Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 90,925
Median household income: $57,948
Median home value: $151,600

Home to 90,925 residents, Northumberland County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $57,948 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Northumberland County's population held roughly steady from 91,761 to 90,925, while its median household income rose 19.1% from $48,671 to $57,948.

The median gross rent is $777. 19.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 90,925
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $57,948
Median home value: $151,600
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 43,395
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

91,76190,925

Median household income

$48,671$57,948

Median home value

$117,400$151,600

Median gross rent

$663$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	91,761	$48,671	$117,400	$663
2020	91,234	$49,273	$119,800	$680
2021	91,853	$51,005	$122,700	$702
2022	91,340	$55,952	$141,300	$751
2023	90,925	$57,948	$151,600	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,635	5.1%
5 to 17	13,359	14.7%
18 to 24	6,286	6.9%
25 to 34	10,953	12.0%
35 to 44	10,872	12.0%
45 to 54	11,498	12.6%
55 to 64	13,566	14.9%
65 to 74	11,480	12.6%
75 and over	8,276	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	81,353	89.5%
Black or African American	2,224	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	406	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	413	0.5%
Two or more races	2,096	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,412	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate47.7%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,656	10.0%
High school graduate	31,760	47.7%
Some college or associate's	15,451	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	8,964	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,814	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,301	77.7%
Carpooled	3,889	9.7%
Public transit	107	0.3%
Walked	1,300	3.2%
Bicycle	20	0.0%
Worked from home	3,277	8.1%
Other means	390	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,708	31.6%
15 to 29 min	12,989	35.1%
30 to 44 min	7,222	19.5%
45 to 59 min	2,295	6.2%
60+ min	2,793	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 12.2% (10,671 of 87,154)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,500	62.5%
Nonfamily households	14,081	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,581	86.6%
Vacant	5,814	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,129	74.8%
Renter-occupied	9,452	25.2%

1-unit, detached62.0%

1-unit, attached19.1%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,911	62.0%
1-unit, attached	8,272	19.1%
2 to 4 units	3,471	8.0%
5 to 19 units	1,078	2.5%
20 or more units	1,773	4.1%
Mobile home & other	1,890	4.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 42097
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 458 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 40.8515, -76.7099