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Lehighton borough, Carbon County, PA

5,268 Population
1.6 square miles 3,245.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Carbon County: 46.3 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,177 ±$4,985 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Carbon County: $36,380 ±$1,712
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$62,083 ±$10,733 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Carbon County: $67,877 ±$3,574
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

13.1% ±6.9% (666  ±352) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Carbon County: 12.1% † 7,697 (±1.6% / ±1,017)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

23.3 minutes ±4.1 (50,770  ±10,982) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Carbon County: 32.2 877,695 (±1.4 / ±47,839)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

2,023 ±213 Number of households
  • Carbon County: 27,093 ±536
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.6 ±0.3 (5,168  ±17) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Carbon County: 2.4 64,316 (±0.1 / ±18)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

2.5% ±4.1% (31  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Carbon County: 5.1% † 671 (±1.3% / ±172)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

2,307 ±260 Number of housing units
  • Carbon County: 34,299 ±40
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$198,600 ±$18,520 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Carbon County: $193,700 ±$8,650
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

6.4% ±3.3% (339  ±172.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Carbon County: 9.2% † 5,915 (±1.4% / ±915)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

94.5% ±10.1% (3,220  ±468.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Carbon County: 90.3% 43,500 (±2.9% / ±1,408.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
15.7% ±5.6% (536  ±198.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Carbon County: 18.3% 8,840 (±1.4% / ±655.4)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.2% ±2.7% (219  ±144) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Carbon County: 3.8% 2,442
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

4.7% ±3.2% (181  ±124) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Carbon County: 7.8% † 4,089 (±0.9% / ±468)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
181 Total veterans ±124 181 Male ±124 N/A Female ±16

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