Living in Southern Lehigh School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 8,500 households are located in Southern Lehigh School District area. Among them, 2,579 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,425 and 5,605 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (568) of residents are non-citizens and 9% (1,927) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Southern Lehigh School District, Pennsylvania
Household	8,500
Population	21,980
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,579 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,425
Total Students	5,605
Pre-Kindergarten	366
Kindergarten	211
Grade 1-8	1,943
Grade 9-12	1,320
College/Graduate School	1,765
Veterans	18,603
Non-citizen	568
Non-English Home Language	1,927
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

19,289 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,945 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,930 people are in civilian labor force and 15 are in armed labor force. 12,555 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.90%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,429	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,378	83.50%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	798	6.42%
Public transportation	17	0.14%
Walked	121	0.97%
Other method	151	1.21%
Worked from home	964	7.76%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,555	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,505	43.85%
Service	1,958	15.60%
Sales and office	2,794	22.25%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	830	6.61%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,468	11.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,555	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	53	0.42%
Construction	689	5.49%
Manufacturing	1,776	14.15%
Wholesale trade	494	3.93%
Retail trade	1,499	11.94%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	586	4.67%
Information	229	1.82%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	605	4.82%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,288	10.26%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,477	27.69%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,048	8.35%
Other services, except public administration	509	4.05%
Public administration	302	2.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,555	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,775	85.82%
Government workers	1,034	8.24%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	724	5.77%
Unpaid family workers	22	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $137,434 for the 8,500 households in Southern Lehigh School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $44,329. 22,321 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.09%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,500	-
Less than $10,000	80	0.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	230	2.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	354	4.16%
$25,000 - $34,999	514	6.05%
$35,000 - $49,999	676	7.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,208	14.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,281	15.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,804	21.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	883	10.39%
More than $200,000	1,470	17.29%
Median Household Income	$97,406	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$137,434	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,548	-
Less than $10,000	44	0.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	58	0.89%
$15,000 - $24,999	104	1.59%
$25,000 - $34,999	172	2.63%
$35,000 - $49,999	496	7.57%
$50,000 - $74,999	980	14.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,114	17.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,497	22.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	824	12.58%
More than $200,000	1,259	19.23%

Median Family Income	$107,460	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$153,358	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$44,329	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$70,650	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$70,650	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,990	-
With health insurance coverage	22,321	97.09%
Public coverage	5,747	25.00%
Private health insurance	19,756	85.93%
Without health insurance coverage	669	2.91%

Housing

There are 8,777 housing units in Southern Lehigh School District area, Pennsylvania with 8,500 units (96.84%) occupied. 7,249 houses (85.28%) are occupied by owner and 1,251 houses (14.72%) are rented. The average housing value is $296,700 and the average rental cost is $950. 390 houses (4.44%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,737 houses (19.79%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,777	-
Occupied	8,500	96.84%
Owner Occupied	7,249	85.28%
Renter Occupied	1,251	14.72%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,024	80.03%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	940	10.71%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	699	7.96%
Mobile Homes	114	1.30%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,777	-
Built 2014 or later	390	4.44%
Built 2010 - 2013	231	2.63%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,201	13.68%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,236	14.08%
Built 1980 - 1989	709	8.08%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,197	13.64%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,010	11.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,066	12.15%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,737	19.79%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,777	-
1 room	28	0.32%
2 rooms	130	1.48%
3 rooms	239	2.72%
4 rooms	506	5.77%
5 rooms	669	7.62%
6 rooms	1,573	17.92%
7 rooms	1,535	17.49%
8 rooms	1,333	15.19%
9 rooms or more	2,764	31.49%
Median Number of Rooms	7.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,777	-
no bedroom	33	0.38%
1 bedroom	471	5.37%
2 bedrooms	817	9.31%
3 bedrooms	3,896	44.39%
4 bedrooms	2,986	34.02%
5 bedrooms or more	574	6.54%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,249	-
Less than $50,000	159	2.19%
$50,000 - $99,999	84	1.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	266	3.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	748	10.32%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,447	33.76%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,346	32.36%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,058	14.60%
$1,000,000 or more	141	1.95%
Median House Value	$296,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,178	-
Less than $500	40	3.40%
$500 - $999	615	52.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	198	16.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	149	12.65%
$2,000 - $2,499	112	9.51%
$2,500 - $2,999	56	4.75%
$3,000 or more	8	0.68%
Median Rental Costs	$950	-

Demographic

A total of 23,187 people lives in Southern Lehigh School District area, Pennsylvania with 11,309 male and 11,878 female. The males to female ratio is 48.77 to 51.23. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	23,187	-
Male	11,309	48.77%
Female	11,878	51.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,187	-
Under 5 years	997	4.30%
5 - 9 years	1,297	5.59%
10 - 14 years	1,230	5.30%
15 - 19 years	1,948	8.40%
20 - 24 years	1,445	6.23%
25 - 34 years	2,180	9.40%
35 - 44 years	2,735	11.80%
45 - 54 years	3,221	13.89%
55 - 59 years	1,889	8.15%
60 - 64 years	1,991	8.59%
65 - 74 years	2,637	11.37%
75 - 84 years	1,209	5.21%
85 years and older	408	1.76%
Median Age	44.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,187	-
One Race	22,410	96.65%
White	21,442	92.47%
Black or African American	298	1.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	552	2.38%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	118	0.51%

Two or more races	777	3.35%
White and Black or African American	247	1.07%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	196	0.85%
White and Asian	107	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Southern Lehigh School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic