Editing Northampton, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1790|1628
|1800|2190
|1810|2631
|1820|2854
|1830|3613
|1840|3750
|1850|5278
|1860|6788
|1870|10160
|1880|12172
|1890|14990
|1900|18643
|1910|19431
|1920|21951
|1930|24381
|1940|24794
|1950|29063
|1960|30058
|1970|29664
|1980|29286
|1990|29289
|2000|28978
|2010|28549
|2020|29571
|2023|29370
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>}}
|footnote=* = population estimate.  {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}}<ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="1950_Census_Urban_populations_since_1790">{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf |title=1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants |at=Section 6, Pages 21-7 through 21-09, Massachusetts Table 4. Population of Urban Places of 10,000 or more from Earliest Census to 1920 |publisher=Bureau of the Census |access-date=May 26, 2024 |year=1952 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721040747/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf |archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref><ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 10, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 31, 2014|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 28,549 people, 12,000 households, and 5,895 families residing in the city. Northampton has the most lesbian couples per capita of any city in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/top2/c15.html |title=City Data |publisher=City Data |access-date=November 20, 2011}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|833.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,728 housing units (12,000 occupied) at an average density of {{convert|360.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 87.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.8% of the population.

There were 12,000 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were characterized as "husband-wife" married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.9% were non-families. Of all households 37.2% were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.81.<ref name="GR2" />

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.7% age 19 and under, 9.8% from 20 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 40&nbsp;years. For every 100 females, there were 75.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males.<ref name="GR2" />

The median income for a household in the city was $56,999, and the median income for a family was $80,179. Males had a median income of $40,470 versus $32,003 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $33,440. About 7.8% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213801/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|title=American FactFinder – Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Northampton's public schools include four [[elementary school]]s (kindergarten through 5th grade), one [[middle school]] (6th to 8th grade), one [[High school (North America)|high school]] (9th to 12th grade), and one [[vocational school|vocational-agricultural high school]] (9th to 12th grade). There are several private schools in Northampton and a number of charter schools in surrounding towns.

According to the website ePodunk's Gay Index, which is based on figures from the 2000 US Census, Northampton has a score of 535, vs. a national average score of 100 (i.e., Northampton's population includes 5.35 times the national average of same-sex unmarried households).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/gayInfo.php?locIndex=3069 |title=Northampton, MA (Hampshire County) – city gay Index |publisher=ePodunk |access-date=November 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104025846/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/gayInfo.php?locIndex=3069 |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the Human Rights Campaign, Northampton scored a 100 out of 100 on its Municipality Equality Index.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/MEI-2023-Assets/MEI-2023-Northampton-Massachusetts.pdf |title=Northampton, Massachusetts 2023 municipal equality index scorecard |publisher=Human Rights Campaign |access-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515211205/https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/MEI-2023-Assets/MEI-2023-Northampton-Massachusetts.pdf |archive-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>