Lehigh County vs. Northampton County

	Lehigh County (PA)	Northampton County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	368,100	304,807
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.3%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	349,676	297,694
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	349,497	297,735
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.7%	19.0%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.8%
White alone, percent	82.8%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.7%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	3.8%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.4%	13.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.4%	75.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,900	18,588
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	146,707	123,436
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.8%	71.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,100	$214,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,606	$1,679
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$629	$671
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,031	$1,046
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.9%	18.2%
Building permits, 2018	476	575
Households, 2014-2018	138,008	114,123
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.8%	13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.3%	87.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.2%	81.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.6%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.4%	29.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.8%	58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	633,017	941,050
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,351,173	1,137,248
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,889,547	4,081,181
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,062,377	9,979,809
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,550,392	3,627,410
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,624	$12,121
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.3	28.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,178	$67,565
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,252	$34,017
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,644	6,382
Total employment, 2017	179,897	109,878
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,509,285	4,926,314
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	23,120	18,890
All firms, 2012	26,456	22,663
Men-owned firms, 2012	15,555	12,925
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,240	7,413
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,698	3,460
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	19,714	18,503
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,144	1,720
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	22,868	19,766
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	3.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.3%	4.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.5%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,012.5	805.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	345.17	369.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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