Hellertown, PA Profile

Hellertown, PA, population 5,659, is located in Pennsylvania's Northampton county, about 8.1 miles from Allentown and 44.4 miles from Philadelphia.

Through the 90's Hellertown's population has declined by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Hellertown has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Hellertown's population has grown by about 2%.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	98%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	41.5
	Males	39.4
	Females	43.3

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	11%	Under 20:	11%
20 to 40	13%	20 to 40:	13%
40 to 60	13%	40 to 60:	13%
Over 60	11%	Over 60:	16%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	5,606	N/A
2001	5,563	-0.77%
2002	5,559	-0.07%
2003	5,556	-0.05%
2004	5,565	0.16%
2005	5,573	0.14%
2006	5,579	0.11%
2007	5,634	0.99%
2008	5,659	0.44%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$39,651

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	480
2007	N/A
2008	460

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	0	1	2	24
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	0	2	0	24

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	2,491
2007	N/A
2008	1,732

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	24	112	4
2006	-	-	-
2006	12	84	2

Location

Elevation	290 feet above sea level
Land Area	1.4 Square Miles