Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northampton County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 267,066 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 267,066 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 17,868 6.7%
Male 129,961 48.7%     Mexican 1,832 0.7%
Female 137,105 51.3%     Puerto Rican 12,042 4.5%
          Cuban 292 0.1%
Under 5 years 14,862 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3,702 1.4%
5 to 9 years 17,716 6.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 249,198 93.3%
10 to 14 years 18,853 7.1%     White alone 235,666 88.2%
15 to 19 years 19,288 7.2%        
20 to 24 years 16,213 6.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 32,026 12.0%       Total population 267,066 100.0%
35 to 44 years 43,636 16.3%   In households 256,529 96.1%
45 to 54 years 38,039 14.2%     Householder 101,541 38.0%
55 to 59 years 13,781 5.2%     Spouse 57,295 21.5%
60 to 64 years 10,622 4.0%     Child 75,747 28.4%
65 to 74 years 20,825 7.8%       Own child under 18 years 57,408 21.5%
75 to 84 years 15,975 6.0%     Other relatives 10,429 3.9%
85 years and over 5,230 2.0%       Under 18 years 3,478 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 11,517 4.3%
Median age (years) 38.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 5,596 2.1%
        In group quarters 10,537 3.9%
18 years and over 204,799 76.7%     Institutionalized population 3,480 1.3%
  Male 97,993 36.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 7,057 2.6%
  Female 106,806 40.0%        
21 years and over 192,188 72.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 48,267 18.1%       Total households 101,541 100.0%
65 years and over 42,030 15.7%   Family households (families) 71,074 70.0%
  Male 16,998 6.4%       With own children under 18 years 31,637 31.2%
  Female 25,032 9.4%     Married couple family 57,295 56.4%
            With own children under 18 years 24,317 23.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 9,988 9.8%
One race 263,360 98.6%       With own children under 18 years 5,460 5.4%
  White 243,639 91.2%   Nonfamily households 30,467 30.0%
  Black or African American 7,400 2.8%     Householder living alone 25,116 24.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 408 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 11,373 11.2%
  Asian 3,657 1.4%        
    Asian Indian 1,183 0.4%   Households with individuals under 18 years 34,079 33.6%
    Chinese 810 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 28,411 28.0%
    Filipino 292 0.1%        
    Japanese 105 0.0%   Average household size 2.53 (X)
    Korean 391 0.1%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 587 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 289 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 80 0.0%       Total housing units 106,710 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 14 0.0%   Occupied housing units 101,541 95.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.0%   Vacant housing units 5,169 4.8%
    Samoan 20 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 495 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 23 0.0%        
  Some other race 8,176 3.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 3,706 1.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 246,737 92.4%       Occupied housing units 101,541 100.0%
Black or African American 8,721 3.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 74,464 73.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,110 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 27,077 26.7%
Asian 4,215 1.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 218 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.64 (X)
Some other race 9,959 3.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.20 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.