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People QuickFacts |
Easton |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
26,189 | 12,365,455 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-0.3% | 0.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
26,263 | 12,281,054 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-0.4% | 3.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.2% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.3% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.9% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.7% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
78.5% | 85.4% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
12.7% | 10.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.7% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.7% | 1.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.1% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
9.8% | 3.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
48.1% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
8.6% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
15.0% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
71.7% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.9% | 22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.5 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
10,545 | 5,249,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
48.5% | 71.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$77,000 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
9,544 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$33,162 | $40,106 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,949 | $20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
16.0% | 11.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Easton |
Pennsylvania |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
624,231 | 159,354,185 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
167,157 | 109,948,462 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$6,512 | $9,150 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
33,758 | 12,227,177 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
1,972 | 837,756 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
F | 5.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
22.4% | 24.2% |
