Northampton is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,587 people and three associated neighborhoods, Northampton is the 100th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Northampton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Also of interest is that Northampton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.01% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Northampton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.23% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Northampton in 2022 was $43,232, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,928 for a family of four. However, Northampton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Northampton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Northampton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northampton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Northampton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.69% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Northampton include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Northampton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.