Lafayette's Living Circumstances

Easton Area School District Overview

Lafayette College located in Easton Area School District area. A total of 23,802 households are located in Easton Area School District area. Among them, 7,173 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.09 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,471 and 16,314 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.84% (2,944) of residents are non-citizens and 14.50% (8,818) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Easton Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	23,802
Population	60,817
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,173 (30.14%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,471
Total Students	16,314
Pre-Kindergarten	1,005
Kindergarten	743
Grade 1-8	6,078
Grade 9-12	2,976
College/Graduate School	5,512
Veterans	51,584
Non-citizen	2,944
Non-English Home Language	8,818
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

53,044 residents are over the age of 16 and 33,111 people are in labor force. Among them, 33,111 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 31,783 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Easton Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,211	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	24,945	79.92%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,400	7.69%
Public transportation	681	2.18%
Walked	1,189	3.81%
Other method	555	1.78%
Worked from home	1,441	4.62%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,783	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,238	38.50%
Service	5,066	15.94%
Sales and office	7,537	23.71%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,601	8.18%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,341	13.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,783	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	314	0.99%
Construction	1,551	4.88%
Manufacturing	4,762	14.98%
Wholesale trade	1,039	3.27%
Retail trade	3,681	11.58%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,557	4.90%
Information	907	2.85%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,829	5.75%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,875	9.05%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,956	25.03%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,839	8.93%
Other services, except public administration	1,240	3.90%
Public administration	1,233	3.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,783	-
Private wage and salary workers	27,177	85.51%
Government workers	3,298	10.38%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,280	4.03%
Unpaid family workers	28	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $92,670 for the 23,802 households in Easton Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $36,904. 60,533 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.35%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,802	-
Less than $10,000	894	3.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	794	3.34%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,583	6.65%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,832	7.70%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,769	11.63%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,652	19.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,164	13.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,376	18.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,888	7.93%
More than $200,000	1,850	7.77%
Median Household Income	$71,616	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$92,670	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,427	-
Less than $10,000	348	2.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	180	1.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	662	4.03%
$25,000 - $34,999	890	5.42%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,755	10.68%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,057	18.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,407	14.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,794	23.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,743	10.61%
More than $200,000	1,591	9.69%

Median Family Income	$88,440	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$108,986	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,904	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$57,212	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$57,212	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	63,486	-
With health insurance coverage	60,533	95.35%
Public coverage	21,283	33.52%
Private health insurance	48,922	77.06%
Without health insurance coverage	2,953	4.65%

Housing

There are 26,138 housing units in Easton Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 23,802 units (91.06%) occupied. 16,466 houses (69.18%) are occupied by owner and 7,336 houses (30.82%) are rented. The average housing value is $220,600 and the average rental cost is $1,094. 731 houses (2.80%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,190 houses (35.16%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,138	-
Occupied	23,802	91.06%
Owner Occupied	16,466	69.18%
Renter Occupied	7,336	30.82%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,516	51.71%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6,445	24.66%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,078	23.25%
Mobile Homes	99	0.38%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,138	-
Built 2014 or later	731	2.80%
Built 2010 - 2013	454	1.74%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,056	15.52%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,152	12.06%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,601	6.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,292	8.77%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,776	6.79%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,886	11.04%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,190	35.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,138	-
1 room	361	1.38%
2 rooms	650	2.49%
3 rooms	1,637	6.26%
4 rooms	3,131	11.98%
5 rooms	3,813	14.59%
6 rooms	5,273	20.17%
7 rooms	3,447	13.19%
8 rooms	3,604	13.79%
9 rooms or more	4,222	16.15%
Median Number of Rooms	6.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,138	-
no bedroom	475	1.82%
1 bedroom	2,678	10.25%
2 bedrooms	5,284	20.22%
3 bedrooms	10,707	40.96%
4 bedrooms	5,793	22.16%
5 bedrooms or more	1,201	4.59%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,466	-
Less than $50,000	270	1.64%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,405	8.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,213	13.44%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,029	18.40%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,392	32.75%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,890	23.62%
$500,000 - $999,999	267	1.62%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$220,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,162	-
Less than $500	629	8.78%
$500 - $999	2,295	32.04%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,600	36.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,423	19.87%
$2,000 - $2,499	191	2.67%
$2,500 - $2,999	24	0.34%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,094	-

Demographic

A total of 64,586 people lives in Easton Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 31,460 male and 33,126 female. The males to female ratio is 48.71 to 51.29. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	64,586	-
Male	31,460	48.71%
Female	33,126	51.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,586	-
Under 5 years	2,876	4.45%
5 - 9 years	3,922	6.07%
10 - 14 years	3,965	6.14%
15 - 19 years	4,800	7.43%
20 - 24 years	4,447	6.89%
25 - 34 years	7,242	11.21%
35 - 44 years	7,946	12.30%
45 - 54 years	9,113	14.11%
55 - 59 years	4,192	6.49%
60 - 64 years	4,460	6.91%
65 - 74 years	6,697	10.37%
75 - 84 years	3,617	5.60%
85 years and older	1,309	2.03%
Median Age	41.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,586	-
One Race	61,634	95.43%
White	50,370	77.99%
Black or African American	6,892	10.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native	182	0.28%
Asian	2,315	3.58%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,875	2.90%

Two or more races	2,952	4.57%
White and Black or African American	1,870	2.90%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	110	0.17%
White and Asian	359	0.56%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%