Wescosville

Population: 7,156
Median household income: $124,719
Median home value: $428,800

Wescosville, a community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has 7,156 residents. The median household income of $124,719 is above the Lehigh County median ($77,493).

From 2019 to 2023, Wescosville's population grew 6.9% from 6,694 to 7,156, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $303,600 to $428,800.

48.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,156
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $124,719
Median home value: $428,800
Median gross rent: $1,498
Housing units: 2,697
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6947,156

Median household income

$86,940$124,719

Median home value

$303,600$428,800

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,498

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,694	$86,940	$303,600	$1,345
2020	6,848	$90,938	$325,000	$1,365
2021	7,020	$101,750	$338,500	$1,398
2022	6,799	$128,853	$400,900	$1,456
2023	7,156	$124,719	$428,800	$1,498

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	371	5.2%
5 to 17	1,319	18.4%
18 to 24	633	8.8%
25 to 34	583	8.1%
35 to 44	885	12.4%
45 to 54	889	12.4%
55 to 64	1,215	17.0%
65 to 74	708	9.9%
75 and over	553	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,378	75.2%
Black or African American	521	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	260	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.3%
Some other race	172	2.4%
Two or more races	339	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	461	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	233	4.8%
High school graduate	1,099	22.7%
Some college or associate's	1,168	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,473	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	860	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,934	75.3%
Carpooled	389	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	531	13.6%
Other means	45	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,169	34.7%
15 to 29 min	1,299	38.6%
30 to 44 min	606	18.0%
45 to 59 min	77	2.3%
60+ min	217	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 4.7% (336 of 7,080)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,081	78.4%
Nonfamily households	572	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,653	98.4%
Vacant	44	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,340	88.2%
Renter-occupied	313	11.8%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,087	77.4%
1-unit, attached	271	10.0%
2 to 4 units	84	3.1%
5 to 19 units	163	6.0%
20 or more units	74	2.7%
Mobile home & other	18	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4282320
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5614, -75.5500