Lehighton vs Palmerton

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

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

Palmerton has the higher population (5,624 vs 5,268 in Lehighton). Palmerton has the higher median household income ($71,471 vs $62,083 in Lehighton). Lehighton has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $161,500 in Palmerton).

Population, income & housing

	Lehighton	Palmerton
Population	5,268	5,624
Median age	41.1 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$71,471
Median home value	$198,600	$161,500
Median gross rent	$928	$913
Housing units	2,307	2,704
Homeownership rate	54.4%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lehighton	Palmerton
Population	5,304 → 5,268 (-0.7%)	5,313 → 5,624 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$42,294 → $62,083 (+46.8%)	$66,353 → $71,471 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $198,600 (+73.9%)	$117,600 → $161,500 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $928 (+25.4%)	$863 → $913 (+5.8%)

Lehighton

Population

5,3045,268

Median household income

$42,294$62,083

Median home value

$114,200$198,600

Median gross rent

$740$928

Palmerton

Population

5,3135,624

Median household income

$66,353$71,471

Median home value

$117,600$161,500

Median gross rent

$863$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lehighton	Palmerton
Under 5	6.4%	2.9%
5 to 17	21.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	14.2%
75 and over	8.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lehighton	Palmerton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lehighton	Palmerton
No high school diploma	5.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	46.7%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lehighton	Palmerton
Drove alone	66.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	19.4%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	5.7%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	4.9%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lehighton	Palmerton
1-unit, detached	50.0%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	18.9%	27.5%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	3.0%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lehighton	Palmerton
Poverty rate	13.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1947	1942