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Northampton - Northampton county

Population 9,405

Northampton, Pennsylvania

Northampton, Pennsylvania is 5 miles N of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 53 miles N of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in Northampton county. The town is part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metro area. The population of Northampton is 9,405.

The People and Families of Northampton

In Northampton, about 56% of adults are married.

Seniors are common in Northampton.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Northampton had a median family income of $49,482. A large stable middle class is one of the strengths of Northampton. There aren't a lot of poor people in the town.

Political Inclinations

Among Northampton political contributors, George W. Bush was favored among Presidential candidates in 2004, with $750. The Democratic party attracted the largest share of donations from the town.

Northampton Housing

Of the housing in Northampton, approximately 74% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities.

Commuting

In Northampton, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Northampton Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	9,405	100%
Male	4,490	47.7%
Female	4,915	52.3%
Under 18	2,110	22.4%
18+	7,295	77.6%
65+	1,749	18.6%
Median Age	39
Average Family Size	2.92
White	9,237	98.2%
African-American	33	0.4%
Asian	41	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.1%
Other	37	0.4%
Mixed Race	52	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	164	1.7%
Median Family Income (1999)	$49,482
Population In Poverty	343	3.7%

Northampton Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	31.9%
Pennsylvania German	9%
Irish	6.5%
US/American	6%
Hungarian	5.8%
Italian	5.8%
Ukrainian	5.6%
Austrian	5.5%
Slovak	5.3%
Polish	4.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.9%
English	1.8%
Dutch	1.8%
Lithuanian	0.9%
Syrian	0.8%
French (except Basque)	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
Croatian	0.4%
Lebanese	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
Slavic	0.2%
Latvian	0.2%
British	0.2%
Northern European	0.2%