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Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 374,557 County Seat Lehigh County Courthouse State FIPS 42 County FIPS 077 Num Towns 26 Census-Designated Places 16 Total Town Population 302,698 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 374,110 Median Age 38.9 Veterans 16,992 Housing Units 149,876 Uninsured 2,803 Net Migration (recent) -1,085 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 8,627 Total Employees 191,163 Avg Annual Pay $70,311 Median Household Income $74,973 Poverty Rate 11.9% Unemployment Rate 5.8% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $79,347 Federal Spending FY2024 $2,501,009,446 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,677
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $254,500 Median Rent $1,259 FMR Studio $1,033 FMR 1BR $1,213 FMR 2BR $1,507 FMR 3BR $1,924 FMR 4BR $2,005
Health & Safety
Hospitals 52 EMS Stations 78 Fire Stations 78 Police Stations 78 Adult Smoking 16.8% Adult Obesity 33.8% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 39.0 Air Quality Good Days 267
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 26 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 26
Community
Churches 309 Libraries 29 Historic Places (NRHP) 58 Homeless Population N/A Schools 347 SNAP Stores 314 Bank Branches 95
Agriculture
Total Farms 38 Land in Farms (acres) 64,550 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,698.7 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2016-03-23 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR HURRICANE IRENE 2011-09-03 EM HURRICANE IRENE 2011-08-29 EM HURRICANE KATRINA 2005-09-10 DR TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN 2004-09-19 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES 2004-09-19
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lehigh County
Allentown — pop 125,845Bethlehem — pop 75,781Fullerton — pop 16,588Emmaus — pop 11,652Breinigsville — pop 7,495Ancient Oaks — pop 6,995Catasauqua — pop 6,518Wescosville — pop 6,039Dorneyville — pop 4,850Fountain Hill — pop 4,832Slatington — pop 4,283Coplay — pop 3,348Hokendauqua — pop 3,340Schnecksville — pop 3,261Macungie — pop 3,257Alburtis — pop 2,596Egypt — pop 2,588Coopersburg — pop 2,447Cetronia — pop 2,421Trexlertown — pop 2,382Cementon — pop 1,657Laurys Station — pop 1,170Stiles — pop 1,070DeSales University — pop 985New Tripoli — pop 840Slatedale — pop 458
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
