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Northampton County, PA

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Overview for Northampton County, PA
Part of: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ, Metropolitan Area
 
Map of Northampton County Northampton County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 373.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 799.9 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 24.5%. On the 2000 census form, 98.6% of the population reported only one race, with 2.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 6.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.53 persons compared to an average family size of 3.02 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $52,640. Per capita income grew by 4.2% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 298,990 Covered Employment 98,858
   Growth (%) since 1990 21.0%    Average wage per job $39,837
Households (2000) 101,541 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 14.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 153,164    Average wage per job $52,640
Unemployment Rate (2009) 8.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 6.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $36,448    Average wage per job $42,383
Median Household Income (2008) $59,771 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 10.6%
Poverty Rate (2008) 8.7    Average wage per job $36,129
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 80.7 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 4.4%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 21.2    Average wage per job $55,116

  

 

 

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