| County: |
Northampton |
| School District: |
Pen Argyl Area |
|
|
| Land Use 1997 (in acres) |
|
| Residential |
221.3 (25.8%) |
| Commercial |
11.7 (1.4%) |
| Industrial |
220.1 (25.7%) |
| Warehousing |
15.9 (1.8%) |
| Roads and Utilities |
151.7 (17.7%) |
| Public and Quasi-Public |
38.4 (4.5%) |
| Parks and Recreation |
28.0 (3.3%) |
| Agriculture and Vacant |
169.9 (19.8%) |
| Total Acres |
857.0 (100%) |
|
|
| Area: |
1.34 sq. miles |
| Population Density 2000: |
2,698/sq. mile |
|
|
| Assessed Value of Taxable Real
Estate |
|
| 2004 $63,992,600 |
|
| 2005 $64,514,600 |
|
| Change +$522,000 |
|
|
|
| Population |
|
| 1970 census 3,668 |
|
| 1980 census 3,388 |
|
| 1990 census 3,492 |
|
| 2000 census 3,615 |
|
|
|
| Housing Characteristics 2000 |
|
| Total Households |
1,427 |
| Persons per household |
2.52 |
| Total Housing Units |
1,506 |
| Housing Units |
1,506 (100%) |
| Owner Occupied |
953 (66.8%) |
| Renter Occupied |
474 (33.2%) |
| Vacant Housing units |
79 |
| Median Owner Occupied |
$88,900 |
| Median monthly contract rent |
$549 |
|
|
| New Housing (No. of units) |
|
| 1990 - 2 1994 - 4 |
|
| 1991 - 0 1995 - 4 |
|
| 1992 - 1 1996 - 0 |
|
| 1993 - 3 1997 - 4 |
|
|
|
| Sex Data 2000 |
|
| Male |
1,723 |
| Female |
1,892 |
|
|
| Age Data 2000 |
|
| Median Age |
36.1 |
| 18 years and over |
2,649 |
| 65 years and over |
550 |
|
|
| Income and Poverty Status 2000 |
|
| Median household income |
$40,066 |
| Median family income |
$47,935 |
| Per capita income |
$18,145 |
| Below poverty level |
4.3% |
|
|
| Selected Race and Hispanic Origin
Characteristics 2000 |
|
| White |
3,536 |
| African American |
17 |
| American Indian, Eskimo, Asian or
Pacific Islander |
4 |
| Other |
24 |
| Hispanic Origin (of any race) |
44 |
|
|
| Educational Attainment 2000
(persons 25 years and over) |
|
| No High School Degree |
443 |
| High School Graduate |
1,003 |
| Some College |
364 |
| College Degree |
292 |
| High School Degree or Higher |
184 |
|
|
| Ancestry 2000 (top 5 listed) |
|
| Total reported |
4,154 |
| German |
966 |
| Italian |
806 |
| English |
539 |
| Irish |
401 |
| Dutch |
205 |
|
|
| Place of Work 1990 (16 years and
over) |
|
| Worked in Pen Argyl |
(25.1%) |
| Worked outside Pen Argyl |
(74.9%) |
|
|
| Occupation 2000 (16 years and over)
|
|
| Managerial/Professional |
417 |
| Tech., Sales and Admin. |
443 |
| Service Occupations |
280 |
| Farming, Forestry |
5 |
| Precision Production |
390 |
| Operators and Laborers |
213 |
| Total Employed |
1,748 |
