Northampton County vs. Carbon County

Northampton County (PA)Carbon County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)304,80764,227
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.4%-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)297,69465,252
Population, Census, April 1, 2010297,73565,249
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.0%21.2%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.1%
White alone, percent87.1%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent3.0%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.8%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.9%91.3%
Veterans, 2014-201818,5885,470
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.6%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)123,43634,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,200$141,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,679$1,320
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$671$538
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,046$800
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.2%8.2%
Building permits, 201857587
Households, 2014-2018114,12325,739
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.2%4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.9%85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.0%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.6%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.2%16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.4%59.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)941,050112,043
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,137,248218,963
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,081,181414,985
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,627,410562,613
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,121$8,655
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.033.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,565$53,624
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,017$26,867
Persons in poverty, percent10.2%11.9%
Total employer establishments, 20176,3821,140
Total employment, 2017109,87813,817
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,926,314438,870
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.9%-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,8903,363
All firms, 201222,6634,753
Men-owned firms, 201212,9252,882
Women-owned firms, 20127,4131,441
Minority-owned firms, 20123,460281
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,5034,253
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,720523
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,7664,010
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%2.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010805.4171.1
Land area in square miles, 2010369.67381.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Northampton county (PA) and Carbon county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.