Northampton County vs. Lehigh County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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