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Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.

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Population:

  • Total Population: 94,556
  • Males: 46,350
  • Females: 48,206

Ethnicity:

  • White: 91,203
  • Black/African American: 1,360
  • Hispanic: 968
  • Native American/Eskimo: 94
  • Asian: 369
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 22
  • Other: 41
  • 2 or more: 499

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (85,745)
  2. Spanish (1,340)
  3. Pennsylvania Dutch (565)
  4. Polish (480)
  5. Italian (370)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 1,056

  1. Italy (181)
  2. Germany (100)
  3. United Kingdom (94)
  4. India (70)
  5. Poland (63)
  6. Korea (62)
  7. Vietnam (51)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (20,785)
  2. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (11,311)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (8,247)
  4. United Church of Christ (4,876)
  5. Wesleyan Church, The (4,613)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 33,500
    • Sensory: 3,094
    • Physical: 8,947
    • Mental: 4,532
    • Self-care: 2,667
    • Go outside home: 6,703
    • Employment: 6,552

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 472

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 38,835
    • Utility gas: 9,435
    • Bottled or LP gas: 980
    • Electricity: 7,244
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 17,924
    • Coal or Coke: 2,547
    • Wood: 539
    • Solar Energy: 8
    • Other fuel: 80
    • No fuel used: 78

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 77,259
    • No vehicle: 8,662
    • 1 or more vehicle: 68,597

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 441
    • No High School: 4,457
    • Some High School: 9,985
    • High School: 33,672
    • Some College: 8,091
    • Associate's Degree: 3,040
    • College Degree: 4,875
    • Master's Degree: 1,519
    • Professional Degree: 939
    • Doctoral Degree: 93

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 38,835
    • Owners with phone: 28,406
    • Owners without phone: 171
    • Renters with phone: 9,869
    • Renters without phone: 389

    10 closest counties:

    1. Montour County, Pennsylvania
    2. Snyder County, Pennsylvania
    3. Union County, Pennsylvania
    4. Columbia County, Pennsylvania
    5. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
    6. Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
    7. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
    8. Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
    9. Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
    10. Perry County, Pennsylvania

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    17017, 17730, 17749, 17772, 17777, 17801, 17823, 17824, 17825, 17828, 17830, 17832, 17834, 17836, 17840, 17847, 17850, 17851, 17857, 17860, 17865, 17866, 17867, 17868, 17872, 17877, 17881

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • WQKX (94.1 FM) SUNBURY, PA
    • WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM) SHAMOKIN, PA
    • WVRZ (99.7 FM) SHAMOKIN, PA
    • WVLY-FM (100.9 FM) MILTON, PA
    • WEGH (107.3 FM) SUNBURY, PA
    • WKOK (1070 AM) SUNBURY, PA
    • WMLP (1380 AM) MILTON, PA
    • WISL (1480 AM) SHAMOKIN, PA
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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