Pen Argyl

Population: 3,489
Median household income: $79,948
Median home value: $172,100

Pen Argyl is a community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, home to 3,489 residents. The median household income of $79,948 is below the Northampton County median ($86,687).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pen Argyl's population declined 1.5% from 3,543 to 3,489, while its median home value rose 10.6% from $155,600 to $172,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.0% of the population. 86.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,489
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $79,948
Median home value: $172,100
Median gross rent: $1,165
Housing units: 1,430
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5433,489

Median household income

$61,250$79,948

Median home value

$155,600$172,100

Median gross rent

$984$1,165

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,543	$61,250	$155,600	$984
2020	3,551	$64,306	$156,900	$1,017
2021	3,518	$77,634	$151,300	$1,173
2022	3,511	$80,069	$169,000	$1,160
2023	3,489	$79,948	$172,100	$1,165

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	241	6.9%
5 to 17	470	13.5%
18 to 24	335	9.6%
25 to 34	600	17.2%
35 to 44	409	11.7%
45 to 54	516	14.8%
55 to 64	476	13.6%
65 to 74	275	7.9%
75 and over	167	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,034	87.0%
Black or African American	104	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.3%
Two or more races	78	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	263	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	328	13.4%
High school graduate	847	34.7%
Some college or associate's	747	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	289	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	232	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,537	86.3%
Carpooled	155	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	2.5%
Other means	9	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	454	26.2%
15 to 29 min	537	31.0%
30 to 44 min	663	38.2%
45 to 59 min	30	1.7%
60+ min	51	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 15.5% (537 of 3,462)

	Count	Share
Family households	988	77.6%
Nonfamily households	285	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,273	89.0%
Vacant	157	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	944	74.2%
Renter-occupied	329	25.8%

1-unit, detached42.9%

1-unit, attached40.3%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	613	42.9%
1-unit, attached	576	40.3%
2 to 4 units	167	11.7%
5 to 19 units	74	5.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4258696
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.8678, -75.2539