Lehigh County vs. Schuylkill County

	Lehigh County (PA)	Schuylkill County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	368,100	142,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.3%	-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	349,676	148,291
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	349,497	148,289
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.7%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	48.8%
White alone, percent	82.8%	94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.7%	3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	3.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.4%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.4%	90.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,900	11,111
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	146,707	69,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.8%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,100	$97,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,606	$1,137
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$629	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,031	$691
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.9%	13.6%
Building permits, 2018	476	105
Households, 2014-2018	138,008	58,733
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.8%	4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.3%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.2%	74.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.6%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.4%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.5%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	56.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.8%	53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	633,017	124,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,351,173	597,126
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,889,547	3,400,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,062,377	916,608
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,550,392	1,381,912
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,624	$9,397
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.3	26.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,178	$49,190
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,252	$26,070
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,644	2,739
Total employment, 2017	179,897	41,324
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,509,285	1,540,882
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	23,120	6,664
All firms, 2012	26,456	8,492
Men-owned firms, 2012	15,555	5,145
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,240	2,444
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,698	390
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	19,714	7,749
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,144	984
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	22,868	7,027
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.3%	0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.5%	27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,012.5	190.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	345.17	778.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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