Population 299,791
State Pennsylvania
Current Time
Area 369.67 mi²
Zip Codes 17057, 18013, 18015-18018, 18020, 18025, 18040, 18042-18045, 18055, 18064, 18067
Per capita income $29,229

Cities in Northampton County

Bangor, Bethlehem, Easton, Hellertown, Middletown, Nazareth, Northampton, Wilson

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 88.7 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 9.6 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,405,008
Total number of firms, 2007 21,066
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 299,791
Households, 2008-2012 112,242
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 16,924
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $29,229
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 12.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 95,395
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 27.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 6.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 369.67 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 297,735
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $218,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,923,120
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 6,239
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 11.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $59,551
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.8 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$384,787
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 23,268
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 88.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.0 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 6.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.55
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 26.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.0 %
Population, 2010 297,735
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 18.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 805.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 79.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.9 %
Housing units, 2013 120,669
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,550
Building permits, 2012 498
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$9,815,918
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %