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Lehigh County (South, Outside Allentown & Bethlehem Cities)--Emmaus Borough PUMA, PA

165,169 Population
137.7 square miles 1,199.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,064 ±$4,009 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$94,596 ±$6,548 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.8% ±2% (11,018  ±3,251) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25 minutes ±0.7 (1,728,390  ±66,398) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

64,284 ±2,530 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (162,363  ±5,364) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±2.4% (1,677  ±861) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

65,583 ±2,374 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$364,300 ±$11,730 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.9% ±1.6% (9,653  ±2,631.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.3% ±3.1% (112,943  ±5,660.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.6% ±2.7% (49,295  ±3,731.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

16.6% ±1.2% (25,713  ±1,859.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.4% 1,529,209 (±0.1% / ±12,347.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9.4% ±1.7% (15,458  ±2,893) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±1.2% (8,214  ±1,568) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,214 Total veterans ±1,568 7,752 Male ±1,349 462 Female ±418

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