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Northampton township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (40% naturalized citizens)

Northampton township:

1.4%
Whole state:

4.1%

78% of Northampton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 285
  • Northeast: 1
  • Midwest: 7
  • South: 35
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Northampton township, PA map Northampton township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $29,500


Housing units in Northampton township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 18
  • 1990 to 1994: 20
  • 1980 to 1989: 23
  • 1970 to 1979: 66
  • 1960 to 1969: 29
  • 1950 to 1959: 22
  • 1940 to 1949: 27
  • 1939 or earlier: 64

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 15
  • 5 rooms: 38
  • 6 rooms: 29
  • 7 rooms: 15
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 3
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Northampton township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 27
  • 3 bedrooms: 62
  • 4 bedrooms: 27
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 3
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 30
  • 2 vehicles: 56
  • 3 vehicles: 26
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 3
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 2
  • 3 vehicles: 5
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (12%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Food (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Northampton township:

  • German (62.6%)
  • Irish (11.1%)
  • European (6.0%)
  • United States or American (5.1%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3.4%)
  • English (2.6%)
  • Polish (1.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Thailand (60%)
  • Canada (40%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
  • Coal or coke (31%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

97.2% of residents of Northampton township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 333

Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person,

63 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

37.3%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Northampton township:

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