Fullerton

Population: 16,729
Median household income: $63,357
Median home value: $229,900

Fullerton is a community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, home to 16,729 residents. Its median household income of $63,357 runs below the Lehigh County figure of $77,493.

From 2019 to 2023, Fullerton's population grew 6.0% from 15,787 to 16,729, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $177,900 to $229,900.

23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,729
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $63,357
Median home value: $229,900
Median gross rent: $1,381
Housing units: 6,779
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,78716,729

Median household income

$59,368$63,357

Median home value

$177,900$229,900

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,381

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,787	$59,368	$177,900	$1,122
2020	15,415	$66,225	$182,000	$1,159
2021	16,131	$66,345	$188,500	$1,238
2022	16,358	$63,423	$219,300	$1,351
2023	16,729	$63,357	$229,900	$1,381

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,105	6.6%
5 to 17	2,591	15.5%
18 to 24	1,693	10.1%
25 to 34	3,280	19.6%
35 to 44	2,339	14.0%
45 to 54	1,990	11.9%
55 to 64	1,808	10.8%
65 to 74	1,146	6.9%
75 and over	777	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,269	49.4%
Black or African American	2,080	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	627	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	239	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,511	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	911	8.0%
High school graduate	4,213	37.2%
Some college or associate's	3,586	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,939	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	691	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,268	79.0%
Carpooled	1,064	11.6%
Public transit	136	1.5%
Walked	84	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	509	5.5%
Other means	138	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,633	18.8%
15 to 29 min	4,511	51.9%
30 to 44 min	1,242	14.3%
45 to 59 min	483	5.6%
60+ min	821	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 15.8% (2,644 of 16,729)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,349	67.2%
Nonfamily households	2,127	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,476	95.5%
Vacant	303	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,324	51.3%
Renter-occupied	3,152	48.7%

1-unit, detached40.6%

1-unit, attached19.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units26.3%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,749	40.6%
1-unit, attached	1,291	19.0%
2 to 4 units	443	6.5%
5 to 19 units	1,781	26.3%
20 or more units	515	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4228144
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 40.6307, -75.4802