Living in Northwestern Lehigh School District Area

Living Summary

5,673

households

15,246

Total Population

$267,900

Average House Value

$1,167

Average Housing Rent

$90,878

Average Household Income

96.72%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,100

Total Students

KG-12

Grades Offered

13 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

59%

Percent Proficient - Math

75%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 5,673 households are located in Northwestern Lehigh School District area. Among them, 1,710 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children in the region is 4,379 and 3,135 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (110) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (900) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Northwestern Lehigh School District, Pennsylvania
Household	5,673
Population	15,246
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,710 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,379
Total Students	3,135
Pre-Kindergarten	232
Kindergarten	163
Grade 1-8	1,392
Grade 9-12	686
College/Graduate School	662
Veterans	12,195
Non-citizen	110
Non-English Home Language	900
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

12,531 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,438 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,427 people are in civilian labor force and 11 are in armed labor force. 8,017 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Northwestern Lehigh School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,877	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,803	86.37%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	392	4.98%
Public transportation	14	0.18%
Walked	89	1.13%
Other method	39	0.50%
Worked from home	540	6.86%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,017	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,556	44.36%
Service	873	10.89%
Sales and office	1,598	19.93%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	797	9.94%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,193	14.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,017	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	191	2.38%
Construction	599	7.47%
Manufacturing	1,206	15.04%
Wholesale trade	290	3.62%
Retail trade	767	9.57%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	656	8.18%
Information	95	1.18%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	320	3.99%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	752	9.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,066	25.77%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	556	6.94%
Other services, except public administration	327	4.08%
Public administration	192	2.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,017	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,697	83.53%
Government workers	781	9.74%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	532	6.64%
Unpaid family workers	7	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $111,689 for the 5,673 households in Northwestern Lehigh School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $44,368. 14,755 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.72%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,673	-
Less than $10,000	199	3.51%
$10,000 - $14,999	40	0.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	289	5.09%
$25,000 - $34,999	232	4.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	508	8.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	822	14.49%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,120	19.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,067	18.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	755	13.31%
More than $200,000	641	11.30%
Median Household Income	$90,878	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$111,689	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,437	-
Less than $10,000	31	0.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	52	1.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	83	1.87%
$25,000 - $34,999	129	2.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	460	10.37%
$50,000 - $74,999	659	14.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	768	17.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	964	21.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	696	15.69%
More than $200,000	595	13.41%

Median Family Income	$102,401	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$123,255	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$44,368	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,592	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,592	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,256	-
With health insurance coverage	14,755	96.72%
Public coverage	3,864	25.33%
Private health insurance	12,800	83.90%
Without health insurance coverage	501	3.28%

Housing

There are 5,944 housing units in Northwestern Lehigh School District area, Pennsylvania with 5,673 units (95.44%) occupied. 4,933 houses (86.96%) are occupied by owner and 740 houses (13.04%) are rented. The average housing value is $267,900 and the average rental cost is $1,167. 61 houses (1.03%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,301 houses (21.89%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,944	-
Occupied	5,673	95.44%
Owner Occupied	4,933	86.96%
Renter Occupied	740	13.04%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,093	85.68%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	336	5.65%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	250	4.21%
Mobile Homes	265	4.46%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,944	-
Built 2014 or later	61	1.03%
Built 2010 - 2013	89	1.50%
Built 2000 - 2009	895	15.06%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,112	18.71%
Built 1980 - 1989	985	16.57%
Built 1970 - 1979	839	14.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	367	6.17%
Built 1950 - 1959	295	4.96%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,301	21.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,944	-
1 room	71	1.19%
2 rooms	29	0.49%
3 rooms	145	2.44%
4 rooms	353	5.94%
5 rooms	900	15.14%
6 rooms	1,113	18.72%
7 rooms	1,131	19.03%
8 rooms	928	15.61%
9 rooms or more	1,274	21.43%
Median Number of Rooms	6.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,944	-
no bedroom	71	1.19%
1 bedroom	147	2.47%
2 bedrooms	769	12.94%
3 bedrooms	3,059	51.46%
4 bedrooms	1,529	25.72%
5 bedrooms or more	369	6.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,933	-
Less than $50,000	158	3.20%
$50,000 - $99,999	99	2.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	403	8.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	714	14.47%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,684	34.14%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,392	28.22%
$500,000 - $999,999	425	8.62%
$1,000,000 or more	58	1.18%
Median House Value	$267,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	658	-
Less than $500	13	1.98%
$500 - $999	225	34.19%
$1,000 - $1,499	226	34.35%
$1,500 - $1,999	114	17.33%
$2,000 - $2,499	64	9.73%
$2,500 - $2,999	12	1.82%
$3,000 or more	4	0.61%
Median Rental Costs	$1,167	-

Demographic

A total of 15,287 people lives in Northwestern Lehigh School District area, Pennsylvania with 7,831 male and 7,456 female. The males to female ratio is 51.23 to 48.77. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	15,287	-
Male	7,831	51.23%
Female	7,456	48.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,287	-
Under 5 years	906	5.93%
5 - 9 years	691	4.52%
10 - 14 years	956	6.25%
15 - 19 years	850	5.56%
20 - 24 years	819	5.36%
25 - 34 years	1,394	9.12%
35 - 44 years	1,799	11.77%
45 - 54 years	2,776	18.16%
55 - 59 years	1,423	9.31%
60 - 64 years	1,150	7.52%
65 - 74 years	1,621	10.60%
75 - 84 years	651	4.26%
85 years and older	251	1.64%
Median Age	45.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,287	-
One Race	14,987	98.04%
White	14,663	95.92%
Black or African American	108	0.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	42	0.27%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	174	1.14%

Two or more races	300	1.96%
White and Black or African American	100	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	27	0.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%