Northampton vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Northampton and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

Northampton and Wilson are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northampton has the higher population (10,366 vs 8,196 in Wilson). Northampton has the higher median household income ($82,719 vs $80,928 in Wilson). Northampton has the higher median home value ($225,400 vs $191,800 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Northampton	Wilson
Population	10,366	8,196
Median age	42.4 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,719	$80,928
Median home value	$225,400	$191,800
Median gross rent	$1,156	$1,211
Housing units	4,801	3,211
Homeownership rate	71.7%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northampton	Wilson
Population	9,847 → 10,366 (+5.3%)	7,797 → 8,196 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$60,285 → $82,719 (+37.2%)	$66,915 → $80,928 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$174,600 → $225,400 (+29.1%)	$129,900 → $191,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,011 → $1,156 (+14.3%)	$1,016 → $1,211 (+19.2%)

Northampton

Population

9,84710,366

Median household income

$60,285$82,719

Median home value

$174,600$225,400

Median gross rent

$1,011$1,156

Wilson

Population

7,7978,196

Median household income

$66,915$80,928

Median home value

$129,900$191,800

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,211

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northampton	Wilson
Under 5	4.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.0%	22.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.2%
75 and over	7.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northampton	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	51.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.4%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northampton	Wilson
No high school diploma	4.6%	13.2%
High school graduate	41.0%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northampton	Wilson
Drove alone	74.1%	70.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.0%
Public transit	2.1%	3.8%
Walked	5.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	9.8%
Other means	0.2%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northampton	Wilson
1-unit, detached	41.5%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	37.4%	45.7%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	6.5%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Northampton	Wilson
Poverty rate	7.1%	11.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938