Lehigh County vs York County

A side-by-side comparison of Lehigh County and York County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lehigh County and York County are counties in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

York County has the higher population (459,312 vs 375,408 in Lehigh County). York County has the higher median household income ($82,238 vs $77,493 in Lehigh County). Lehigh County has the higher median home value ($276,100 vs $235,000 in York County).

Population, income & housing

	Lehigh County	York County
Population	375,408	459,312
Median age	39.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,493	$82,238
Median home value	$276,100	$235,000
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,150
Housing units	150,547	188,608
Homeownership rate	65.2%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lehigh County	York County
Population	365,052 → 375,408 (+2.8%)	445,565 → 459,312 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$63,897 → $77,493 (+21.3%)	$66,457 → $82,238 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$208,200 → $276,100 (+32.6%)	$177,100 → $235,000 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,072 → $1,326 (+23.7%)	$957 → $1,150 (+20.2%)

Lehigh County

Population

365,052375,408

Median household income

$63,897$77,493

Median home value

$208,200$276,100

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,326

York County

Population

445,565459,312

Median household income

$66,457$82,238

Median home value

$177,100$235,000

Median gross rent

$957$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lehigh County	York County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.9%
75 and over	7.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lehigh County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	80.0%
Black or African American	6.0%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	27.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lehigh County	York County
No high school diploma	9.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	32.2%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lehigh County	York County
Drove alone	75.1%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.8%
Walked	2.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.1%	10.5%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lehigh County	York County
1-unit, detached	49.6%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	24.4%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	4.8%
20 or more units	6.3%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Lehigh County	York County
Poverty rate	11.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1968	1976