Cumberland County vs Northampton County

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

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

Northampton County has the higher population (315,927 vs 264,422 in Cumberland County). Northampton County has the higher median household income ($86,687 vs $85,634 in Cumberland County). Northampton County has the higher median home value ($285,000 vs $261,900 in Cumberland County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
Population	264,422	315,927
Median age	40.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,634	$86,687
Median home value	$261,900	$285,000
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,335
Housing units	110,265	128,612
Homeownership rate	71.4%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
Population	249,328 → 264,422 (+6.1%)	302,809 → 315,927 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$71,269 → $85,634 (+20.2%)	$70,471 → $86,687 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$202,900 → $261,900 (+29.1%)	$219,800 → $285,000 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,184 (+19.5%)	$1,078 → $1,335 (+23.8%)

Cumberland County

Population

249,328264,422

Median household income

$71,269$85,634

Median home value

$202,900$261,900

Median gross rent

$991$1,184

Northampton County

Population

302,809315,927

Median household income

$70,471$86,687

Median home value

$219,800$285,000

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,335

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
Under 5	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.3%
75 and over	8.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	73.1%
Black or African American	4.1%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	30.6%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
Drove alone	73.1%	76.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.4%	1.1%
Walked	3.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.4%	12.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
1-unit, detached	59.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	19.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	4.6%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Northampton County
Poverty rate	7.8%	8.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1977	1970