Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Northumberland County has a population of 90,560 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $162,400, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $60,583.

Home price
$162,400
Income
$60,583
Population
90,560
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$162,400county
Median gross rent$806county
Median year homes here were built1954county
Share of homes built before 198076.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,037county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$843county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,241county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$60,583county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate12.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.9%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.7%county
Economic output per resident$52,266county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.10%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport727163county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station44 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.2%county
Traffic deaths16.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.3%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment10386county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible76.1%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools6county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population90,560county
Land area in square miles458county
People per square mile of land198.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores19county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store6.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.6%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.3%county
Share of households that are one person32.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages4.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents195county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in1,775county
Households that moved away1,860county
Average income of arriving households$51,817county
Average income of departing households$47,422county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year31county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.4 incounty
Annual snowfall14.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing128 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days165 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use995 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity29.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.2%county
Homes heated by propane4.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil29.4%county
Homes heated by wood3.0%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk88.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk82.8county
Hail risk19.5county
Earthquake risk63.7county
Tornado risk46.9county
Tropical cyclone risk79.8county
Extreme heat risk59.2county
Winter weather risk91.2county
Strong wind risk84.5county
Wildfire risk31.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Northumberland County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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