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Parkland School District Overview

Lehigh Carbon Community College located in Parkland School District area. A total of 24,412 households are located in Parkland School District area. Among them, 8,116 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 18,174 and 14,651 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.44% (2,143) of residents are non-citizens and 15.01% (9,357) 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 Parkland School District, Pennsylvania
Household	24,412
Population	62,339
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,116 (33.25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	18,174
Total Students	14,651
Pre-Kindergarten	1,027
Kindergarten	835
Grade 1-8	6,040
Grade 9-12	3,871
College/Graduate School	2,878
Veterans	49,130
Non-citizen	2,143
Non-English Home Language	9,357
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

51,305 residents are over the age of 16 and 33,051 people are in labor force. Among them, 33,040 people are in civilian labor force and 11 are in armed labor force. 31,792 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,403	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	27,777	88.45%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,487	4.74%
Public transportation	224	0.71%
Walked	239	0.76%
Other method	163	0.52%
Worked from home	1,513	4.82%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,792	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	16,117	50.70%
Service	3,682	11.58%
Sales and office	6,551	20.61%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,553	4.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,889	12.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,792	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	146	0.46%
Construction	1,384	4.35%
Manufacturing	4,679	14.72%
Wholesale trade	1,108	3.49%
Retail trade	3,395	10.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,899	5.97%
Information	391	1.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,848	5.81%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,718	11.69%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,426	26.50%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,534	7.97%
Other services, except public administration	1,327	4.17%
Public administration	937	2.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,792	-
Private wage and salary workers	27,125	85.32%
Government workers	3,204	10.08%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,429	4.49%
Unpaid family workers	34	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $112,389 for the 24,412 households in Parkland School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $46,915. 60,316 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.64%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,412	-
Less than $10,000	424	1.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	464	1.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,262	5.17%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,376	5.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,640	10.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,429	18.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,164	12.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,957	20.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,740	11.22%
More than $200,000	2,956	12.11%
Median Household Income	$86,308	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$112,389	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	17,697	-
Less than $10,000	220	1.24%
$10,000 - $14,999	175	0.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	260	1.47%
$25,000 - $34,999	708	4.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,619	9.15%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,916	16.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,399	13.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,278	24.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,486	14.05%
More than $200,000	2,636	14.90%

Median Family Income	$103,201	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$128,125	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$46,915	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$71,958	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$71,958	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	62,415	-
With health insurance coverage	60,316	96.64%
Public coverage	17,361	27.82%
Private health insurance	52,293	83.78%
Without health insurance coverage	2,099	3.36%

Housing

There are 25,288 housing units in Parkland School District area, Pennsylvania with 24,412 units (96.54%) occupied. 18,523 houses (75.88%) are occupied by owner and 5,889 houses (24.12%) are rented. The average housing value is $273,800 and the average rental cost is $1,463. 1,128 houses (4.46%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,695 houses (10.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,288	-
Occupied	24,412	96.54%
Owner Occupied	18,523	75.88%
Renter Occupied	5,889	24.12%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,349	64.65%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,037	15.96%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,577	14.15%
Mobile Homes	1,301	5.14%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	24	0.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,288	-
Built 2014 or later	1,128	4.46%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,034	4.09%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,614	18.25%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,230	16.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,161	12.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,916	15.49%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,991	7.87%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,519	9.96%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,695	10.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,288	-
1 room	390	1.54%
2 rooms	468	1.85%
3 rooms	1,006	3.98%
4 rooms	2,452	9.70%
5 rooms	2,690	10.64%
6 rooms	4,581	18.12%
7 rooms	4,064	16.07%
8 rooms	3,539	13.99%
9 rooms or more	6,098	24.11%
Median Number of Rooms	6.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,288	-
no bedroom	399	1.58%
1 bedroom	1,218	4.82%
2 bedrooms	4,345	17.18%
3 bedrooms	10,307	40.76%
4 bedrooms	8,029	31.75%
5 bedrooms or more	990	3.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	18,523	-
Less than $50,000	1,004	5.42%
$50,000 - $99,999	275	1.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	888	4.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,510	13.55%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,074	32.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,297	34.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,359	7.34%
$1,000,000 or more	116	0.63%
Median House Value	$273,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,698	-
Less than $500	247	4.33%
$500 - $999	782	13.72%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,000	35.10%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,687	29.61%
$2,000 - $2,499	569	9.99%
$2,500 - $2,999	149	2.61%
$3,000 or more	264	4.63%
Median Rental Costs	$1,463	-

Demographic

A total of 63,126 people lives in Parkland School District area, Pennsylvania with 30,978 male and 32,148 female. The males to female ratio is 49.07 to 50.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	63,126	-
Male	30,978	49.07%
Female	32,148	50.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	63,126	-
Under 5 years	3,383	5.36%
5 - 9 years	3,309	5.24%
10 - 14 years	4,306	6.82%
15 - 19 years	4,103	6.50%
20 - 24 years	2,748	4.35%
25 - 34 years	7,255	11.49%
35 - 44 years	7,769	12.31%
45 - 54 years	9,102	14.42%
55 - 59 years	4,532	7.18%
60 - 64 years	4,771	7.56%
65 - 74 years	6,121	9.70%
75 - 84 years	3,518	5.57%
85 years and older	2,209	3.50%
Median Age	43.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	63,126	-
One Race	61,424	97.30%
White	54,031	85.59%
Black or African American	1,824	2.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native	38	0.06%
Asian	4,490	7.11%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	36	0.06%
Other	1,005	1.59%

Two or more races	1,702	2.70%
White and Black or African American	572	0.91%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	145	0.23%
White and Asian	661	1.05%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.01%