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Northampton County

Northampton County has 318,580 residents across 21 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $89,184, 14% above the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $308,600, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
318,580residentsACS 2020–2024
$89,184median household incomePennsylvania: $78K
$308,600median home valueowner-occupied homes
91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Northampton County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Northampton County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey
Map of Pennsylvania with Northampton County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 21 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
1801317,597$79K$260K78%25%89%32 min
1801412,097$82K$289K85%27%85%29 min
1801534,852$61K$282K51%33%88%25 min
1801740,640$91K$336K67%41%89%25 min
1802021,204$126K$370K86%43%95%27 min
180383,549$117K$280K94%18%82%30 min
1804017,256$107K$361K91%42%95%33 min
1804245,532$78K$230K55%29%92%29 min
1804530,429$115K$337K81%46%94%29 min
1805512,117$90K$324K78%37%89%28 min
18063606$65K$240K59%17%100%25 min
1806426,970$103K$387K75%39%91%29 min
1806719,590$94K$282K78%28%93%30 min
180726,938$81K$253K75%22%91%29 min
18083489$100K$306K79%32%89%25 min
180851,175$113K$282K72%29%99%30 min
18086229$69K$310K91%6%93%33 min
180888,488$82K$253K88%19%85%31 min
180916,547$80K$278K61%29%93%27 min
183433,637$80K$326K82%30%89%55 min
18351546$53K$267K54%19%96%37 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

318,580 residents in 122,624 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

19%
under 18
22%
aged 18–34
20%
aged 65 and over
26%
of households are people living alone
51%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

129,448 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $308,600 (±$5,192).

71%
of households own their home
58%
of homes are detached single-family houses
11%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
3%
are mobile homes
5%
of housing units are vacant
$1,395
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–200912%
1990–199910%
1980–198911%
1970–197911%
1960–19698%
1950–195910%
1940–19495%
1939 or earlier26%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,135.

$89,184
median household income
8.8%
of people live below the poverty line
4.6%
unemployment rate
35%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min
average commute to work
15%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
81%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
14%
work from home
7%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Northampton County, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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