Jury Pool Profile
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Easton
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 324,411
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 318,580.
At a glance
Northampton County is a 324,411-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $89,712, $12,180 above the PA state median of $77,532; 34.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.9%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $55,509/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.24%, below the 4.25% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 318,580
- Median household income
- $89,184
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 74% / 6%.
Northampton County has a population of 318,580, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.2%; Black residents 6.3%. Independently, 15.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $89,712; 34.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 34,210 jobs; Education & health services, about 30,640, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.24%, below the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Northampton County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.4% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.6% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 50.0% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (16,253 individuals).