Northampton, Pennsylvania
2007
2002
% change
486
487
-0
68,252 acres
77,556 acres
- 12
140 acres
159 acres
- 12
$31,762,000
$21,852,000
+ 45
Average Per Farm
$65,355
$44,870
+ 46
Government Payments
$849,000
$1,136,000
- 25
$6,380
$9,792
- 35
Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Size of Farm Market Value of Production Crop Sales $22,283,000 (70 percent) Livestock Sales $9,479,000 (30 percent)
Average Per Farm
Northampton, Pennsylvania Ranked items among the 67 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007 Item
Quantity
State Rank
Universe 1
U.S. Rank
Universe 1
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products
31,762 22,283 9,479
40 18 49
67 67 67
1,942 1,398 2,077
3,076 3,072 3,069
15,170 (-) (-) 1,364 977 1,984 482 2,307 129 1,601 6,526 73 50 471 501 129
8 (-) (-) 31 21 34 11 27 44 50 46 45 46 13 16 42
67 19 (-) 67 66 65 66 66 67 67 65 66 66 67 59 67
1,088 (-) (-) 698 464 813 103 754 1,357 2,421 628 1,471 1,658 517 320 893
2,933 437 626 2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875
6,327 3,010 2,410 897 770
49 41 19 44 9
67 67 62 67 57
2,321 943 226 1,524 68
3,060 3,024 1,544 3,066 1,501
24,560 12,276 11,407 3,568 1,486
12 13 51 15 46
66 61 67 60 64
856 976 1,586 1,136 792
2,634 2,039 3,060 2,481 2,263
VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Cattle and calves Layers Pheasants Horses and ponies Pigeons or Squab TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Wheat for grain, all Corn for silage
Other County Highlights Economic Characteristics Farms by value of sales Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more
Quantity 128 53 45 42 63 12 28 10 25 36 32 12
Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
26,846 55,240
Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
7,199 14,813
Operator Characteristics
Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other
226 260
Principal operators by sex: Male Female
423 63
Average age of principal operator (years)
58.0
2
All operators by race: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators 2 of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin
(D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
4 4 (-) 1 752 3 8