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Language Spoken At Home in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 328,610 | 100% |
English only | 257,140 | 78.3% |
Language other than English | 71,470 | 21.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 28,156 | 8.6% |
Spanish | 47,306 | 14.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 19,680 | 6.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 12,907 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,353 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,354 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,534 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 5,903 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,589 | 0.8% |
Ancestry in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 350,165 | 100% |
American | 12,154 | 3.5% |
Arab | 7,507 | 2.1% |
Czech | 1,185 | 0.3% |
Danish | 401 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 8,604 | 2.5% |
English | 17,979 | 5.1% |
French (except Basque) | 5,430 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 889 | 0.3% |
German | 96,356 | 27.5% |
Greek | 2,078 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 7,402 | 2.1% |
Irish | 41,835 | 11.9% |
Italian | 32,737 | 9.3% |
Lithuanian | 1,282 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 1,515 | 0.4% |
Polish | 16,325 | 4.7% |
Portuguese | 784 | 0.2% |
Russian | 4,342 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,947 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 4,063 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 9,378 | 2.7% |
Subsaharan African | 1,347 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 2,457 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 1,456 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 5,298 | 1.5% |
Welsh | 6,932 | 2.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,696 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 133,302 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 90,673 | 68.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 41,129 | 30.9% |
Married-couple family | 67,180 | 50.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 27,544 | 20.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6,197 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,113 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 17,296 | 13.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,472 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 42,629 | 32.0% |
Householder living alone | 35,297 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 14,124 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 44,921 | 33.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 35,732 | 26.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 340,557 | 100% |
Householder | 133,302 | 39.1% |
Spouse | 67,154 | 19.7% |
Child | 103,654 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 19,660 | 5.8% |
Nonrelatives | 16,787 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 9,447 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 135,206 | 100% |
Never married | 45,655 | 33.8% |
Now married, except separated | 72,234 | 53.4% |
Separated | 2,608 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 3,871 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 10,838 | 8.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 147,532 | 100% |
Never married | 41,949 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 70,148 | 47.5% |
Separated | 4,426 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 15,247 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 15,762 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,758 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,989 | 41.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,560 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,634 | 34.8% |
Less than 1 year | 672 | 8.9% |
1 or 2 years | 752 | 9.9% |
3 or 4 years | 502 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 708 | 9.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,634 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,540 | 58.5% |
Who are married | 2,167 | 82.3% |
School Enrollment in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 87,405 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,870 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 4,158 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 36,881 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 19,431 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 22,065 | 25.2% |
Educational Attainment in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 236,776 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,532 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 20,730 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 79,793 | 33.7% |
Some college, no degree | 40,258 | 17.0% |
Associate's degree | 19,508 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 39,411 | 16.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 25,544 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.4% |
Veteran Status in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 267,570 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 24,799 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 345,404 | 100% |
With a disability | 45,002 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 82,095 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,901 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 213,988 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,272 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 49,321 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,829 | 34.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 346,328 | 100% |
Same house | 295,748 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 48,014 | 13.9% |
Same county | 30,294 | 8.7% |
Different county | 17,720 | 5.1% |
Same state | 10,210 | 2.9% |
Different state | 7,510 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 2,566 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 350,165 | 100% |
Native | 315,610 | 90.1% |
Born in United States | 299,933 | 85.7% |
State of residence | 223,019 | 63.7% |
Different state | 76,914 | 22.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 15,677 | 4.5% |
Foreign born | 34,555 | 9.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 34,555 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 18,829 | 54.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,726 | 45.5% |
Year of Entry in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 50,232 | 100% |
Native | 15,677 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 311 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 15,366 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 34,555 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,177 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 33,378 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lehigh County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 34,555 | 100% |
Europe | 5,538 | 16.0% |
Asia | 10,626 | 30.8% |
Africa | 1,698 | 4.9% |
Oceania | 64 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 16,054 | 46.5% |
Northern America | 575 | 1.7% |