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Lehigh County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Designated Market Area: Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 376,317   ( 26,820 from 2010 , 1,745 from 2020)
Land area: 345.3 square miles
Population density: 1089.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:223,721 59.45% 10.6%
Black:22,8756.08% 32.8%
Indian:5060.13% 14.5%
Asian:14,6683.90% 44.4%
2+ races:6,3841.70% 21.5%
Hispanic:108,16328.74% 64.8%
Total non-White:152,59640.55% 53.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,045 12.1
Deaths:9,14612.2
Net Migration: -976-1.3
Net Immigration: 2,5843.4
Change in White population:-26,524 -7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:53,344 15.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
349,497
250,24571.60%
17,2304.93%
4420.13%
10,1552.91%
5,2551.50%
65,61518.77%
99,25228.40%

2000
312,090
259,81183.25%
9,7983.14%
3170.10%
6,5702.11%
3,3821.08%
31,88110.22%
52,27916.75%

1990
291,130
265,37391.15%
6,4422.21%
2380.08%
4,1231.42%
n/a
14,9545.14%
25,7578.85%

1980
272,349
259,47595.27%
3,9621.45%
1500.06%
1,7060.63%
n/a
6,9242.54%
12,8744.73%

1970
255,304
250,20398.00%
2,2580.88%
710.03%
3640.14%
n/a
2,2590.88%
5,101 2.00%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
37,909 12.1
29,1399.3
16,0495.1
8,5112.7
-9,566 -3.1
46,973 15.1
1990's
NumberRate
38,236 13.1
29,76410.2
-3,214-1.1
4,9531.7
-5,562 -1.9
26,522 9.1
1980's
NumberRate
36,742 13.5
26,824 9.8
10,005 3.7
n/a
5,898 2.2
12,883 4.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,709 2.2
n/a
9,272 3.6
7,773 3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lehigh County, PA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.9
84,542 22.5%
291,775 77.5%
63,356 16.8%
142,160
2.57
96,164 67.6%
68,971 71.7%
10,397 10.8%
45,996 32.4%

2010
NumberPercent
39.4
82,680 23.7%
266,817 76.3%
51,604 14.8%
133,983
2.54
90,160 67.3%
66,509 73.8%
10,318 11.4%
43,823 32.7%

2000
NumberPercent
38.1
74,433 23.8%
237,657 76.2%
49,355 15.8%
121,947
2.48
82,341 67.5%
65,403 79.4%
7,144 8.7%
39,606 32.5%

1990
NumberPercent
35.7
65,885 22.6%
225,245 77.4%
44,878 15.4%
112,552
2.52
79,608 70.7%
65,576 82.4%
5,169 6.5%
32,944 29.3%

