Emmaus, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Back to: Emmaus, Pennsylvania main profile, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania smaller cities, Pennsylvania small towns, Pennsylvania forum, All US cities. Total population: 11,417 (All urban) Houses: 5,198 (4,983 occupied: 3,173 owner occupied, 1,810 renter occupied) % of renters here: 36% State: 34% Housing density: 1801 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $171,540. Median contract rent in 2009: $782 (lower quartile is $610, upper quartile is $973) Median gross rent in Emmaus, PA in 2009: $898 Housing units in Emmaus with a mortgage: 2,000 (135 second mortgage, 462 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 967 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $73,516 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,174 Median monthly housing costs: $993 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - Hispanic or Latino Median house or condo value ($) - 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Hispanic or Latino Median household income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native Median household income ($) - Multirace Median household income ($) - Other Mortgage status - with mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%) Median year house/condo built Median year apartment built Household type by relationship - Family households (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - In group quarters (%) Size of family households - 2-person household (%) Size of family households - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Emmaus, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Emmaus, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Houses for rent, Southern Lehigh  (1 reply) Apartments in Emmaus/Macungie Area  (1 reply) Apartments in Emmaus/Macungie Area  (2 replies) rental homes  (19 replies) Lehigh Valley single homes/twins  (14 replies) Emmaus Apartment Fire  (2 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $189,716 (it was $112,700 in 2000) Emmaus: $189,716 Pennsylvania: $164,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $149,979 - $233,875 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $215,148 Here: $215,148 State: $223,477 Townhouses or other attached units: $184,088 Here: $184,088 State: $164,518 In 2-unit structures: $456,207 Here: $456,207 State: $166,566 Household type by relationship: Households: 11,203 In family households: 9,043 (2,487 male householders, 602 female householders) 2,519 spouses, 3,071 children (2,747 natural, 52 adopted, 272 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 119 other relatives, 123 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,160 (833 male householders (663 living alone)), 1,035 female householders (948 living alone)), 292 nonrelatives In group quarters: 39 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,531 2-persons, 694 3-persons, 598 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 76 6-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,611 1-person, 218 2-persons, 39 3-persons. 1,713 married couples with children. 552 single-parent households (136 men, 416 women). 95.0% of residents of Emmaus speak English at home. 1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). 1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 300 (2.7%) (35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Emmaus, PA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 3 $20,000 to $24,999: 5 $25,000 to $29,999: 1 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 6 $50,000 to $59,999: 2 $60,000 to $69,999: 15 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 10 $90,000 to $99,999: 32 $100,000 to $124,999: 124 $125,000 to $149,999: 445 $150,000 to $174,999: 609 $175,000 to $199,999: 418 $200,000 to $249,999: 772 $250,000 to $299,999: 455 $300,000 to $399,999: 269 $400,000 to $499,999: 22 $500,000 to $749,999: 13 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Emmaus: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 12 $200 to $249: 56 $250 to $299: 40 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 11 $500 to $549: 120 $550 to $599: 102 $600 to $649: 38 $650 to $699: 37 $700 to $749: 68 $750 to $799: 62 $800 to $899: 225 $900 to $999: 237 $1,000 to $1,249: 342 $1,250 to $1,499: 105 $1,500 to $1,999: 79 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 107

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.0%
Number of people working at home: 63 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 326 5 to 9 minutes: 964 10 to 14 minutes: 809 15 to 19 minutes: 1112 20 to 24 minutes: 1012 25 to 29 minutes: 362 30 to 34 minutes: 570 35 to 39 minutes: 66 40 to 44 minutes: 123 45 to 59 minutes: 185 60 to 89 minutes: 120 90 or more minutes: 107

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,075 (87%) Carpooled: 341 (6%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 48 (1%) Walked: 243 (4%) Other means: 26 (0%) Worked at home: 63 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 304 $10,000 to $14,999: 398 $15,000 to $19,999: 313 $20,000 to $24,999: 267 $25,000 to $29,999: 313 $30,000 to $34,999: 316 $35,000 to $39,999: 334 $40,000 to $44,999: 262 $45,000 to $49,999: 250 $50,000 to $59,999: 592 $60,000 to $74,999: 630 $75,000 to $99,999: 549 $100,000 to $124,999: 203 $125,000 to $149,999: 115 $150,000 to $199,999: 64 $200,000 or more: 47

First ancestries reported:

German: 3479

Pennsylvania German: 890

Irish: 667

United States or American: 653

Italian: 588

English: 497

Other groups: 438

Slovak: 349

Polish: 271

Dutch: 240

Hungarian: 179

French (except Basque): 161

Russian: 158

Austrian: 153

Ukrainian: 138

Scottish: 119

Scotch-Irish: 83

French Canadian: 81

European: 61

Welsh: 55

Greek: 51

British: 48

Lithuanian: 46

Eastern European: 15

Danish: 14

Swedish: 14

Czechoslovakian: 13

Norwegian: 13

Slovene: 11

Israeli: 9

Arab:: 8

Egyptian: 8

Romanian: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Iranian: 8

Czech: 7

Portuguese: 7

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8891
• Northeast: 1014
• Midwest: 311
• South: 534
• West: 127

61% of Emmaus residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 179
• 9th grade: 112
• 10th grade: 101
• 11th grade: 58
• 12th grade, no diploma: 70
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,335
• Less than 1 year of college: 238
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 388
• Associate degree: 246
• Bachelor's degree: 647
• Master's degree: 299
• Professional school degree: 63
• Doctorate degree: 73

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 8
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 195
• 9th grade: 100
• 10th grade: 201
• 11th grade: 173
• 12th grade, no diploma: 62
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,624
• Less than 1 year of college: 272
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 347
• Associate degree: 406
• Bachelor's degree: 666
• Master's degree: 204
• Professional school degree: 31
• Doctorate degree: 16

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.7%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $55,509
• Black householders: $21,691
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $81,771
• Asian householders: $56,180
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $89,469
• Some other race householders: $51,013
• Two or more races householders: $42,750
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,290

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $190,052
• Asian householders: $92,585
• Two or more races householders: $378,758
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $273,547

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,259
• One, attached: 1,285
• Two: 309
• 3 or 4: 245
• 5 to 9: 348
• 10 to 19: 395
• 20 to 49: 224
• 50 or more: 110
• Mobile homes: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $76,965

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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