Lehighton, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,428 (All urban)

Lehighton, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,546 (2,362 occupied: 1,304 owner occupied, 1,058 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1486 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $443 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $534)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $475

Median gross rent in Lehighton, PA in 2007: $584

Housing units in Lehighton with a mortgage: 695 (66 second mortgage, 162 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 541

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,424 (it was $71,700 in 2000)

Lehighton:	$119,424
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,168 - $153,946

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $142,331
Here: $142,331
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,984
Here: $129,984
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $119,184
Here: $119,184
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $345,901
Here: $345,901
State: $204,155

Mobile homes: $64,688
Here: $64,688
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,446

In family households: 4,411 (1,169 male householders, 355 female householders)
1,144 spouses, 1,484 children (1,375 natural, 9 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 73 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 45 other relatives, 103 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,035 (342 male householders (276 living alone)), 511 female householders (466 living alone)), 182 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 91 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 725 2-persons, 401 3-persons, 237 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 35 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 742 1-person, 77 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 22 4-persons.

745 married couples with children.
388 single-parent households (87 men, 301 women).

96.5% of residents of Lehighton speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 72 (1.3%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lehighton, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 72 5 rooms: 263 6 rooms: 468 7 rooms: 252 8 rooms: 152 9 or more rooms: 97

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lehighton, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 62 3 rooms: 143 4 rooms: 380 5 rooms: 181 6 rooms: 134 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 18
1980 to 1989: 199
1970 to 1979: 207
1960 to 1969: 135
1950 to 1959: 300
1940 to 1949: 217
1939 or earlier: 1,441

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lehighton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 309 3 bedrooms: 854 4 bedrooms: 110 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lehighton:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 339 2 bedrooms: 382 3 bedrooms: 285 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lehighton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 490 2 vehicles: 518 3 vehicles: 197 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Lehighton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 258 1 vehicle: 486 2 vehicles: 261 3 vehicles: 44 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lehighton, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 40
$70,000 to $79,999: 88
$80,000 to $89,999: 119
$90,000 to $99,999: 126
$100,000 to $124,999: 297
$125,000 to $149,999: 254
$150,000 to $174,999: 118
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 71
$250,000 to $299,999: 22
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 11
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lehighton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lehighton:

Less than $100: 38 people
$100 to $149: 44
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 19
$250 to $299: 49
$300 to $349: 48
$350 to $399: 89
$400 to $449: 155
$450 to $499: 156
$500 to $549: 113
$550 to $599: 81
$600 to $649: 45
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 12
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 12
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 68

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 20 1990 to 1994: 20 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 18

Lehighton, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.4%
Number of people working at home: 7 (0.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 218
5 to 9 minutes: 547
10 to 14 minutes: 318
15 to 19 minutes: 224
20 to 24 minutes: 120
25 to 29 minutes: 38
30 to 34 minutes: 218
35 to 39 minutes: 107
40 to 44 minutes: 77
45 to 59 minutes: 221
60 to 89 minutes: 88
90 or more minutes: 41

Lehighton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,708 (77%)
Carpooled: 247 (11%)
Walked: 244 (11%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 7 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 325
$10,000 to $14,999: 237
$15,000 to $19,999: 265
$20,000 to $24,999: 197
$25,000 to $29,999: 223
$30,000 to $34,999: 181
$35,000 to $39,999: 154
$40,000 to $44,999: 113
$45,000 to $49,999: 151
$50,000 to $59,999: 195
$60,000 to $74,999: 199
$75,000 to $99,999: 98
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 1646

United States or American: 807

Irish: 287

Pennsylvania German: 223

Italian: 222

Dutch: 213

Other groups: 160

English: 96

Welsh: 89

Slovak: 60

Polish: 53

Austrian: 35

Scotch-Irish: 35

British: 26

Ukrainian: 19

French (except Basque): 16

Czechoslovakian: 16

French Canadian: 15

Swiss: 14

Russian: 13

Finnish: 11

Scottish: 11

Slovene: 10

Hungarian: 8

European: 8

Czech: 7

Portuguese: 7

Swedish: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (28%)
Germany (21%)
Panama (18%)
Austria (14%)
Italy (11%)
Philippines (8%)

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

This state: 5078
Northeast: 162
Midwest: 46
South: 128
West: 42

61% of Lehighton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 39
7th and 8th grade: 124
9th grade: 109
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 97
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 789
Less than 1 year of college: 70
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 206
Associate degree: 79
Bachelor's degree: 53
Master's degree: 45
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 163
9th grade: 75
10th grade: 178
11th grade: 106
12th grade, no diploma: 101
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,008
Less than 1 year of college: 76
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 131
Associate degree: 131
Bachelor's degree: 95
Master's degree: 29
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,814
Asian householders: $135,204
Two or more races householders: $33,548

Lehighton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lehighton household income for Asian householders

Lehighton household income for Two or more races householders

Lehighton marital status for males

Lehighton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,413
Asian householders: $449,630
Two or more races householders: $206,993

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 956
One, attached: 749
Two: 299
3 or 4: 208
5 to 9: 55
10 to 19: 94
20 to 49: 8
50 or more: 152
Mobile homes: 16
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,990

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lehighton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%) Utility gas (28%) Electricity (5%) Coal or coke (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Electricity (28%) Coal or coke (6%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54

Here:	10.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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