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Population (year 2000): 9,405. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,699 (+3.1% change)
Males: 4,490 (47.7%), Females: 4,915 (52.3%)
Northampton County
Zip code:
18067
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $40,982 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,000 (year 2000)
Races in Northampton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.5%), Irish (9.1%),
Hungarian (7.1%), Slovak (7.1%), Italian (6.5%), Ukrainian
(6.3%).
Elevation: 380 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Northampton
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Northampton borough
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 8.2%
3.0% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +639 (+7.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Northampton:
- ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA)
- GOOD SHEPHERD SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA)
- LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Northampton:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 5 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 48 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Northampton:
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 9 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA; ID: 1N9)
- SLATINGTON (about 9 miles; SLATINGTON, PA; ID: 69N)
- BELTZVILLE (about 15 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; ID: 14N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Northampton:
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 6 miles; Allentown, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
35 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
Public high school in Northampton:
- NORTHAMPTON AREA SHS (Students: 1,894;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Northampton:
- NORTHAMPTON MS (Students: 987; Grades: 07 -
08)
- NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH EL (Students: 754;
Grades: KG - 06)
- WEAVERSVILLE INTENSIVE TRMT UN (Students: 25;
Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Northampton:
- OUR LADY OF HUNGARY REGIONAL S (Students:
397; Location: 1300 NEWPORT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- LEHIGH VALLEY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 97;
Location: 1335 OLD CARRIAGE RD; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Students: 90; Location:
1357 NEWPORT AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Northampton:
- NORTHAMPTON AREA PUBLIC LIB (Operating
income: $392,005; Location: GEORGE SCHISLER BLDG, 1615
LAUBACH; 50,613 books; 3,080 audio materials; 3,427
video materials; 102 serial subscriptions)
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