Northampton County, Pennsylvania Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Northampton County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Northampton County is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home median value

Northampton County is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Northampton County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income per household

Northampton County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Northampton County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income per capita

Northampton County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Northampton County is 10th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

Northampton County is 11th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in People per household

Northampton County is 11th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	299,267	13th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	369.7	59th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	805.4	7th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	5.1%	38th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.1%	26th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.4%	47th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.3%	33rd	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.7%	11th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	89.1%	56th	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.9%	16th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	13th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.7%	11th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	3rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	8th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	5th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	79.9%	59th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	51.0%	24th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.6%	10th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	120,883	14th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.5%	20th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	112,111	13th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.8%	36th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$221,800	5th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	11th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	498	13th	18,796	829,658

Income Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$29,020	8th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$60,540	6th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.1%	60th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Northampton County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Non-farm private establishments	6,202	15th	295,720	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	91,888	17th	5,078,111	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	21,066	13th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$3,405,008	16th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,550	30th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$384,787	17th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732