Carbon County vs. Lehigh County

Carbon County (PA)Lehigh County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)64,227368,100
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.6%5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)65,252349,676
Population, Census, April 1, 201065,249349,497
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.3%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.2%16.7%
Female persons, percent50.1%51.0%
White alone, percent95.5%82.8%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%9.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.6%3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.1%25.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent91.3%63.4%
Veterans, 2014-20185,47018,900
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.8%11.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)34,817146,707
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.5%64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,600$200,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,320$1,606
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$538$629
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$800$1,031
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.2%23.9%
Building permits, 201887476
Households, 2014-201825,739138,008
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%23.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%88.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.1%81.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.6%88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.8%29.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.3%10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.6%65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)112,043633,017
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)218,9634,351,173
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)414,9859,889,547
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)562,6135,550,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,655$15,624
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201833.324.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,624$62,178
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,867$32,252
Persons in poverty, percent11.9%12.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,1408,644
Total employment, 201713,817179,897
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)438,8709,509,285
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,36323,120
All firms, 20124,75326,456
Men-owned firms, 20122,88215,555
Women-owned firms, 20121,4418,240
Minority-owned firms, 20122815,698
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,25319,714
Veteran-owned firms, 20125232,144
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,01022,868
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%8.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%29.5%
Population per square mile, 2010171.11,012.5
Land area in square miles, 2010381.46345.17

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