Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northampton

Municipality: Easton city


Total Population 26,276 SEX Male 12,881 Female 13,395 AGE Under 5 years 1,953 5 to 17 years 4,127 18 to 20 years 2,234 21 to 24 years 2,224 25 to 44 years 7,985 45 to 54 years 2,057 55 to 59 years 931 60 to 64 years 1,038 65 to 74 years 1,956 75 to 84 years 1,335 85 years and over 436 Median age 30.5 Under 18 years 6,080 Percent of total population 23.1 65 years and over 3,727 Percent of total population 14.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 9,397 Family households (families) 6,017 Married-couple families 4,268 Percent of total households 45.4 Other family, male householder 408 Other family, female householder 1,341 Nonfamily households 3,380 Percent of total households 36.0 Householder living alone 2,801 Householder 65 years and over 1,267 Persons living in households 23,578 Persons per household 2.51 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 2,698 Institutionalized persons 770 Other persons in group quarters 1,928 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 22,803 Black 2,480 Percent of total population 9.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 44 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 447 Percent of total population 1.7 Other race 502 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1,159 Percent of total population 4.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 10,309 Occupied housing units 9,397 Owner occupied 4,899 Percent owner occupied 52.1 Renter occupied 4,498 Vacant housing units 912 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 19 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 244 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,295 1-unit, attached 3,731 2 to 4 units 2,576 5 to 9 units 638 10 or more units 932 Mobile home, trailer, other 137 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 4,277 Less than $50,000 471 $50,000 to $99,999 2,788 $100,000 to $149,999 654 $150,000 to $199,999 194 $200,000 to $299,999 125 $300,000 or more 45 Median (dollars) 80,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 4,345 Less than $250 851 $250 to $499 2,644 $500 to $749 813 $750 to $999 30 $1,000 or more 7 Median (dollars) 388 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 4,277 White 3,974 Black 237 Percent of occupied units 5.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 4 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 32 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 30 Hispanic origin (of any race) 81 Percent of occupied units 1.9 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