Tatamy - Northampton county

Population 930

Tatamy, Pennsylvania

Tatamy, Pennsylvania, in Northampton county, is 9 miles NE of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and 54 miles N of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is considered part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metropolitan area. Tatamy has a population of 930.

The People and Families of Tatamy

In Tatamy, about 64% of adults are married. Tatamy is considered a town for married couples and families.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Tatamy had a median family income of $55,750. Tatamy is regarded in the state as a town where many of the people are well-off. The town has a large middle class. Tatamy finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state. You could say that the town 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.

Tatamy Housing

About 82% of housing units in Tatamy are owner-occupied. People in the town pay more in property taxes per residence than in most communities in the state.

Commuting

In Tatamy, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Tatamy Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	930	100%
Male	443	47.6%
Female	487	52.4%
Under 18	231	24.8%
18+	699	75.2%
65+	109	11.7%
Median Age	39.7
Average Family Size	3.03
White	916	98.5%
African-American	2	0.2%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.3%
Other	4	0.4%
Mixed Race	4	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	9	1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$55,750
Population In Poverty	35	3.8%

Tatamy Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	42.2%
Italian	13.3%
Pennsylvania German	8.4%
US/American	7.5%
English	4.6%
Irish	4.6%
Polish	3.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.5%
Dutch	2.1%
Hungarian	1.8%
Welsh	1.7%
French (except Basque)	1.3%
Ukrainian	1%
European	0.5%
Russian	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
Celtic	0.4%
Swedish	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Scottish	0.3%
Jamaican	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	0.3%