Lehighton, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,268
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.8
10.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.9%
1.08% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$64,651
4.14% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$213,600
7.55% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,481
5.75% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lehighton, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Lehighton, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lehighton, PA was $213,600, and the homeownership rate was 49.7%.

Most people in Lehighton, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Lehighton, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lehighton, PA is home to a population of 5.27k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.52% of Lehighton, PA residents were born outside of the country (133 people).

In 2024, there were 31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.84k people) in Lehighton, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 156 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 150 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Lehighton, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lehighton, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lehighton, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.84k ± 269
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    156 ± 154
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    150 ± 151
3.74%
Hispanic Population
197 people

In 2024, there were 31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.84k people) in Lehighton, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 156 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 150 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.74% of the people in Lehighton, PA are hispanic (197 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lehighton, PA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.52%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
133 people
4.16%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
219 people

As of 2024, 2.52% of Lehighton, PA residents (133 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lehighton, PA was 4.16%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    93 ± 96
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    53 ± 82
  3. Vietnam
    53 ± 50

Lehighton, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lehighton, PA employs 2.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lehighton, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (503 people), Manufacturing (443 people), and Retail Trade (269 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,825), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,307), and Finance & Insurance ($77,857).

Employment

Occupations

2.48k
2024 Value
± 453
5.75%
1 Year growth
± 23.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lehighton, PA grew at a rate of 5.75%, from 2.35k employees to 2.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lehighton, PA, are Material Moving Occupations (419 people), Management Occupations (351 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (240 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lehighton, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.48k
2024 Value
± 453
5.75%
1 Year growth
± 23.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lehighton, PA grew at a rate of 5.75%, from 2.35k employees to 2.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lehighton, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (503 people), Manufacturing (443 people), and Retail Trade (269 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lehighton, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lehighton, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,500
Median earning men ± $8,452
$50,038
Median earning women ± $13,605

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($117,159), Wholesale Trade ($65,809), and Construction ($55,208).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($80,329), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,518), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,240).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lehighton, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lehighton, PA was $213,600 in 2024, which is 0.642 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $198,600 to $213,600, a 7.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Lehighton, PA is 49.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lehighton, PA have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lehighton, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$213,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,437
$951
Median Property Taxes
±$258

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lehighton, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lehighton, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

49.7%
Homeownership
2024
50.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.7% of the housing units in Lehighton, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,651
Median Household Income
± $23,488
1.91k
Number of Households
± 347

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.91k households in Lehighton, PA grew to $64,651 from the previous year's value of $62,083.

The following chart displays the households in Lehighton, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lehighton, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (65.1%)
  2. Carpooled (27.1%)
  3. Walked (4.19%)

In 2024, 65.1% of workers in Lehighton, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (27.1%) and those who walked to work (4.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lehighton, PA have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Lehighton, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lehighton, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lehighton, PA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lehighton, PA (658 out of 5.09k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lehighton, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.6% of the population of Lehighton, PA has health coverage, with 47% on employee plans, 18.8% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.39% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.45%
Uninsured
47%
Employer Coverage
18.8%
Medicaid
14.1%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
1.39%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lehighton, PA grew by 133% from 3.63% to 8.45%.

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