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Lehigh County

Lehigh County has 378,792 residents across 27 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $80,079, in line with the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $300,400, and 34% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
378,792residentsACS 2020–2024
$80,079median household incomePennsylvania: $78K
$300,400median home valueowner-occupied homes
90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Lehigh County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Lehigh County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey
Map of Pennsylvania with Lehigh County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 27 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
1801832,965$75K$251K53%39%90%23 min
1803111,570$114K$373K76%54%99%26 min
180329,555$81K$223K75%29%91%24 min
180349,209$153K$476K89%52%94%24 min
1803615,581$129K$416K89%46%95%31 min
180377,472$84K$257K79%29%82%29 min
18046201$-666667K$-666667K100%82%100%100 min
1804918,941$94K$316K72%40%94%27 min
180513,624$140K$460K81%50%99%24 min
1805229,451$76K$263K63%27%88%28 min
180532,344$83K$303K92%24%88%30 min
18059744$168K$431K94%37%71%37 min
1806227,110$111K$380K81%47%96%30 min
18065577$-666667K$-666667K100%10%54%21 min
180666,102$109K$328K86%36%89%31 min
180698,515$118K$425K92%52%90%28 min
180787,857$121K$385K82%45%96%29 min
18079303$96K$213K100%6%100%28 min
1808011,226$75K$264K81%22%85%31 min
18087590$73K$346K43%43%85%17 min
180923,230$113K$422K90%29%94%28 min
181016,120$45K$171K8%23%88%31 min
1810251,001$43K$163K32%12%81%27 min
1810348,746$73K$273K63%28%91%26 min
1810448,683$95K$336K71%46%92%23 min
181066,226$93K$412K83%49%91%25 min
1810918,446$58K$199K52%16%88%25 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

378,792 residents in 144,386 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

22%
under 18
22%
aged 18–34
18%
aged 65 and over
27%
of households are people living alone
48%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

151,220 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $300,400 (±$5,846).

66%
of households own their home
50%
of homes are detached single-family houses
15%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
5%
of housing units are vacant
$1,383
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–200910%
1990–19999%
1980–198910%
1970–197913%
1960–196910%
1950–195912%
1940–19496%
1939 or earlier24%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,728.

$80,079
median household income
11.6%
of people live below the poverty line
5.9%
unemployment rate
34%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min
average commute to work
12%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
81%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
14%
work from home
8%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%
of households have a broadband subscription
8%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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PA 145 7th street
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1910 - 500 Block of Tilghman Street Allentown PA
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1910 - 500 Block of Tilghman Street Allentown PA
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1880 - C Y Schelly & Brother Trade Card Allentown PA
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1880 - C Y Schelly & Brother Trade Card Allentown PA
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