Emmaus

Population: 11,727
Median household income: $82,875
Median home value: $244,300

Emmaus is a community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, home to 11,727 residents. At $82,875, its median household income sits above Lehigh County's $77,493.

Between 2019 and 2023, Emmaus's population grew 2.9% from 11,391 to 11,727, while its median home value rose 32.1% from $184,900 to $244,300.

The median resident is 39.1 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,727
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,875
Median home value: $244,300
Median gross rent: $1,331
Housing units: 4,973
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,39111,727

Median household income

$59,026$82,875

Median home value

$184,900$244,300

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,331

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,391	$59,026	$184,900	$1,091
2020	11,438	$71,422	$196,200	$1,123
2021	11,589	$75,750	$200,500	$1,139
2022	11,644	$80,625	$232,900	$1,229
2023	11,727	$82,875	$244,300	$1,331

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	797	6.8%
5 to 17	1,593	13.6%
18 to 24	883	7.5%
25 to 34	1,764	15.0%
35 to 44	1,979	16.9%
45 to 54	1,644	14.0%
55 to 64	1,313	11.2%
65 to 74	899	7.7%
75 and over	855	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,868	84.1%
Black or African American	240	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	120	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	460	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,039	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	589	7.0%
High school graduate	3,266	38.6%
Some college or associate's	2,105	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,673	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	821	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,000	77.5%
Carpooled	576	8.9%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	66	1.0%
Bicycle	28	0.4%
Worked from home	708	11.0%
Other means	70	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,219	21.2%
15 to 29 min	2,747	47.8%
30 to 44 min	995	17.3%
45 to 59 min	152	2.6%
60+ min	628	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 5.8% (677 of 11,727)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,255	68.5%
Nonfamily households	1,497	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,752	95.6%
Vacant	221	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,210	67.6%
Renter-occupied	1,542	32.4%

1-unit, detached48.3%

1-unit, attached26.9%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,401	48.3%
1-unit, attached	1,338	26.9%
2 to 4 units	507	10.2%
5 to 19 units	491	9.9%
20 or more units	236	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4223584
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5352, -75.4979