Lehigh County, PA Demographic Data
Lehigh County, PA Summary
Lehigh County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 355,245
- Area: 348.24 sq. miles
- Land Area: 345.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,020.11 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 583.01 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lehigh County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
185,662
51%
50.8
Male
177,485
49%
49.2
Total Population
363,147
323,128,000
Lehigh County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
21,556
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
23,366
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
22,895
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
24,140
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
23,227
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
47,317
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
45,322
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
48,306
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
24,974
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
22,454
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
32,674
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
17,718
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
9,198
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
280,634
77.3%
77.2
Female
145,812
52.0%
51.3
Male
134,822
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
266,681
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
72,534
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
59,590
16.4%
15.2
Female
33,734
56.6%
55.8
Male
25,856
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Lehigh County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
352,157
97.0%
96.8
White
286,600
78.9%
72.6
Black or African American
26,645
7.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
358
0.1%
0.8
Asian
11,587
3.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
5,449
1.5%
1.2
Chinese
1,899
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
411
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
55
0.0%
0.2
Korean
706
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
401
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
2,666
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
26,967
7.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
10,990
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
84,789
23.3%
17.8
Mexican
4,416
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
47,432
13.1%
1.7
Cuban
1,389
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
31,552
8.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
278,358
76.7%
82.2
Lehigh County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,118
4.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,573
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
84,283
34.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
43,190
17.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
20,818
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
45,139
18.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
27,842
11.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
26,691
10.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
221,272
89.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
72,981
29.4%
31.2
Lehigh County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
98,809
33.5%
33.7%
Now Married
138,156
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
29,886
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
7,827
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
20,652
7.0
5.8%
Lehigh County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
260,724
76.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
80,867
23.7%
21.6%
Spanish
55,499
16.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11,753
3.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4,063
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
9,552
2.8%
1.1%
Lehigh County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,651
4.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6,670
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
14,326
10.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
13,820
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
16,750
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
26,908
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15,353
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21,751
15.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8,794
6.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8,176
5.9%
6.4
Median household income
60,498
57,617
Per capita income
32,424
31,128
Lehigh County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,499
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
15,651
8.8%
9.8
Construction
8,655
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
45,146
25.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,529
4.8%
6.6
Information
2,945
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
27,305
15.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,411
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
19,813
11.2%
11.4
Public administration
4,480
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
18,661
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,746
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7,680
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
13,279
7.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
63,278
35.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
27,626
15.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
42,268
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
31,070
17.5%
18.1%
Lehigh County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
173,585
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
138,456
79.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
15,364
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,728
2.1%
5.1
Walked
4,249
2.4%
2.7
Other means
1,748
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
10,040
5.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.5
26.6
Lehigh County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11,812
8.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
47,169
33.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
51,168
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
29,050
20.9%
21.0
Lehigh County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
139,199
96.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
89,187
64.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
50,012
35.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,023
3.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Lehigh County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
144,222
1 room
2,624
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
2,404
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
11,402
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
19,185
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
22,710
15.7%
19.8
6 rooms
27,314
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
22,260
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
15,976
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
20,347
14.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lehigh County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
144,222
1-unit, detached
69,192
48.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
35,694
24.7%
5.9
2-units
5,721
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8,395
5.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
7,868
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,198
4.3%
4.4
20 or more units
8,462
5.9%
9.0
Mobile home
2,692
1.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lehigh County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
32,491
22.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8,984
6.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
19,483
13.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
16,300
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
17,830
12.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12,822
8.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
15,406
10.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,765
10.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,905
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,236
0.9%
1.4%
Lehigh County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
44,902
32.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,407
2.4%
4.7
Electricity
55,169
39.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
32,044
23.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
747
0.5%
0.1
Wood
2,038
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
733
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
159
0.1%
1.1
Lehigh County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
58,102
47295100.0
Less than $500
237
0.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
3,376
5.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,612
7.9%
7.0%
$500 to $999
7,847
13.5%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
8,437
14.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14,969
25.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
18,624
32.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
27,194
47.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10,748
18.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,890
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,732
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
10,157
17.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
381
0.0%
0.0%
Lehigh County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
48,193
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
231
0.5%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
581
1.2%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
936
1.9%
1.8%
Less than $500
4,021
8.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,083
12.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
17,372
36.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
18,969
39.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,819
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,024
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,542
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5,176
10.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,323
9.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,680
14.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,351
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
21,432
45.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,508
0.0%
0.0%
Lehigh County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
89,187
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,141
3.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
8,490
9.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
14,481
16.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
18,884
21.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
23,039
25.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16,115
18.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,100
4.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
937
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
198,800
205,000
