Who is the Northampton County County Controller?

Timothy Brezinsky is the County Controller of Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Who are the Northampton County commissioners?

David Holland (County Council Member); Jason B. Boulette (County Council Member); Jeff Warren (County Council Member); Kelly Keegan (County Council Member); Kenneth M. Kraft (County Council Member); Lori Vargo Heffner (County Council Member); Nadeem Qayyum (County Council Member); Theresa Fadem (County Council Member); Thomas A. Giovanni (County Council Member).

What is the population of Northampton County?

About 318,580 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $89,184 and 8.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Northampton County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,667 people unemployed in a labor force of 171,493, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Northampton County?

75 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 21 municipal, 17 township, 9 school district and 27 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Northampton County?

107: Allen Township, Bangor Borough, Bangor Borough, Bangor Borough, Bath Borough, Bath Borough, Bethlehem Township, Bethlehem Township, Bushkill Township, Bushkill Township, Bushkill Township, Chapman Borough, Chapman Borough, Chapman Borough, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Easton, City of Easton, City of Easton, East Allen Township, East Allen Township, East Allen Township, East Bangor Borough, East Bangor Borough, East Bangor Borough, Forks Township, Forks Township, Forks Township, Freemansburg Borough, Freemansburg Borough, Freemansburg Borough, Glendon Borough, Glendon Borough, Glendon Borough, Hanover Township, Hanover Township, Hellertown Borough, Hellertown Borough, Hellertown Borough, Lehigh Township, Lehigh Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Saucon Township, Lower Saucon Township, Moore Township, Moore Township, Moore Township, Nazareth Borough, Nazareth Borough, Nazareth Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, Northampton Borough, Northampton Borough, Northampton Borough, Palmer Township, Palmer Township, Palmer Township, Pen Argyl Borough, Pen Argyl Borough, Pen Argyl Borough, Plainfield Township, Plainfield Township, Plainfield Township, Portland Borough, Portland Borough, Portland Borough, Roseto Borough, Roseto Borough, Stockertown Borough, Stockertown Borough, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Tatamy Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Walnutport Borough, Walnutport Borough, Walnutport Borough, Washington Township, Washington Township, West Easton Borough, West Easton Borough, West Easton Borough, Williams Township, Williams Township, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wilson Borough, Wilson Borough, Wind Gap Borough, Wind Gap Borough, Wind Gap Borough. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Northampton County, PA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Northampton County: 322 seats on 109 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Northampton County Council

Office	Who holds it now
County Council Member	David Holland Democratic source
County Council Member	Jason B. Boulette Democratic source
County Council Member	Jeff Warren Democratic source
County Council Member	Kelly Keegan Democratic source
County Council Member	Kenneth M. Kraft Democratic source
County Council Member	Lori Vargo Heffner Democratic source
County Council Member	Nadeem Qayyum Democratic source
County Council Member	Theresa Fadem Democratic source
County Council Member	Thomas A. Giovanni Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Controller	Timothy Brezinsky source

Cities and towns

Allen Township · 5 seats
Bangor Borough · Mayor David McCloughan · 9 seats
Bath Borough · Mayor Fiorella Reginelli-Mirabito · 8 seats
Bethlehem Township · 6 seats
Bushkill Township · 9 seats
Chapman Borough · Mayor Dana Ackerman · 9 seats
City of Bethlehem · Mayor J. William Reynolds · 11 seats
City of Easton · Mayor Salvatore Panto, Jr. · 5 seats
East Allen Township · 8 seats
East Bangor Borough · Mayor Natasha Catala · 9 seats
Forks Township · 9 seats
Freemansburg Borough · Mayor Gerald c. Yob · 9 seats
Glendon Borough · Mayor Melody R. McAllister · 7 seats
Hanover Township · 8 seats
Hellertown Borough · Mayor David Heintzelman · 9 seats
Lehigh Township · 6 seats
Lower Mount Bethel Township · 8 seats
Lower Nazareth Township · 9 seats
Lower Saucon Township · 6 seats
Moore Township · 6 seats
Nazareth Borough · Mayor Lance E. Colondo · 11 seats
North Catasauqua Borough · Mayor William J. Molchany, Jr. · 9 seats
Northampton Borough · Mayor Anthony S. Pristash · 10 seats
Palmer Township · 9 seats
Pen Argyl Borough · Mayor Stephen M. Male · 10 seats
Plainfield Township · 8 seats
Portland Borough · Mayor Lance Prator · 7 seats
Roseto Borough · Mayor Ilene R. Tillman · 8 seats
Stockertown Borough · Mayor Rosemarie Wenzelberger · 8 seats
Tatamy Borough · Mayor James Pallante · 9 seats
Upper Mount Bethel Township · 9 seats
Upper Nazareth Township · 8 seats
Walnutport Borough · Mayor Wayne Weidner · 9 seats
Washington Township · 5 seats
West Easton Borough · Mayor Daniel DePaul · 9 seats
Williams Township · 7 seats
Wilson Borough · Mayor Donald R Barrett, Jr · 11 seats
Wind Gap Borough · Mayor Heather Webber · 9 seats

