Northampton County, Pennsylvania

33 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 315,927
Median household income: $86,687
Median home value: $285,000

Home to 315,927 residents, Northampton County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 33 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $86,687 runs above the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Northampton County's population grew 4.3% from 302,809 to 315,927, while its median household income rose 23.0% from $70,471 to $86,687.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 315,927
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $86,687
Median home value: $285,000
Median gross rent: $1,335
Housing units: 128,612
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	302,809	$70,471	$219,800	$1,078
2020	304,233	$73,088	$223,800	$1,106
2021	311,359	$77,103	$232,500	$1,173
2022	314,299	$82,201	$265,600	$1,280
2023	315,927	$86,687	$285,000	$1,335

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,867	4.7%
5 to 17	46,635	14.8%
18 to 24	32,396	10.3%
25 to 34	37,561	11.9%
35 to 44	37,815	12.0%
45 to 54	39,286	12.4%
55 to 64	44,498	14.1%
65 to 74	35,792	11.3%
75 and over	27,077	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	230,785	73.1%
Black or African American	16,807	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.0%
Asian	9,597	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	1,884	0.6%
Two or more races	9,715	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47,075	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,308	7.3%
High school graduate	73,087	32.9%
Some college or associate's	57,660	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	45,687	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	29,287	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	117,419	76.0%
Carpooled	9,812	6.4%
Public transit	1,761	1.1%
Walked	3,149	2.0%
Bicycle	349	0.2%
Worked from home	19,514	12.6%
Other means	2,477	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,857	25.8%
15 to 29 min	52,158	38.6%
30 to 44 min	26,363	19.5%
45 to 59 min	7,576	5.6%
60+ min	14,013	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.8% (26,577 of 303,305)

	Count	Share
Family households	81,698	67.2%
Nonfamily households	39,798	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	121,496	94.5%
Vacant	7,116	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	86,409	71.1%
Renter-occupied	35,087	28.9%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached19.8%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75,252	58.5%
1-unit, attached	25,451	19.8%
2 to 4 units	11,280	8.8%
5 to 19 units	7,332	5.7%
20 or more units	6,379	5.0%
Mobile home & other	2,918	2.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 42095
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 370 sq mi
Water area: 7.36 sq mi
Center point: 40.7528, -75.3074