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 81,456 | 26 |
| Mainline Protestant | 54,336 | 120 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 17,794 | 83 |
| Other | 2,817 | 19 |
| Orthodox | 2,200 | 5 |
| Black Protestant | 156 | 2 |
| None | 138,976 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 52
| Northampton County: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 21
| This county: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 87
| Northampton County: | 2.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 240
| This county: | 8.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Northampton County: | 8.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Northampton County: | 30.1% |
| State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 8.4% |
| State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Northampton County:
Average size of farms: 159 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44,870
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $227.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.37%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 36.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $45,437
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.39%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89,116
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.72
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 35.84%
Corn for grain: 26320 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4981 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11000 harvested acres
Vegetables: 552 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 399 acres
Earthquake activity:
Northampton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 238.5 miles away from Northampton County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 230.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 276.2 miles away from Northampton County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 270.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: August 10, 2018 - August 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4099: January 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4099, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Northampton County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 5, Storms: 5, Tropical Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99,678 (70.8%)
- Carpooled: 9,737 (6.9%)
- Bus: 1,087 (0.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,282 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 113 (0.1%)
- Walked: 3,025 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 25,829 (18.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Dominican Republic (12%)
- India (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Colombia (5%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Jamaica (4%)
- Philippines (3%)
- German (17%)
- American (13%)
- Italian (9%)
- Irish (6%)
- English (5%)
- Polish (3%)
- Pennsylvania German (3%)
People in group quarters in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 6,416 people in college/university student housing
- 2,099 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 713 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 579 people in group homes intended for adults
- 218 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 209 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 157 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 92 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 70 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 52 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 10 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 5 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 5,818 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2,638 people in nursing homes
- 621 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 482 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 252 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 166 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 140 people in religious group quarters
- 128 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 118 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 54 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 54 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 36 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 25 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 20 people in other group homes
- 15 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 10 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
6.58% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($68,745 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.58% |
| Pennsylvania average: | 5.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($32,250 average AGI)
2.92% relocated from other states ($36,495 average AGI)
Northampton County: 2.92% Pennsylvania average: 2.30%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lehigh County, PA |  2.16% ($53,951 average AGI) |
| from Monroe County, PA | 0.38% ($61,228) |
| from Warren County, NJ | 0.29% ($59,314) |
| from Bucks County, PA | 0.19% ($73,444) |
| from Montgomery County, PA | 0.14% ($75,634) |
| from Philadelphia County, PA | 0.13% ($61,224) |
| from Kings County, NY | 0.13% ($56,256) |
6.30% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,050 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.30% |
| Pennsylvania average: | 5.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.67% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($31,376 average AGI)
2.63% relocated to other states ($31,674 average AGI)
Northampton County: 2.63% Pennsylvania average: 2.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lehigh County, PA | 1.99% ($51,147 average AGI) |
| to Monroe County, PA | 0.33% ($55,806) |
| to Carbon County, PA | 0.20% ($46,818) |
| to Bucks County, PA | 0.16% ($81,676) |
| to Warren County, NJ | 0.16% ($51,354) |
| to Montgomery County, PA | 0.16% ($66,279) |
| to Berks County, PA | 0.13% ($53,075) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 5.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 50,493 (43,439 aged, 7,054 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,613 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,997)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,496)
- Unspecified dementia (2,929)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,461)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,956)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,444)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,313)
- Congestive heart failure (1,272)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,047)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (992)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,487
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 236
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40,554
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,037
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 920
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 29.3. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 17.0
- Other - 12.3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.7. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 46.8
- Suffocation - 27.2
- Poisoning - 19.0
- Other - 7.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 313,628- Male householders: 63,109 (13,288 living alone), Female householders: 59,506 (16,848 living alone)
62,631 spouses (62,267 opposite-sex spouses), 10,242 unmarried partners, (9,593 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 83,327 children (78,469 natural, 988 adopted, 3,870 stepchildren), 6,788 grandchildren, 1,915 brothers or sisters, 3,258 parents, 335 foster children, 2,314 other relatives, 9,609 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 10,594
Size of family households: 39,858 2-persons, 19,823 3-persons, 16,060 4-persons, 5,287 5-persons, 1,746 6-persons, 1,282 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 30,136 1-person, 6,814 2-persons, 759 3-persons, 478 4-persons, 252 5-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.
35,883 married couples with children.
18,400 single-parent households (5,847 men, 12,553 women).
