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Northampton County
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 312,951
County Seat Northampton County Courthouse
State FIPS 42
County FIPS 095
Num Towns 30
Census-Designated Places 11
Total Town Population 110,868
Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 314,299
Median Age 41.9
Veterans 16,509
Housing Units 127,724
Uninsured 1,435
Net Migration (recent) 2,709
Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 6,511
Total Employees 120,054
Avg Annual Pay $60,298
Median Household Income $82,201
Poverty Rate 9.2%
Unemployment Rate 4.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $85,539
Federal Spending FY2024 $2,055,388,247
Federal Spending Per Capita $6,568
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $265,600
Median Rent $1,280
FMR Studio $1,033
FMR 1BR $1,213
FMR 2BR $1,507
FMR 3BR $1,924
FMR 4BR $2,005
Health & Safety
Hospitals 93
EMS Stations 93
Fire Stations 93
Police Stations 93
Adult Smoking 15.9%
Adult Obesity 32.3%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 38.5
Air Quality Good Days 278
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77
Electric Customers 5534580
Towns with Broadband Data 31
Towns with 90%+ Coverage 31
Community
Churches 153
Libraries 33
Historic Places (NRHP) 63
Homeless Population N/A
Schools 462
SNAP Stores 175
Bank Branches 76
Agriculture
Total Farms 83
Land in Farms (acres) 1,987
Avg Farm Size (acres) 23.9
Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date
DR REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA 2021-09-10
DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30
EM COVID-19 2020-03-13
DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2018-11-27
DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2016-03-23
DR HURRICANE SANDY 2013-01-10
EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29
DR TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-12
EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08
DR HURRICANE IRENE 2011-09-03
Detailed Topics
Communities in Northampton County
Easton — pop 28,127
Northampton — pop 10,395
Wilson — pop 8,259
Chestnut Hill — pop 6,689
Hellertown — pop 6,132
Nazareth — pop 6,053
Bangor — pop 5,187
Palmer Heights — pop 3,734
Pen Argyl — pop 3,510
Eastlawn Gardens — pop 3,435
North Catasauqua — pop 2,971
Freemansburg — pop 2,875
Wind Gap — pop 2,820
Bath — pop 2,808
Old Orchard — pop 2,406
Walnutport — pop 2,067
Cherryville — pop 1,618
Roseto — pop 1,581
Belfast — pop 1,279
West Easton — pop 1,237
Tatamy — pop 1,203
East Bangor — pop 1,124
Raubsville — pop 1,079
Morgan Hill — pop 1,034
Stockertown — pop 919
Martins Creek — pop 664
Ackermanville — pop 572
Portland — pop 494
Glendon — pop 373
Chapman — pop 223
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.