1980
NumberPercent
33.3
66,991 24.6%
205,358 75.4%
35,342 13.0%
101,291
2.63
74,703 73.8%
63,874 85.5%
4,570 6.1%
26,588 26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Lehigh County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units149,876 
Median Value$254,500 
Occupied142,16094.9%
Vacant7,7165.1%
Owned92,47465.0%
Rented49,68635.0%
Median Rent$1,259 
Single-Family Units111,19474.2%
    Detached73,39149.0%
    Attached37,80325.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units22,56715.1%
Mobile Homes2,7771.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lehigh County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004,9823.5%
$10,000 to $14,9994,6853.3%
$15,000 to $19,9994,8593.4%
$20,000 to $24,9995,1963.7%
$25,000 to $29,9995,8734.1%
$30,000 to $34,9995,3123.7%
$35,000 to $39,9995,7434.0%
$40,000 to $44,9995,0723.6%
$45,000 to $49,9995,3343.8%
$50,000 to $59,99911,7418.3%
$60,000 to $74,99912,3078.7%
$75,000 to $99,99918,57013.1%
$100,000 to $124,99913,9679.8%
$125,000 to $149,99910,0647.1%
$150,000 to $199,99913,8839.8%
$200,000 or more14,57210.3%
Median Household Income74,973 
Per Capita Income39,856 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state105 
Compared to U.S.96 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,4575.2%
Public Assistance5,2433.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps22,57015.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed128,49575.1%
Unemployed6,1893.6%
In Armed Forces640.0%
Total Labor Force134,74878.8%
Not in Labor Force36,26121.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector73,50359,33055.3%
Non-Profit7,44215,31332.7%
Self-Employed8,8944,07468.6%
Local Government4,6575,80244.5%
State Government1,4041,22753.4%
Federal Government91565958.1%
Total Private + Self82,39763,40456.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.14,41823,00138.5%
Total96,81586,40552.8%
Pct. Govt.8.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts28,07415.3%
Sales and Office Occupations37,37320.4%
Professional, Technical41,26622.5%
Service Occupations29,27416.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3760.2%
All others47,37825.8%
White Collar 58.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance31,75617.3%
Manufacturing24,61313.4%
Retail trade21,63511.8%
Educational services15,9188.7%
Transportation and warehousing14,5207.9%
Accommodation and food services10,9616.0%
Professional, scientific, technical9,7005.3%
Construction9,1135.0%
Other services8,3904.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7,4224.0%
Finance and insurance6,8413.7%
Wholesale trade6,4013.5%
Public administration4,1382.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4,0512.2%
Information3,1261.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,3881.3%
Utilities1,5720.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7110.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction610.0%
Management480.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lehigh County, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,8051.82%
Puerto Rican50,81913.58%
Cuban1,5500.41%
Dominican27,4537.34%
Total Central American3,7951.01%
Costa Rican1410.04%
Guatemalan7780.21%
Honduran1,4360.38%
Nicaraguan1990.05%
Panamanian2950.08%
Salvadoran8770.23%
Other Central American690.02%
Total South American7,9752.13%
Argentinean2770.07%
Bolivian140.00%
Chilean4750.13%
Colombian2,3720.63%
Ecuadorian3,1840.85%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian7480.20%
Uruguayan1030.03%
Venezuelan5190.14%
Other South American2830.08%
Other Hispanic3,3290.89%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian4,6781.25%
Chinese2,5040.67%
Korean1,1940.32%
Vietnamese9130.24%
Cambodian5450.15%
Filipino4200.11%
Burmese3900.10%
Japanese2950.08%
Malaysian1170.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English263,68674.9%
Spanish65,12318.5%
Other Indo-European5,8981.7%
Arabic5,4371.5%
Chinese2,5330.7%
Other Asian2,4140.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,3750.4%
Other1,3560.4%
German, other Germanic1,3480.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German81,54921.8%
Irish38,09610.2%
Italian29,9738.0%
English19,2185.1%
Polish13,6973.7%
American12,6423.4%
Pennsylvania German10,3522.8%
Slovak6,3751.7%
Hungarian5,6501.5%
Syrian5,2141.4%
French4,5921.2%
Austrian4,1771.1%
Welsh4,1441.1%
Ukrainian4,1331.1%
European4,0911.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen351,73794.0%
Not a citizen22,3736.0%
Native325,82487.1%
Foreign-born48,28612.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lehigh County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
9,970 3.9%14,909 5.8%82,057 32.2%65,642 25.7%50,875 19.9%31,664 12.4%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 9,970 3.9%
9-12 Years 14,909 5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 82,057 32.2%
Some College 65,642 25.7%
Bach. Degree 50,875 19.9%
Grad Degree 31,664 12.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lehigh County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 152,594 144,787 7,807 5.1% 5.5%
1991 154,263 144,496 9,767 6.3% 6.9%
1992 153,979 143,328 10,651 6.9% 7.5%
1993 153,380 143,869 9,511 6.2% 6.9%
1994 152,027 143,461 8,566 5.6% 6.3%
1995 151,380 143,172 8,208 5.4% 5.9%
1996 153,414 145,185 8,229 5.4% 5.5%
1997 156,747 149,539 7,208 4.6% 5.1%
1998 158,089 151,220 6,869 4.3% 4.7%
1999 159,838 153,462 6,376 4.0% 4.5%
2000 162,991 156,968 6,023 3.7% 4.2%
2001 166,069 158,749 7,320 4.4% 4.8%
2002 167,177 157,833 9,344 5.6% 5.6%
2003 167,294 157,777 9,517 5.7% 5.7%
2004 168,546 159,637 8,909 5.3% 5.4%
2005 170,903 162,454 8,449 4.9% 5.0%
2006 174,288 166,143 8,145 4.7% 4.7%
2007 175,900 167,885 8,015 4.6% 4.6%
2008 178,632 168,540 10,092 5.6% 5.3%
2009 178,417 163,083 15,334 8.6% 8.0%
2010 176,593 160,849 15,744 8.9% 8.2%
2011 179,081 163,923 15,158 8.5% 7.8%
2012 182,454 167,310 15,144 8.3% 7.7%
2013 182,642 168,805 13,837 7.6% 7.1%
2014 182,897 171,665 11,232 6.1% 5.9%
2015 185,867 175,780 10,087 5.4% 5.4%
2016 189,319 179,314 10,005 5.3% 5.3%
2017 189,581 179,921 9,660 5.1% 5.0%
2018 191,107 181,986 9,121 4.8% 4.4%
2019 193,827 184,886 8,941 4.6% 4.5%
2020 191,388 173,080 18,308 9.6% 9.1%
2021 196,664 184,063 12,601 6.4% 6.0%
2022 197,173 188,561 8,612 4.4% 4.4%
2023 199,532 192,257 7,275 3.6% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com