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Northampton County, Pennsylvania (PA)

County population in 2022: 318,526 (87% urban, 13% rural); it was 267,066 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 58,023
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: 852 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Northampton County: 99.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.8%), Manufacturing (12.9%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 87%
  • Government: 9%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Northampton County, PA (2022)
    • 229,79772.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 49,79115.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 16,5845.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,1503.2%Two or more races
    • 9,8123.1%Asian alone
    • 2,2380.7%Some other race alone
    • 1540.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

41.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Males: 157,368  (49.4%)
Females: 161,158  (50.6%)
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Average household size:
Northampton County:

2.0 people
Pennsylvania:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,696 ($45,234 in 1999)
This county:

$74,696
Pennsylvania:

$71,798

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,096 (lower quartile is $851, upper quartile is $1,481)
This county:

$1096
State:

$922


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $292,300 (it was $118,800 in 2000)
Northampton:

$292,300
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $203,200 - $409,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $350,276
Here:

$350,276
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $225,659
Here:

$225,659
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $198,179
Here:

$198,179
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $300,708
Here:

$300,708
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,147
Here:

$184,147
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $106,679
Here:

$106,679
State:

$92,414

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $171,770
Here:

$171,770
State:

$563,750

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,718
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $715

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
Northampton County, PA map from a distance

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:

  • 2022: 526 buildings, average cost: $252,100
  • 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
Number of permits per 10,000 Northampton, PA residents
Average permit cost in Northampton, PA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,884 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,003 (1.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Northampton, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Northampton, PA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Northampton, PA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.0%
Northampton County:

11.0%
Pennsylvania:

11.8%
(7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.6% for Black residents, 24.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.6% for American Indian residents, 8.7% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 15.7% for other race residents, 16.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.6 years old
(Males: 40.1 years old, Females: 43.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 33.2 years old, American Indian residents: 34.0 years old, Asian residents: 36.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.6 years old, Other race residents: 29.8 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.

Northampton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Northampton County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Potter County , Susquehanna County , Weld County, Colorado , Rawlins County, Kansas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Northampton, PA
County total employment by year in Northampton, PA
County average yearly wages by year in Northampton, PA

Current college students: 17,800
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 29,725 (61.5% naturalized citizens)

Northampton County:

9.3%
Whole state:

7.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 10,0272010 or later
  • 6,1202000 to 2009
  • 5,5811990 to 1999
  • 2,3431980 to 1989
  • 1,9361970 to 1979
  • 3,551Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%

Northampton County marital status for males Northampton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 72,954
  • One, attached: 24,193
  • Two: 6,802
  • 3 or 4: 6,020
  • 5 to 9: 5,226
  • 10 to 19: 3,562
  • 20 to 49: 3,007
  • 50 or more: 4,081
  • Mobile homes: 3,711
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65

Housing units in Northampton County with a mortgage: 49,076 (5,464 second mortgage, 138 home equity loan, 4,435 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,272

Here:

96.1% with mortgage
State:

93.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Northampton County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic81,45626
Mainline Protestant54,336120
Evangelical Protestant17,79483
Other2,81719
Orthodox2,2005
Black Protestant1562
None138,976-
Northampton County Religion Details
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 acres
Average 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: 56 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 in 2022 - Northampton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 115,077 (74.2%)
  • Carpooled: 10,790 (7.0%)
  • Bus: 2,853 (1.8%)
  • Ferryboat: 35 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,133 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 470 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 3,043 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 20,724 (13.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Dominican Republic (14%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • India (6%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Jamaica (5%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • Ecuador (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Northampton County


  • German (16%)
  • American (15%)
  • Italian (9%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • Polish (2%)
  • Pennsylvania German (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $83,889.

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%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

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%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

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 2022: 8.1

Births per 1000 population in Northampton County

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 2020: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Northampton County

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 2021: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Northampton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Northampton County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Northampton County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Northampton County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Northampton County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Northampton County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Northampton County

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%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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 hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.71
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.

Mechanisms of homicide
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.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 46.8
  • Suffocation - 27.2
  • Poisoning - 19.0
  • Other - 7.7

Household type by relationship:

Households: 318,526
  • Male householders: 58,276 (17,404 living alone), Female householders: 63,375 (19,350 living alone)
  • 57,955 spouses (57,723 opposite-sex spouses), 9,298 unmarried partners, (8,984 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 88,354 children (82,665 natural, 1,203 adopted, 4,486 stepchildren), 5,695 grandchildren, 3,362 brothers or sisters, 6,161 parents, 0 foster children, 3,625 other relatives, 9,028 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 13,397

Size of family households: 35,121 2-persons, 16,476 3-persons, 13,863 4-persons, 7,429 5-persons, 3,552 6-persons, 369 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36,754 1-person, 7,269 2-persons, 397 3-persons, 212 4-persons, 171 5-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

37,057 married couples with children.
17,562 single-parent households (4,156 men, 13,406 women).

