Northumberland is a city of 3,866 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. The typical home is worth $162,600, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 2,401 people per square mile. Median rent is $897 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,477, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Northumberland
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.9% → 17.1%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share99.2% → 92.3%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.5% → 22.0%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Northumberland's population equals 4.3% of Northumberland County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.3%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.4%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 146 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Northumberland, decade by decade
Northumberland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,860
$62,642
$120,003
15.5%
2.0
2000
3,714
$58,094
$146,643
16.9%
4.6
2010
3,804
$60,690
$155,797
22.8%
11.9
2020
3,911
$77,168
$159,747
23.3%
27.6
2024
3,866
$66,477
$162,600
22.0%
17.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
