Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 635,481
1990: 595,081
2000: 637,958
Percent change, 1990–2000: 7.5%
U.S. rank in 1990: 64th
U.S. rank in 2000: 65th
City Residents
1980: 103,758
1990: 105,301
2000: 106,632
Percent change, 1990–2000: 1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 155th
U.S. rank in 1990: 184th (State rank: 4th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 240th
Density: 6,011.5 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 77,361
Black: 8,370
American Indian and Alaska Native: 356
Asian: 2,421
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 78
Hispanic (may be of any race): 26,058
Other: 14,260
Percent of residents born in state: 64% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 7,586
Population 5 to 9 years old: 7,723
Population 10 to 14 years old: 7,288
Population 15 to 19 years old: 7,301
Population 20 to 34 years old: 15,777
Population 35 to 44 years old: 15,988
Population 45 to 54 years old: 12,415
Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,282
Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,722
Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,587
Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,326
Population 85 years and over: 2,228
Median age: 34.5 years (2000)
Births (2002, Lehigh County)
Total number: 13,956
Deaths (2003, Lehigh County)
Total number: 3,186 (of which, 29 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,282 (1999)
Median household income: $32,016
Total households: 42,051
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 2,305
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,572
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,885
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,969
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,688
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,328
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,989
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,234
$150,000 to $199,999: 157
$200,000 or more: 229
Percent of families below poverty level: 14.6% (55.7% of which were female householder families with children under the age of 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 5,944