Lehighton vs Nesquehoning

A side-by-side comparison of Lehighton and Nesquehoning: population, income, housing, and more.

Lehighton and Nesquehoning are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lehighton has the higher population (5,268 vs 3,345 in Nesquehoning). Lehighton has the higher median household income ($62,083 vs $53,571 in Nesquehoning). Lehighton has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $105,400 in Nesquehoning).

Population, income & housing

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
Population	5,268	3,345
Median age	41.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$53,571
Median home value	$198,600	$105,400
Median gross rent	$928	$970
Housing units	2,307	1,492
Homeownership rate	54.4%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
Population	5,304 → 5,268 (-0.7%)	3,239 → 3,345 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$42,294 → $62,083 (+46.8%)	$50,192 → $53,571 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $198,600 (+73.9%)	$90,800 → $105,400 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $928 (+25.4%)	$710 → $970 (+36.6%)

Lehighton

Population

5,3045,268

Median household income

$42,294$62,083

Median home value

$114,200$198,600

Median gross rent

$740$928

Nesquehoning

Population

3,2393,345

Median household income

$50,192$53,571

Median home value

$90,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$710$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
Under 5	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	21.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	18.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	7.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	6.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.2%
75 and over	8.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	46.7%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
Drove alone	66.5%	81.7%
Carpooled	19.4%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.7%
Other means	1.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
1-unit, detached	50.0%	42.5%
1-unit, attached	18.9%	34.2%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	3.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Lehighton	Nesquehoning
Poverty rate	13.1%	15.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1947	1938