Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Northampton township


Total Population 35,406 SEX Male 17,367 Female 18,039 AGE Under 5 years 2,267 5 to 17 years 7,842 18 to 20 years 1,583 21 to 24 years 1,815 25 to 44 years 11,495 45 to 54 years 5,031 55 to 59 years 1,591 60 to 64 years 1,185 65 to 74 years 1,497 75 to 84 years 720 85 years and over 380 Median age 33.8 Under 18 years 10,109 Percent of total population 28.6 65 years and over 2,597 Percent of total population 7.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 11,105 Family households (families) 9,487 Married-couple families 8,636 Percent of total households 77.8 Other family, male householder 222 Other family, female householder 629 Nonfamily households 1,618 Percent of total households 14.6 Householder living alone 1,368 Householder 65 years and over 492 Persons living in households 35,158 Persons per household 3.17 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 248 Institutionalized persons 215 Other persons in group quarters 33 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 34,656 Black 155 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 16 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 522 Percent of total population 1.5 Other race 57 Hispanic Origin (any race) 237 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 11,486 Occupied housing units 11,105 Owner occupied 10,141 Percent owner occupied 91.3 Renter occupied 964 Vacant housing units 381 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.3 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 40 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 8,566 1-unit, attached 1,741 2 to 4 units 105 5 to 9 units 293 10 or more units 647 Mobile home, trailer, other 134 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 9,045 Less than $50,000 23 $50,000 to $99,999 307 $100,000 to $149,999 1,570 $150,000 to $199,999 2,947 $200,000 to $299,999 3,548 $300,000 or more 650 Median (dollars) 195,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 881 Less than $250 5 $250 to $499 55 $500 to $749 328 $750 to $999 204 $1,000 or more 289 Median (dollars) 814 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 9,045 White 8,890 Black 30 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 6 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 110 Percent of occupied units 1.2 Other race 9 Hispanic origin (of any race) 51 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997