86.3% of residents of Northampton speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,566,361,000 ($5,544 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,634,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $803,876,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $420,495,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,300,000
Federal grants: $221,697,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,266,000 ($3,589,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $85,727,000 ($6,140,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $440,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $126,828,000
Federal Government insurance: $177,015,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 15,724| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 13,298
| Here: | 46 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,789
| Here: | +10 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +15,322
| Here: |  +53 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.88 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 2442020 or later
- 6,3882010 to 2019
- 15,2682000 to 2009
- 13,3331990 to 1999
- 12,4591980 to 1989
- 14,6981970 to 1979
- 11,8981960 to 1969
- 11,5861950 to 1959
- 7,6061940 to 1949
- 34,9791939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1071 room
- 702 rooms
- 8843 rooms
- 4,6864 rooms
- 11,1385 rooms
- 23,4586 rooms
- 16,4467 rooms
- 14,7938 rooms
- 17,3479+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 9651 room
- 1,2882 rooms
- 7,4783 rooms
- 8,7514 rooms
- 5,7775 rooms
- 4,5986 rooms
- 1,5427 rooms
- 1,7958 rooms
- 1,4929+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 107no bedroom
- 1,2231 bedroom
- 13,2592 bedrooms
- 45,7873 bedrooms
- 24,2504 bedrooms
- 4,3035+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 1,011no bedroom
- 8,4631 bedroom
- 13,3112 bedrooms
- 7,2713 bedrooms
- 3,2974 bedrooms
- 3335+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,806no vehicle
- 20,0521 vehicle
- 40,8432 vehicles
- 16,6823 vehicles
- 5,7334 vehicles
- 2,8135+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton County in renter-occupied apartments
- 5,676no vehicle
- 17,7831 vehicle
- 8,7522 vehicles
- 9513 vehicles
- 2854 vehicles
- 2395+ vehicles
87.9% of Northampton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Northampton County: | 87.9% |
| State average: | 88.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 181,196
- Other state: 96,322
- Northeast: 73,287
- Midwest: 5,801
- South: 11,489
- West: 5,745
- 40.0%Utility gas
- 29.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.3%Electricity
- 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 41.3%Electricity
- 40.6%Utility gas
- 13.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,892
| Here: | 13.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,353
| Here: | 8.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10,433
| Here: | 54.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 41.1% |
Northampton County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,938,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,781,000
- Charges - Other: $42,153,000
Other: $17,876,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,197,000
Regular Highways: $850,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $321,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $79,294,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $72,675,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $72,510,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $55,888,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $39,287,000
Correctional Institutions: $39,009,000
Health - Other: $32,867,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,807,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,554,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,515,000
Health - Other: $29,128,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,804,000
Police Protection: $11,836,000
Corrections - Other: $8,679,000
Central Staff Services: $8,159,000
Financial Administration: $7,931,000
Central Staff Services: $7,924,000
Police Protection: $7,802,000
Regular Highways: $6,748,000
Financial Administration: $6,614,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,530,000
Corrections - Other: $5,496,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,576,000
General Public Buildings: $2,795,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,464,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,413,000
Regular Highways: $669,000
Solid Waste Management: $478,000
Libraries: $252,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $172,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $41,364,000
Public Welfare: $30,976,000
General Local Government Support: $693,000
General Local Government Support: $508,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,682,000
Interest on Debt: $4,669,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $21,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,715,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,881,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,597,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,735,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,147,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,432,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,183,000
Interest Earnings: $3,451,000
Fines and Forfeits: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $369,000
Rents: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $4,127,000
Regular Highways: $1,973,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,865,000
Health - Other: $1,585,000
Regular Highways: $1,452,000
Financial Administration: $759,000
Parks and Recreation: $691,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $475,000
Police Protection: $394,000
General - Other: $383,000
Central Staff Services: $382,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $196,000
General Public Building: $169,000
Correctional Institutions: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Police Protection: $82,000
Health - Other: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,679,000
Cash and Securities: $111,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $92,931,000
Public Welfare: $78,269,000
Health and Hospitals: $71,111,000
Health and Hospitals: $68,677,000
General Local Government Support: $3,437,000
General Local Government Support: $3,246,000
Other: $2,175,000
Highways: $1,647,000
Highways: $1,528,000
Other: $531,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
- Tax - Property: $100,113,000
Property: $97,711,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,611,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,544,000
Other License: $208,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $98,093,000
: $88,721,000
Northampton County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,938,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,781,000
- Charges - Other: $42,153,000
Other: $17,876,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,197,000
Regular Highways: $850,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $321,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $79,294,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $72,675,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $72,510,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $55,888,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $39,287,000
Correctional Institutions: $39,009,000
Health - Other: $32,867,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,807,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,554,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,515,000
Health - Other: $29,128,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,804,000
