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Lehigh County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Lehigh County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lehigh County, PA is a mid-sized county of 385,655 residents that has grown 3.5% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 64.6% and an unemployment rate of 5.5%. The workforce skews toward moderate education levels—33.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 90.3% have a high school diploma—with median worker earnings of $42,169 and a GDP per capita of $66,829. Housing remains relatively accessible at a median home value of $276,100 and median gross rent of $1,326 per month, and a foreign-born population of 14.4% points to a broad labor pool drawing from outside the U.S.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

385,655

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$80,079

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Lehigh County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone236,150 (62.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone45,824 (12.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race43,840 (11.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone24,476 (6.5%)
  • Asian Alone13,517 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races13,131 (3.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish66,170
  2. 2.Other Indo-European6,824
  3. 3.Arabic5,221
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,275
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island2,220

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

16,518

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,829

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,804

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance48,516
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)26,339
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)21,138
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services19,033
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities16,878

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations72,897
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations35,944
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations35,558
  4. 4.Service Occupations28,391
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations12,801

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.57×)16,905
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.40×)5,935
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.38×)25,228
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)48,108
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)20,766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$276,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,326/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99918,738 (19.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99914,075 (14.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99913,325 (14.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99912,417 (13.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99911,042 (11.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9996,089 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,169

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone132,646 (72.8%)
  • Worked At Home25,577 (14.0%)
  • Carpooled14,482 (8.0%)
  • Walked3,781 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit2,496 (1.4%)
  • Other2,411 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.