Northampton County, PA

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2024 Population

318,580

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

8.75%

0.107% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$89,184

2.88% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$308,600

8.28% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

159,944

1.97% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Northampton County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Northampton County, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Northampton County, PA are Lehigh University (2,159 degrees awarded in 2024), Northampton County Area Community College (1,330 degrees), and Moravian University (797 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Northampton County, PA was $308,600, and the homeownership rate was 71.1%.

Most people in Northampton County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Northampton County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Northampton County, PA borders Warren County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, and Monroe County, PA.

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Population & Diversity

Northampton County, PA is home to a population of 319k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.59% of Northampton County, PA residents were born outside of the country (27.4k people).

In 2024, there were 12.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (229k people) in Northampton County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 18.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Northampton County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Northampton County, PA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Northampton County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Northampton County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
229k ± 839
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18.5k ± 1.65k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
18.1k ± 663

15.5%

Hispanic Population

49.3k people

15.5% of the people in Northampton County, PA are hispanic (49.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Northampton County, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

8.59%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

27.4k people

8.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

26.4k people

As of 2024, 8.59% of Northampton County, PA residents (27.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Northampton County, PA was 8.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Northampton County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
6,205 ± 466
Gulf War (2001-)
2,735 ± 418
Gulf War (1990s)
2,157 ± 395

Northampton County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Northampton County, PA.

Health

95.6% of the population of Northampton County, PA has health coverage, with 55.8% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Northampton County, PA see 1,240 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,240 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1694 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 330 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,240 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Northampton County, PA

Primary care physicians in Northampton County, PA see an average of 1,240 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,240 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Northampton County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.36%

Uninsured

55.8%

Employer Coverage

12.9%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.42%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Northampton County, PA grew by 4.86% from 4.16% to 4.36%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Northampton County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.56 in Northampton County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Northampton County, PA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.7% in Northampton County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Northampton County, PA.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.77% in Northampton County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Northampton County, PA.

Economy

The economy of Northampton County, PA employs 160k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Northampton County, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (26,013 people), Manufacturing (20,051 people), and Retail Trade (18,710 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($233,493), Utilities ($103,859), and Finance & Insurance ($76,000).

Employment

Occupations

160k

2024 Value

± 3,248

1.97%

1 Year growth

± 2.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Northampton County, PA grew at a rate of 1.97%, from 157k employees to 160k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Northampton County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,203 people), Management Occupations (16,038 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (14,706 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Northampton County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

160k

2024 Value

± 3,248

1.97%

1 Year growth

± 2.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Northampton County, PA grew at a rate of 1.97%, from 157k employees to 160k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Northampton County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (26,013 people), Manufacturing (20,051 people), and Retail Trade (18,710 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Northampton County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Northampton County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,758

Median earning men ± $1,244

$42,786

Median earning women ± $1,120

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($100,408), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,372), and Public Administration ($82,922).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,036), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,106), and Manufacturing ($55,390).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

458
Other Services (except Public Administration)
413
Construction
383
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$985k
Manufacturing
$855k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$651k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Northampton County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Northampton County, PA awarded 5,089 degrees. The student population of Northampton County, PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 9,490 male students and 12,719 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Northampton County, PA are White (3,148 and 67.2%), Hispanic or Latino (601 and 12.8%), Black or African American (272 and 5.8%), and Asian (258 and 5.5%).

The largest universities in Northampton County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Lehigh University (2,159 and 42.4%), Northampton County Area Community College (1,330 and 26.1%), and Moravian University (797 and 15.7%).

The most popular majors in Northampton County, PA are General Finance (222 and 4.36%), Computer Science (222 and 4.36%), and General Psychology (193 and 3.79%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $63,930.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Northampton County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 32.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 23.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 22,209 (42.7% men and 57.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 22,209 students enrolled in Northampton County, PA, 42.7% men and 57.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 11,745 records, of which 57% were women and 43% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Finance
218 degrees awarded
Computer Science
164 degrees awarded
Mechanical Engineering
147 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Northampton County, PA was General Finance with 218 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Northampton County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lehigh University
2,159 degrees awarded
Northampton County Area Community College
1,330 degrees awarded
Moravian University
797 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lehigh University with 2,159 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 2,253 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Northampton County, PA, which is 0.794 times less than the 2,836 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,148 degrees mean that there were 5.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 601 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($63,930) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($3,570) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Northampton County, PA was $308,600 in 2024, which is 0.928 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $285,000 to $308,600, a 8.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Northampton County, PA is 71.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Northampton County, PA have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Northampton County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Northampton County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.03%.

Housing

Property

$308,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,192

$87,201

Median Property Taxes

±$2,064

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Northampton County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Northampton County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.1%

Homeownership

2024

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.1% of the housing units in Northampton County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Northampton County, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$89,184

Median Household Income

± $2,135

123k

Number of Households

± 2,705

In 2024, the median household income of the 123k households in Northampton County, PA grew to $89,184 from the previous year's value of $86,687.

The following chart displays the households in Northampton County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Northampton County, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Worked At Home (14.4%)
Carpooled (6.23%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Northampton County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Northampton County, PA have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.7% of the workforce in Northampton County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Northampton County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Northampton County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Northampton County, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Northampton County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.03%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Northampton County, PA (26.7k out of 305k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Northampton County, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.6% of the children was living in poverty in Northampton County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 212 in Northampton County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 17.8% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.