Egypt

Population: 2,964
Median household income: $108,284
Median home value: $296,100

Egypt, a community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has 2,964 residents. At $108,284, its median household income sits above Lehigh County's $77,493.

From 2019 to 2023, Egypt's population grew 30.4% from 2,273 to 2,964, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $229,200 to $296,100.

The median resident is 40.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,964
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $108,284
Median home value: $296,100
Median gross rent: $1,602
Housing units: 1,084
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2732,964

Median household income

$96,125$108,284

Median home value

$229,200$296,100

Median gross rent

$1,767$1,602

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,273	$96,125	$229,200	$1,767
2020	2,392	$98,345	$217,700	$1,556
2021	2,676	$99,063	$235,300	$1,427
2022	2,998	$105,655	$281,300	$1,587
2023	2,964	$108,284	$296,100	$1,602

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	119	4.0%
5 to 17	598	20.2%
18 to 24	236	8.0%
25 to 34	288	9.7%
35 to 44	480	16.2%
45 to 54	358	12.1%
55 to 64	369	12.4%
65 to 74	275	9.3%
75 and over	241	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,418	81.6%
Black or African American	29	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	420	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	4.4%
High school graduate	770	38.3%
Some college or associate's	589	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	356	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	208	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,123	79.8%
Carpooled	41	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	218	15.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	329	27.6%
15 to 29 min	465	39.1%
30 to 44 min	222	18.7%
45 to 59 min	66	5.5%
60+ min	108	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 4.2% (124 of 2,964)

	Count	Share
Family households	846	78.0%
Nonfamily households	238	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,084	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	962	88.7%
Renter-occupied	122	11.3%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	917	84.6%
1-unit, attached	106	9.8%
2 to 4 units	45	4.2%
5 to 19 units	16	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4222696
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6853, -75.5330