Macungie

Population: 3,247
Median household income: $74,056
Median home value: $293,900

Macungie, a community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has 3,247 residents. Its median household income of $74,056 runs below the Lehigh County figure of $77,493.

Between 2019 and 2023, Macungie's population grew 2.9% from 3,155 to 3,247, while its median home value rose 60.2% from $183,500 to $293,900.

Owners occupy 47.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,247
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,056
Median home value: $293,900
Median gross rent: $1,679
Housing units: 1,507
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1553,247

Median household income

$67,586$74,056

Median home value

$183,500$293,900

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,155	$67,586	$183,500	$1,203
2020	3,159	$60,100	$190,600	$1,399
2021	3,231	$53,500	$196,300	$1,492
2022	3,249	$60,313	$238,600	$1,682
2023	3,247	$74,056	$293,900	$1,679

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5421.5%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	2.5%
5 to 17	586	18.0%
18 to 24	305	9.4%
25 to 34	404	12.4%
35 to 44	340	10.5%
45 to 54	697	21.5%
55 to 64	404	12.4%
65 to 74	266	8.2%
75 and over	163	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,297	70.7%
Black or African American	127	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	54	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	731	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	3.8%
High school graduate	694	30.5%
Some college or associate's	690	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	501	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	303	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,602	86.0%
Carpooled	38	2.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	131	7.0%
Other means	23	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	536	31.0%
15 to 29 min	798	46.1%
30 to 44 min	203	11.7%
45 to 59 min	168	9.7%
60+ min	26	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 18.8% (609 of 3,247)

	Count	Share
Family households	843	58.4%
Nonfamily households	601	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,444	95.8%
Vacant	63	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	691	47.9%
Renter-occupied	753	52.1%

1-unit, detached29.5%

1-unit, attached38.5%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	444	29.5%
1-unit, attached	580	38.5%
2 to 4 units	197	13.1%
5 to 19 units	241	16.0%
20 or more units	45	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4246392
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5159, -75.5541