Walnutport - Northampton county

Population 2,043

Walnutport, Pennsylvania

Walnutport, Pennsylvania, in Northampton county, is 11 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 60 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 2,043 people people live in Walnutport.

The People and Families of Walnutport

In Walnutport, about 59% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Walnutport had a median family income of $44,844.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($1,563) in Walnutport than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.

Walnutport Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Walnutport, about 79% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns. The average property tax bill in Walnutport is higher than that of most other communities in Pennsylvania.

Commuting

In Walnutport, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Walnutport Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,043	100%
Male	968	47.4%
Female	1,075	52.6%
Under 18	449	22%
18+	1,594	78%
65+	354	17.3%
Median Age	40.5
Average Family Size	2.88
White	1,991	97.5%
African-American	8	0.4%
Asian	24	1.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	7	0.3%
Other	8	0.4%
Mixed Race	5	0.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	31	1.5%
Median Family Income (1999)	$44,844
Population In Poverty	169	8.5%

Walnutport Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	31.9%
US/American	15.4%
Pennsylvania German	10.8%
Italian	5.7%
Irish	5.4%
Welsh	4.4%
Dutch	3.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.7%
Slovak	3.6%
English	3.2%
Ukrainian	2.8%
Polish	1.8%
Austrian	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Hungarian	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
Scottish	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
British	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%