North Whitehall township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 28.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 14,731 (79% urban, 21% rural)

Males: 7,325	(49.7%)
Females: 7,406	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 14,406 (13,040 owner occupied, 1,366 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	29%

Races in North Whitehall township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
Black: 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 38.1

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Average household size: 2.74

North Whitehall township:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.11

Estimated median household income in 2007: $72,292 ($60,618 in 1999)

This township:	$72,292
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $677 (lower quartile is $577, upper quartile is $763)

Here:	$677
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $273,028 (it was $150,400 in 2000)

North Whitehall township:	$273,028
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $203,294 - $390,793

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $326,018
Here: $326,018
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,436
Here: $231,436
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $149,086
Here: $149,086
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $28,265
Here: $28,265
State: $35,442

Population density: 517 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 237 (41% naturalized citizens)

North Whitehall township:	1.6%
State:	4.1%

64% of North Whitehall township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

This state: 11922
Northeast: 1523
Midwest: 341
South: 354
West: 260

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500

North Whitehall township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in North Whitehall township, Pennsylvania

268 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
39 people in homes for the mentally ill
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,843
One, attached: 550
Two: 61
3 or 4: 214
5 to 9: 79
10 to 19: 51
20 to 49: 21
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 646

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,700

Housing units in North Whitehall township with a mortgage: 2,750 (264 second mortgage, 557 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 910

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 210
1995 to 1998: 655
1990 to 1994: 790
1980 to 1989: 1,019
1970 to 1979: 911
1960 to 1969: 562
1950 to 1959: 406
1940 to 1949: 101
1939 or earlier: 819

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Whitehall township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 362 5 rooms: 627 6 rooms: 648 7 rooms: 920 8 rooms: 973 9 or more rooms: 989

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Whitehall township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 109 4 rooms: 159 5 rooms: 248 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 41 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Whitehall township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 55 2 bedrooms: 750 3 bedrooms: 1,999 4 bedrooms: 1,582 5 or more bedrooms: 192

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Whitehall township:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 160 2 bedrooms: 304 3 bedrooms: 142 4 bedrooms: 58 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in North Whitehall township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 99 1 vehicle: 821 2 vehicles: 2,344 3 vehicles: 881 4 vehicles: 306 5 or more vehicles: 127

Cars and other vehicles available in North Whitehall township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 81 1 vehicle: 333 2 vehicles: 230 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Chemicals (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
Social assistance (3%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in North Whitehall township:

German (34.3%)
Italian (9.7%)
Pennsylvania German (9.6%)
United States or American (7.8%)
Irish (5.9%)
Polish (4.3%)
English (3.8%)

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

Canada (30%)
India (24%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Germany (8%)
Lebanon (8%)
Italy (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,328 (86%)
Carpooled: 559 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 96 (1%)
Other means: 33 (0%)
Worked at home: 348 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%) Electricity (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (2%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%)

People in group quarters in North Whitehall township, Pennsylvania

268 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
39 people in homes for the mentally ill
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

94.8% of residents of North Whitehall township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,406

In family households: 13,074 (3,514 male householders, 633 female householders)
3,624 spouses, 4,852 children (4,527 natural, 157 adopted, 168 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 130 other relatives, 174 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,332 (480 male householders (346 living alone)), 620 female householders (551 living alone)), 232 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 325 (271 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,626 2-persons, 943 3-persons, 1,077 4-persons, 357 5-persons, 126 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 897 1-person, 185 2-persons, 18 3-persons.

3,356 married couples with children.
466 single-parent households (157 men, 309 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 206

Here:	9.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 207

Here:	20.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 118

Here:	25.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Whitehall township:

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