85.2% of residents of Northampton speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% 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
Population growth in Northampton County

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:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Year house built in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • Year house built in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • 1,2132020 or later
  • 7,4482010 to 2019
  • 14,7182000 to 2009
  • 12,9951990 to 1999
  • 14,2881980 to 1989
  • 12,8591970 to 1979
  • 11,1241960 to 1969
  • 14,0751950 to 1959
  • 5,2951940 to 1949
  • 35,6061939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • 1861 room
  • 1512 rooms
  • 7763 rooms
  • 3,0984 rooms
  • 11,1645 rooms
  • 21,2906 rooms
  • 14,0107 rooms
  • 13,9118 rooms
  • 19,2629+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • 1,7451 room
  • 2,1612 rooms
  • 8,4023 rooms
  • 9,8334 rooms
  • 6,3795 rooms
  • 5,9916 rooms
  • 1,4657 rooms
  • 8088 rooms
  • 1,0199+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • 186no bedroom
  • 8391 bedroom
  • 11,3442 bedrooms
  • 42,6223 bedrooms
  • 24,4234 bedrooms
  • 4,4345+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • 1,803no bedroom
  • 11,8851 bedroom
  • 13,3012 bedrooms
  • 8,9733 bedrooms
  • 1,2024 bedrooms
  • 6395+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,715no vehicle
  • 21,2741 vehicle
  • 36,5802 vehicles
  • 13,6813 vehicles
  • 7,0234 vehicles
  • 2,5755+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Northampton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,392no vehicle
  • 19,9801 vehicle
  • 9,2812 vehicles
  • 1,8443 vehicles
  • 2504 vehicles
  • 565+ vehicles

91.3% of Northampton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Pennsylvania.

Northampton County:

91.3%
State average:

89.3%

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

  • This state: 183,085
  • Other state: 92,959
  • Northeast: 69,443
  • Midwest: 4,340
  • South: 11,658
  • West: 7,518
Year householders moved into unit in Northampton County, PA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Northampton County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 42.1%Utility gas
  • 24.6%Electricity
  • 24.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.1%Wood
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Coal or coke
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 47.5%Electricity
  • 35.7%Utility gas
  • 10.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,079
Here:

6.9%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 655
Here:

4.3%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10,936
Here:

52.8%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,287$179,1991,307$186,5216,587$183,164734$71,58938$796,684340$127,18849$69,163
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED49$171,429108$197,593592$179,56694$47,7772$398,00026$139,30821$57,143
APPLICATIONS DENIED160$157,688219$172,1832,708$197,114376$49,7697$628,857132$126,88647$65,979
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN141$167,170158$189,1711,620$197,42898$85,5611$227,00067$143,1348$122,250
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS33$154,45530$186,867343$199,03837$86,7840$017$131,7653$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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED205$220,756152$238,5071$366,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED63$260,22257$238,0002$106,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED31$188,09739$224,1280$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN17$217,29420$232,6500$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$07$255,4290$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Northampton, PA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Northampton, PA - Value
Most common first names in Northampton County, PA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John3,52874.9 years
Mary3,38681.5 years
William2,37675.0 years
Joseph2,15475.3 years
Anna2,03582.2 years
Helen1,83880.3 years
Charles1,71975.4 years
Robert1,59270.9 years
George1,44875.6 years
Frank1,29076.2 years
Most common last names in Northampton County, PA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith86276.8 years
Miller84677.4 years
Snyder40877.6 years
Jones40276.4 years
Williams34976.1 years
Young32877.9 years
Brown28777.4 years
Johnson25976.3 years
Wagner24476.0 years
Weaver21376.5 years
Businesses in Northampton County, PA
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven6Little Caesars Pizza2
ALDI2Long John Silver's3
AT&T6Lowe's2
Ace Hardware3Marriott5
Advance Auto Parts4Marshalls1
Aeropostale1MasterBrand Cabinets27
American Eagle Outfitters1Mazda1
Applebee's3McDonald's9
Arby's4Motherhood Maternity1
Ashley Furniture1New Balance5
AutoZone2Nike13
Barnes & Noble1Nissan1
Bath & Body Works2Olive Garden1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Outback1
Best Western1Outback Steakhouse1
Blockbuster3Pac Sun1
Burger King8Panera Bread2
CVS14Papa John's Pizza3
Carson Pirie Scott2Pathmark1
Catherines1Payless4
Chevrolet3Penske4
Chick-Fil-A1Pier 1 Imports1
Comfort Inn2Pizza Hut4
Curves3Quality1
DHL2Quiznos1
Dairy Queen3RadioShack6
Deb1Red Robin1
Decora Cabinetry1Rite Aid12
Domino's Pizza1Ruby Tuesday1
Dunkin Donuts16SAS Shoes1
Extended Stay America1SONIC Drive-In1
Famous Footwear1Sam's Club1
Fashion Bug3Sears7
FedEx35Sprint Nextel1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Staples3
Foot Locker1Starbucks3
GNC10Subaru1
GameStop3Subway20
Gap1T-Mobile10
Giant5T.G.I. Driday's1
Goodwill1T.J.Maxx2
H&R Block12Taco Bell2
Hilton2Talbots1
Hobby Lobby1Target1
Holiday Inn2The Room Place1
Home Depot2Toyota1
Hyatt1True Value3
Jones New York6U-Haul16
KFC2UPS37
Kincaid1Verizon Wireless1
Kmart4Victoria's Secret1
Kohl's1Volkswagen1
Kroger8Walgreens4
LA Fitness1Walmart2
La-Z-Boy2Wendy's3
Lane Furniture5YMCA4

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  • #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"
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  • #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+)"