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People QuickFacts |
Lehigh County |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
335,544 | 12,440,621 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
7.5% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
312,090 | 12,281,054 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.2% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
23.2% | 22.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
15.0% | 15.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.4% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
90.2% | 85.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
5.4% | 10.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.9% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.2% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
14.4% | 4.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
77.4% | 82.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.9% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.2% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
15.3% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.1% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
23.3% | 22.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
50,596 | 2,111,771 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.1 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
136,599 | 5,453,228 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
68.8% | 71.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
25.6% | 21.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$113,600 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
121,906 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.48 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$46,015 | $43,714 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,897 | $20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
9.9% | 11.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lehigh County |
Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
8,344 | 303,3331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
158,798 | 5,082,6301 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-1.6% | -0.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
19,109 | 730,980 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
22,883 | 874,255 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 2.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.3% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.9% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.4% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
5,848,065 | 181,462,443 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,837,435 | 183,741,873 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,924,642 | 130,713,197 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,369 | $10,603 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
409,479 | 15,305,402 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1,401 | 39,128 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,593,745 | 94,900,2541 |