Economy & Jobs — Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Employment
| Total Establishments | 8,627 |
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| Total Employees | 191,163 |
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| Avg Annual Employment | 200,548 |
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| Avg Annual Pay | $70,311 |
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| Total Annual Wages | $14,100,750,556 |
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| Annual Payroll (thousands) | $12,061,008 |
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| Unemployment Rate | 5.8% |
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Income
| Median Household Income | $74,973 |
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| Poverty Rate | 11.9% |
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| IRS Returns | 194,220 |
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| Total AGI (thousands) | $15,410,865 |
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| Average AGI per Return | $79,347 |
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Federal Spending
| Total FY2024 | $2,501,009,446 |
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| Per Capita | $6,677 |
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| Population Basis | 374,557 |
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Agriculture
| Total Farms | 38 |
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| Land in Farms (acres) | 64,550 |
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| Avg Farm Size (acres) | 1,699 |
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| Year | 2,022 |
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Dining & Food Establishments
| Full-service Restaurants | 263 |
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| Fast Food | 282 |
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| Bars | 41 |
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| Coffee & Snacks | 69 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.266357+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.366827+00:00.
