Freemansburg - Northampton county

Population 1,897

Freemansburg, Pennsylvania

Freemansburg, Pennsylvania, in Northampton county, is 1 miles E of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and 47 miles N of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is considered part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metropolitan area. Freemansburg has a population of 1,897.

The People and Families of Freemansburg

In Freemansburg, about 52% of adults are married.

Approximately 12% of Freemansburg is non-white. The town boasts a diverse population for Pennsylvania, with several racial groups well-represented among the population.

Interestingly, Freemansburg is known for having more men than similar towns.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Freemansburg had a median family income of $48,333. You could say that Freemansburg is a good place if you're looking to marry or date a rich person, with its relatively large population of well-paid single people.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Freemansburg Housing

About 74% of housing units in Freemansburg are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Freemansburg, 95% of commuters drive to work. Commuters in the town are more likely, and able, to walk or bicycle to work than most.

Freemansburg Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,897	100%
Male	957	50.4%
Female	940	49.6%
Under 18	470	24.8%
18+	1,427	75.2%
65+	238	12.5%
Median Age	36.4
Average Family Size	3.06
White	1,664	87.7%
African-American	53	2.8%
Asian	9	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	0.3%
Other	109	5.7%
Mixed Race	56	3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	282	14.9%
Median Family Income (1999)	$48,333
Population In Poverty	177	9.4%

Freemansburg Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	19.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	18.2%
Hungarian	10%
Pennsylvania German	9.2%
Italian	9.1%
Irish	5.9%
Dutch	5.8%
Slovak	4.1%
US/American	4%
Polish	3%
Portuguese	2.7%
Ukrainian	1.2%
English	1%
Russian	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Scottish	0.4%
African	0.4%
Slovene	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
European	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Brazilian	0.2%