People QuickFacts Easton Pennsylvania Population, 2011 estimate 26,995 12,742,886 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 26,800 12,702,379 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.7% 0.3% Population, 2010 26,800 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.8% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.4% 22.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.3% 15.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.6% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 67.2% 81.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 16.8% 10.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.4% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.9% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 19.9% 5.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 58.6% 79.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 67.5% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 9.1% 5.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 16.9% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 77.3% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 16.8% 26.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 28.3 25.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 50.7% 71.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 38.2% 20.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $139,200 $159,300 Households, 2006-2010 9,222 4,940,581 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.44 2.47 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,899 $27,049 Median household income 2006-2010 $38,613 $50,398 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 20.3% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts Easton Pennsylvania Total number of firms, 2007 2,268 981,501 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.8% 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 299,655 234,840,418 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 238,907 142,859,202 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 268,379 166,842,778 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,209 $13,323 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 50,065 19,625,449     Geography QuickFacts Easton Pennsylvania Land area in square miles, 2010 4.07 44,742.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 6,581.5 283.9 FIPS Code 21648 42 Counties Northampton County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts