Pen Argyl Borough

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.