Lehigh County vs. Carbon County

Lehigh County (PA)Carbon County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)368,10064,227
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.3%-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)349,67665,252
Population, Census, April 1, 2010349,49765,249
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.7%21.2%
Female persons, percent51.0%50.1%
White alone, percent82.8%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent9.7%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.3%
Asian alone, percent3.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent25.4%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.4%91.3%
Veterans, 2014-201818,9005,470
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.5%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)146,70734,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.8%77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$200,100$141,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,606$1,320
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$629$538
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,031$800
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.9%8.2%
Building permits, 201847687
Households, 2014-2018138,00825,739
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.2%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201823.8%4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.3%85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.2%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.6%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.4%16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%59.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.8%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)633,017112,043
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,351,173218,963
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,889,547414,985
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,550,392562,613
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,624$8,655
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.333.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,178$53,624
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,252$26,867
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%11.9%
Total employer establishments, 20178,6441,140
Total employment, 2017179,89713,817
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,509,285438,870
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.3%-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201723,1203,363
All firms, 201226,4564,753
Men-owned firms, 201215,5552,882
Women-owned firms, 20128,2401,441
Minority-owned firms, 20125,698281
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,7144,253
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,144523
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201222,8684,010
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.6%2.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.5%28.1%
Population per square mile, 20101,012.5171.1
Land area in square miles, 2010345.17381.46

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lehigh county (PA) and Carbon county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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