Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

25 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 375,408
Median household income: $77,493
Median home value: $276,100

Lehigh County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 375,408. 25 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,493, its median household income sits in line with Pennsylvania's $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lehigh County's population grew 2.8% from 365,052 to 375,408, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $63,897 to $77,493.

75.1% of workers drive to work alone. 49.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 375,408
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $77,493
Median home value: $276,100
Median gross rent: $1,326
Housing units: 150,547
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	365,052	$63,897	$208,200	$1,072
2020	367,338	$66,214	$215,400	$1,105
2021	372,492	$69,440	$224,700	$1,156
2022	374,110	$74,973	$254,500	$1,259
2023	375,408	$77,493	$276,100	$1,326

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21,721	5.8%
5 to 17	62,823	16.7%
18 to 24	33,185	8.8%
25 to 34	48,676	13.0%
35 to 44	48,745	13.0%
45 to 54	46,064	12.3%
55 to 64	49,068	13.1%
65 to 74	37,931	10.1%
75 and over	27,195	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	226,834	60.4%
Black or African American	22,525	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	208	0.1%
Asian	13,035	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	133	0.0%
Some other race	1,822	0.5%
Two or more races	9,657	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	101,194	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25,012	9.7%
High school graduate	82,865	32.2%
Some college or associate's	63,793	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	53,447	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32,562	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	135,474	75.1%
Carpooled	13,440	7.4%
Public transit	2,618	1.5%
Walked	4,030	2.2%
Bicycle	205	0.1%
Worked from home	21,826	12.1%
Other means	2,843	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39,635	25.0%
15 to 29 min	71,670	45.2%
30 to 44 min	28,222	17.8%
45 to 59 min	7,103	4.5%
60+ min	11,980	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 11.9% (43,403 of 366,220)

	Count	Share
Family households	97,187	67.8%
Nonfamily households	46,258	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143,445	95.3%
Vacant	7,102	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	93,539	65.2%
Renter-occupied	49,906	34.8%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached24.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74,603	49.6%
1-unit, attached	36,805	24.4%
2 to 4 units	13,010	8.6%
5 to 19 units	13,926	9.3%
20 or more units	9,410	6.3%
Mobile home & other	2,793	1.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 42077
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 345 sq mi
Water area: 2.88 sq mi
Center point: 40.6142, -75.5906