County profile
Northampton County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#248 of 3,127 US counties by GDP44th-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$21.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
121,192
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,529
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
324,411
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$89.2k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
34.7%±0.9%
Poverty rate
8.8%±0.7%
Business applications
3,668 · 2025
Retail establishments
827
25.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Paragon Technologies, Inc.Technology$144.4M53D2OraSure Technologies, Inc.Healthcare$115.0M67B3Eightco Holdings Inc.Technology$33.0M28D4ProtoSource CorporationFinancial Services$0——5Embassy Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care21%
Transportation21%
Manufacturing18%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation15%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
324,411
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $69.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,212
International migration+4,576
Natural change−2,733
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.5B2019
$16.1B2020
$17.1B2021
$18.9B2022
$20.2B2023
$21.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$308.6k±$5.2k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
5.3%±0.6%
Affordability
5.4× wages
Residential permits
$184.9M
1,050 units · 3.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 96Heat wave 94Lightning 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4642016
4842017
5072018
5252019
5502020
6182021
7072022
7752023
8222024
8732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -16% since 20211,2492021
1,0042022
7012023
5462024
1,0502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.7 km
I-78
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
NS
Nearest port
71.8 km
TRENTON MARINE TERM INC PAPER
Nearest commercial airport
16.1 km
LEHIGH VALLEY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR13 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Northampton?
Northampton's economy produced $21.0B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.