Schuylkill County vs. Lehigh County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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