Geography of Easton, Pennsylvania

The coordinates for Easton are 40°41′18′′N 75°12′59′′W (40.688248, 75.216458). The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles, of which 4.3 square miles are land and 0.4 square miles (8.39%) are water, including Bushkill Creek and the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. It also contains Getter's Island, the location of the last public execution in Pennsylvania.

Population of Easton PA

As of the 2010 census, 67.2% of the city's residents were White, 16.8% were Black or African American, 0.4% were Native American, 2.4% were Asian, and 0.1% were Native Hawaiian. 19.1% of the population was of Latino ancestry. As of the year 2000, there were 26,263 inhabitants, 9,544 households, and 5,735 families in the city. There were 6,168.4 individuals per square mile of land. There were 10,545 homes at a density of 2,476.7 per square mile on average.

There were 9,544 households, of which 30.5% included children under 18 years old, 37.7% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder without a husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. Individuals made up 31.5% of all households, and 11.0% of those individuals were 65 years of age or older. The average family size was 3.10 individuals and the average household size was 2.46 people.

23.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 16.3% was between the ages of 18 and 24, 29.9% was between the ages of 25 and 44, 18.6% was between the ages of 45 to 64, and 11.9% was 65 years of age or older. The average age was 32 years old. There were 97.4 males for every 100 females. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 96.1 men. The median household income in the city was $33,162, and the median family income was $38,704. The median income of men was $32,356 compared to $23,609 for women. The city's per capita income was $15,949. About 12.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 and older.