Fountain Hill

Population: 4,811
Median household income: $54,615
Median home value: $223,600

Fountain Hill, a community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has 4,811 residents. Its median household income of $54,615 runs below the Lehigh County figure of $77,493.

From 2019 to 2023, Fountain Hill's population grew 2.7% from 4,683 to 4,811, while its median home value rose 59.3% from $140,400 to $223,600.

The median gross rent is $1,026. 21.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,811
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,615
Median home value: $223,600
Median gross rent: $1,026
Housing units: 1,893
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6834,811

Median household income

$46,621$54,615

Median home value

$140,400$223,600

Median gross rent

$806$1,026

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,683	$46,621	$140,400	$806
2020	4,693	$46,500	$143,200	$916
2021	4,829	$48,125	$151,900	$882
2022	4,819	$51,346	$191,100	$988
2023	4,811	$54,615	$223,600	$1,026

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	7.2%
5 to 17	736	15.3%
18 to 24	286	5.9%
25 to 34	774	16.1%
35 to 44	626	13.0%
45 to 54	740	15.4%
55 to 64	430	8.9%
65 to 74	392	8.1%
75 and over	483	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,826	58.7%
Black or African American	46	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	43	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,860	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	425	12.3%
High school graduate	1,228	35.6%
Some college or associate's	1,043	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	547	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	202	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit2.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means8.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,550	72.3%
Carpooled	177	8.3%
Public transit	55	2.6%
Walked	9	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	161	7.5%
Other means	191	8.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	723	36.5%
15 to 29 min	592	29.9%
30 to 44 min	404	20.4%
45 to 59 min	50	2.5%
60+ min	213	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 16.3% (744 of 4,554)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,115	61.9%
Nonfamily households	685	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,800	95.1%
Vacant	93	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,086	60.3%
Renter-occupied	714	39.7%

1-unit, detached35.8%

1-unit, attached32.6%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	677	35.8%
1-unit, attached	618	32.6%
2 to 4 units	292	15.4%
5 to 19 units	105	5.5%
20 or more units	195	10.3%
Mobile home & other	6	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4227008
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.6028, -75.3961