How many local governments Northampton County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 75 local governments in Northampton County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (21 municipal, 17 township)	38	38
School districts (school boards)	9	0
Special districts (elected boards)	27	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Northampton County

318,580people

42median ageU.S.: 38.9

$89,184 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

34.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$308,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

8.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.4%U.S.: 8.4%

50%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 15.5% · White 72% · Black 5.7% · Asian 3% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Northampton County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.

5,667people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

165,826people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

171,493in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	5,667	165,826	171,493
August 2026	4.1%	7,083	165,497	172,580
July 2026	3.9%	6,775	164,946	171,721
June 2026	4.0%	6,898	165,571	172,469
May 2026	4.1%	7,033	164,943	171,976
April 2026	3.9%	6,561	163,759	170,320
March 2026	4.2%	7,171	162,645	169,816
February 2026	4.6%	7,795	159,958	167,753
January 2026	4.4%	7,357	160,569	167,926
December 2025	3.7%	6,267	162,068	168,335
November 2025	4.0%	6,686	162,137	168,823
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.5%	7,550	159,902	167,452
August 2025	5.3%	8,897	159,222	168,119
July 2025	4.9%	8,144	159,661	167,805
June 2025	4.5%	7,596	160,186	167,782
May 2025	4.0%	6,698	159,493	166,191
April 2025	3.7%	6,109	159,280	165,389
March 2025	4.2%	6,945	159,083	166,028
February 2025	4.5%	7,450	158,030	165,480
January 2025	4.5%	7,442	157,660	165,102
December 2024	3.6%	5,875	158,830	164,705
November 2024	3.7%	6,126	159,134	165,260
October 2024	3.7%	6,193	159,820	166,013

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.3%	7,253	159,702	166,955
2024	3.9%	6,543	159,556	166,099
2023	3.8%	6,321	158,558	164,879
2022	4.1%	6,713	156,187	162,900
2021	5.6%	9,116	152,551	161,667
2020	8.8%	14,065	145,594	159,659
2019	4.5%	7,195	154,112	161,307
2018	4.6%	7,343	151,576	158,919
2017	5.1%	7,964	149,626	157,590
2016	5.2%	8,199	149,374	157,573

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Pennsylvania's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Northampton County

117.2 per 100,0002018. Pennsylvania: 305.4.

996.5 per 100,0002018. Pennsylvania: 1,489.2.

2murders2018, 317 violent crimes in all.

2018 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2018	317	117.2	2,695	996.5
2017	388	143.7	3,085	1,142.4
2016	349	130.4	3,169	1,183.8

By police agency (25)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Easton Police Department	2025	52	206	31,067
Bethlehem Township Police Department	2025	11	238	26,938
Palmer Township Police Department	2025	3	210	22,687
Colonial Regional Police Department	2025	5	259	18,908
Forks Township Police Department	2025	4	76	16,799
Slate Belt Regional Police Department	2025	21	59	13,603
Lower Saucon Township Police Department	2025	16	26	11,090
Lehigh Township Police Department, Northampton County	2025	11	40	10,829
Northampton Police Department	2025	4	30	10,643
Moore Township Police Department	2024	0	36	9,361
Bushkill Township Police Department	2025	13	19	8,769
Upper Nazareth Township Police Department	2023	29	27	8,405
Wilson Police Department	2025	16	95	8,151
Hellertown Police Department	2025	17	28	6,152
Nazareth Police Department	2024	3	43	6,068
Washington Township Police Department, Northampton County	2025	5	15	5,201
Bangor Police Department	2024	17	41	5,109
North Catasauqua Police Department	2025	1	12	3,167
Freemansburg Police Department	2025	0	4	3,000
Walnutport Police Department	2025	0	10	2,106
Roseto Police Department	2020	1	9	1,539
Tatamy Police Department	2025	0	2	1,447
West Easton Police Department	2025	0	0	1,249
East Bangor Police Department	2024	0	7	1,103
Portland Police Department	2025	0	2	485

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Pennsylvania · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.56 per 1,000 residents2025, 25 agencies serving 234,222 people.

365sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

22civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (25), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Easton Police Department	59	7	31,067
Bethlehem Township Police Department	38	2	26,938
Palmer Township Police Department	36	2	22,687
Colonial Regional Police Department	26	2	18,908
Forks Township Police Department	25	0	16,799
Slate Belt Regional Police Department	20	1	13,603
Northampton Police Department	18	2	10,643
Lower Saucon Township Police Department	19	1	11,090
Wilson Police Department	17	1	8,151
Bushkill Township Police Department	18	0	8,769
Nazareth Police Department	11	1	6,100
Moore Township Police Department	11	1	9,462
Lehigh Township Police Department, Northampton County	10	1	10,829
Upper Nazareth Township Police Department	11	0	8,533
North Catasauqua Police Department	9	1	3,167
Hellertown Police Department	9	0	6,152
Bangor Police Department	7	0	5,167
Washington Township Police Department, Northampton County	7	0	5,201
Walnutport Police Department	5	0	2,106
Freemansburg Police Department	4	0	3,000
Roseto Police Department	2	0	1,560
Tatamy Police Department	2	0	1,447
East Bangor Police Department	1	0	1,109
Portland Police Department	0	0	485
West Easton Police Department	0	0	1,249

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Northampton County County Controller?: Timothy Brezinsky is the County Controller of Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Northampton County commissioners?: David Holland (County Council Member); Jason B. Boulette (County Council Member); Jeff Warren (County Council Member); Kelly Keegan (County Council Member); Kenneth M. Kraft (County Council Member); Lori Vargo Heffner (County Council Member); Nadeem Qayyum (County Council Member); Theresa Fadem (County Council Member); Thomas A. Giovanni (County Council Member).
What is the population of Northampton County?: About 318,580 people, with a median age of 42; the median household income is $89,184 and 8.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Northampton County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,667 people unemployed in a labor force of 171,493, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Northampton County?: 75 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 21 municipal, 17 township, 9 school district and 27 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Northampton County?: 107: Allen Township, Bangor Borough, Bangor Borough, Bangor Borough, Bath Borough, Bath Borough, Bethlehem Township, Bethlehem Township, Bushkill Township, Bushkill Township, Bushkill Township, Chapman Borough, Chapman Borough, Chapman Borough, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Bethlehem, City of Easton, City of Easton, City of Easton, East Allen Township, East Allen Township, East Allen Township, East Bangor Borough, East Bangor Borough, East Bangor Borough, Forks Township, Forks Township, Forks Township, Freemansburg Borough, Freemansburg Borough, Freemansburg Borough, Glendon Borough, Glendon Borough, Glendon Borough, Hanover Township, Hanover Township, Hellertown Borough, Hellertown Borough, Hellertown Borough, Lehigh Township, Lehigh Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Saucon Township, Lower Saucon Township, Moore Township, Moore Township, Moore Township, Nazareth Borough, Nazareth Borough, Nazareth Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, North Catasauqua Borough, Northampton Borough, Northampton Borough, Northampton Borough, Palmer Township, Palmer Township, Palmer Township, Pen Argyl Borough, Pen Argyl Borough, Pen Argyl Borough, Plainfield Township, Plainfield Township, Plainfield Township, Portland Borough, Portland Borough, Portland Borough, Roseto Borough, Roseto Borough, Stockertown Borough, Stockertown Borough, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Tatamy Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Nazareth Township, Walnutport Borough, Walnutport Borough, Walnutport Borough, Washington Township, Washington Township, West Easton Borough, West Easton Borough, West Easton Borough, Williams Township, Williams Township, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wilson Borough, Wilson Borough, Wind Gap Borough, Wind Gap Borough, Wind Gap Borough. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Municipal Statistics officials list (self-reported by each county and municipality); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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