Police Protection: $11,836,000
Corrections - Other: $8,679,000
Central Staff Services: $8,159,000
Financial Administration: $7,931,000
Central Staff Services: $7,924,000
Police Protection: $7,802,000
Regular Highways: $6,748,000
Financial Administration: $6,614,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,530,000
Corrections - Other: $5,496,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,576,000
General Public Buildings: $2,795,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,464,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,413,000
Regular Highways: $669,000
Solid Waste Management: $478,000
Libraries: $252,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $172,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $41,364,000
Public Welfare: $30,976,000
General Local Government Support: $693,000
General Local Government Support: $508,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,682,000
Interest on Debt: $4,669,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $21,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,715,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,881,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,597,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,735,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,147,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,432,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,183,000
Interest Earnings: $3,451,000
Fines and Forfeits: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $369,000
Rents: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $4,127,000
Regular Highways: $1,973,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,865,000
Health - Other: $1,585,000
Regular Highways: $1,452,000
Financial Administration: $759,000
Parks and Recreation: $691,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $475,000
Police Protection: $394,000
General - Other: $383,000
Central Staff Services: $382,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $196,000
General Public Building: $169,000
Correctional Institutions: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Police Protection: $82,000
Health - Other: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,679,000
Cash and Securities: $111,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $92,931,000
Public Welfare: $78,269,000
Health and Hospitals: $71,111,000
Health and Hospitals: $68,677,000
General Local Government Support: $3,437,000
General Local Government Support: $3,246,000
Other: $2,175,000
Highways: $1,647,000
Highways: $1,528,000
Other: $531,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
- Tax - Property: $100,113,000
Property: $97,711,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,611,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,544,000
Other License: $208,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $98,093,000
: $88,721,000
Northampton County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,938,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,781,000
- Charges - Other: $42,153,000
Other: $17,876,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,197,000
Regular Highways: $850,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $321,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $79,294,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $72,675,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $72,510,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $55,888,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $39,287,000
Correctional Institutions: $39,009,000
Health - Other: $32,867,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,807,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,554,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,515,000
Health - Other: $29,128,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,804,000
Police Protection: $11,836,000
Corrections - Other: $8,679,000
Central Staff Services: $8,159,000
Financial Administration: $7,931,000
Central Staff Services: $7,924,000
Police Protection: $7,802,000
Regular Highways: $6,748,000
Financial Administration: $6,614,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,530,000
Corrections - Other: $5,496,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,576,000
General Public Buildings: $2,795,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,464,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,413,000
Regular Highways: $669,000
Solid Waste Management: $478,000
Libraries: $252,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $172,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $41,364,000
Public Welfare: $30,976,000
General Local Government Support: $693,000
General Local Government Support: $508,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,682,000
Interest on Debt: $4,669,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $21,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,715,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,881,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,597,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,735,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,147,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,432,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,183,000
Interest Earnings: $3,451,000
Fines and Forfeits: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $369,000
Rents: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $4,127,000
Regular Highways: $1,973,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,865,000
Health - Other: $1,585,000
Regular Highways: $1,452,000
Financial Administration: $759,000
Parks and Recreation: $691,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $475,000
Police Protection: $394,000
General - Other: $383,000
Central Staff Services: $382,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $196,000
General Public Building: $169,000
Correctional Institutions: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Police Protection: $82,000
Health - Other: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,679,000
Cash and Securities: $111,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $92,931,000
Public Welfare: $78,269,000
Health and Hospitals: $71,111,000
Health and Hospitals: $68,677,000
General Local Government Support: $3,437,000
General Local Government Support: $3,246,000
Other: $2,175,000
Highways: $1,647,000
Highways: $1,528,000
Other: $531,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
- Tax - Property: $100,113,000
Property: $97,711,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,611,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,544,000
Other License: $208,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $98,093,000
: $88,721,000
Northampton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,938,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $13,781,000
- Charges - Other: $42,153,000
Other: $17,876,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,197,000
Regular Highways: $850,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $321,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $79,294,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $72,675,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $72,510,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $55,888,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $39,287,000
Correctional Institutions: $39,009,000
Health - Other: $32,867,000
Public Welfare - Other: $30,807,000
Correctional Institutions: $29,554,000
Public Welfare - Other: $29,515,000
Health - Other: $29,128,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,804,000
Police Protection: $11,836,000
Corrections - Other: $8,679,000
Central Staff Services: $8,159,000
Financial Administration: $7,931,000
Central Staff Services: $7,924,000
