Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	378,792	13,018,639	334,922,499	196th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,079	$77,971	$80,734	583rd of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	40.9	38.9	2244th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.2%	35.2%	35.7%	512th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$300,400	$254,500	$332,700	624th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,383	$1,209	$1,413	330th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.7%	12.5%	2064th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	5.3%	5.2%	767th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,096.9	291.0	n/a	167th of 3,222
Foreign Born	14.4%	7.7%	14.1%	202nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	648th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.6%	69.3%	65.2%	2697th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.9	26.3	26.4	1462nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.0%	15.6%	15.1%	525th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2133rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.6%	46.2%	46.9%	1944th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.9%	n/a	n/a	701st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.1%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28.0%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.7	44.6	61.4

Age in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	39.6	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.7%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	144,386	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.5%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.8%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	34.7%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,088	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.0%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.4%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.6%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.4%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	151,220	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.6%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.5%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.4%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.5%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,651	$3,311	n/a

Education in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.7%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.6%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.2%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.8%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.2%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.0%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.7%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.7%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	73.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.5%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.2%	9.9%	16.7%

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