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Northampton, PA
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Living in Northampton



Northampton is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,323 people and three associated neighborhoods, Northampton is the 100th largest community in Pennsylvania. Northampton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Also of interest is that Northampton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Northampton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of adults in Northampton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.12% of the adults in Northampton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Northampton in 2018 was $38,274, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,096 for a family of four. However, Northampton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Northampton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Northampton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northampton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Northampton include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Northampton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.


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