Police Protection: $7,802,000
Regular Highways: $6,748,000
Financial Administration: $6,614,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,530,000
Corrections - Other: $5,496,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,576,000
General Public Buildings: $2,795,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,464,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,413,000
Regular Highways: $669,000
Solid Waste Management: $478,000
Libraries: $252,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $172,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $41,364,000
Public Welfare: $30,976,000
General Local Government Support: $693,000
General Local Government Support: $508,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,682,000
Interest on Debt: $4,669,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $21,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,715,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,881,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,597,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,735,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,147,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,432,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,183,000
Interest Earnings: $3,451,000
Fines and Forfeits: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $369,000
Rents: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $4,127,000
Regular Highways: $1,973,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,865,000
Health - Other: $1,585,000
Regular Highways: $1,452,000
Financial Administration: $759,000
Parks and Recreation: $691,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $475,000
Police Protection: $394,000
General - Other: $383,000
Central Staff Services: $382,000
Correctional Institutions: $246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $196,000
General Public Building: $169,000
Correctional Institutions: $85,000
Parks and Recreation: $84,000
Police Protection: $82,000
Health - Other: $28,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,679,000
Cash and Securities: $111,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $92,931,000
Public Welfare: $78,269,000
Health and Hospitals: $71,111,000
Health and Hospitals: $68,677,000
General Local Government Support: $3,437,000
General Local Government Support: $3,246,000
Other: $2,175,000
Highways: $1,647,000
Highways: $1,528,000
Other: $531,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
- Tax - Property: $100,113,000
Property: $97,711,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,611,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,544,000
Other License: $208,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $98,093,000
: $88,721,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 4,660
- Number of aged recipients: 454
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,206
- Number of recipients under 18: 951
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,829
- Number of recipients older than 64: 880
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,584
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,095
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 62 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,287 | $179,199 | 1,307 | $186,521 | 6,587 | $183,164 | 734 | $71,589 | 38 | $796,684 | 340 | $127,188 | 49 | $69,163 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 49 | $171,429 | 108 | $197,593 | 592 | $179,566 | 94 | $47,777 | 2 | $398,000 | 26 | $139,308 | 21 | $57,143 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 160 | $157,688 | 219 | $172,183 | 2,708 | $197,114 | 376 | $49,769 | 7 | $628,857 | 132 | $126,886 | 47 | $65,979 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 141 | $167,170 | 158 | $189,171 | 1,620 | $197,428 | 98 | $85,561 | 1 | $227,000 | 67 | $143,134 | 8 | $122,250 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 33 | $154,455 | 30 | $186,867 | 343 | $199,038 | 37 | $86,784 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $131,765 | 3 | $75,667 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 56 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 205 | $220,756 | 152 | $238,507 | 1 | $366,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 63 | $260,222 | 57 | $238,000 | 2 | $106,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 31 | $188,097 | 39 | $224,128 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 17 | $217,294 | 20 | $232,650 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 7 | $255,429 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Northampton County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 3,528 | 74.9 years |
| Mary | 3,386 | 81.5 years |
| William | 2,376 | 75.0 years |
| Joseph | 2,154 | 75.3 years |
| Anna | 2,035 | 82.2 years |
| Helen | 1,838 | 80.3 years |
| Charles | 1,719 | 75.4 years |
| Robert | 1,592 | 70.9 years |
| George | 1,448 | 75.6 years |
| Frank | 1,290 | 76.2 years |
| Most common last names in Northampton County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 862 | 76.8 years |
| Miller | 846 | 77.4 years |
| Snyder | 408 | 77.6 years |
| Jones | 402 | 76.4 years |
| Williams | 349 | 76.1 years |
| Young | 328 | 77.9 years |
| Brown | 287 | 77.4 years |
| Johnson | 259 | 76.3 years |
| Wagner | 244 | 76.0 years |
| Weaver | 213 | 76.5 years |
| Businesses in Northampton County, PA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 6 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| ALDI | 2 | Long John Silver's | 3 | |
| AT&T | 6 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | Marriott | 5 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Marshalls | 1 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 27 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 3 | McDonald's | 9 | |
| Arby's | 4 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | New Balance | 5 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Nike | 13 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 3 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Burger King | 8 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
| CVS | 14 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 2 | Pathmark | 1 | |
| Catherines | 1 | Payless | 4 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | Penske | 4 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 2 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
| Curves | 3 | Quality | 1 | |
| DHL | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 3 | RadioShack | 6 | |
| Deb | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Rite Aid | 12 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 16 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Extended Stay America | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 3 | Sears | 7 | |
| FedEx | 35 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Staples | 3 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | Starbucks | 3 | |
| GNC | 10 | Subaru | 1 | |
| GameStop | 3 | Subway | 20 | |
| Gap | 1 | T-Mobile | 10 | |
| Giant | 5 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 12 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Hilton | 2 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | The Room Place | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Hyatt | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
| Jones New York | 6 | U-Haul | 16 | |
| KFC | 2 | UPS | 37 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Kmart | 4 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Kroger | 8 | Walgreens | 4 | |
| LA Fitness | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | Wendy's | 3 | |
| Lane Furniture | 5 | YMCA | 4 | |
Northampton County on our top lists:
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"