Northampton is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,404 people and three associated neighborhoods, Northampton is the 100th largest community in Pennsylvania. Northampton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs, Northampton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Northampton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Northampton is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northampton who work in office and administrative support (14.25%), management occupations (8.93%), and sales jobs (8.63%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 citizens of Northampton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.55% of adults in Northampton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Northampton in 2022 was $41,800, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,200 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. Northampton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.37% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Northampton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Northampton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
