Household Types in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.462283%48.034142%48.462283%48.5%65,60065.6k13.483005%11.943581%13.483005%13.5%18,25118.3k4.778263%4.424187%4.778263%4.8%6,46827.117455%29.571826%27.117455%27.1%36,70736.7k6.158995%6.026265%6.158995%6.2%8,337
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads64.587888%67.536265%64.587888%64.6%25,40525.4k27.513093%24.415691%27.513093%27.5%10,82210.8k7.899019%8.048043%7.899019%7.9%3,107

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.058162%25.603611%29.058162%29.1%39,33439.3k70.736464%74.187216%70.736464%70.7%95,75195.8k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lehigh County
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Other3Black3-3.423608%-0.536536%-19.289729%-3.295861%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-26.545733%27%73.454267%61.737928%73.454267%73%3,914-8.293219%-3.720625%-29.764998%-6.426534%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-48.205375%48%51.794625%51.551298%51.794625%52%101,999102k-28.632887%-7.313576%-17.160612%-9.034417%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-62.141491%62%37.858509%35.590131%37.858509%38%2,092-30.807858%-8.915514%-19.434411%-3.567968%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-62.725751%63%37.274249%39.601521%37.274249%37%11,35111.4k-33.380732%-12.501481%-12.928072%-6.315914%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-65.126200%65%34.873800%32.309803%34.873800%35%8,439-36.271142%-5.708245%-25.581395%-6.950317%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-74.511099%75%25.488901%22.065543%25.488901%25%7,568
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Lehigh County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
32%41%48%56%63%72%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.1%6.5%10.8%15.1%19.4%23.8%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.4%5.5%7.6%9.7%11.8%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
13%19%25%30%36%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%4.0%5.5%6.9%8.3%9.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17.7%20.9%24.1%27.3%30.4%33.7%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Lehigh County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
10%24%38%51%65%79%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%10%18%27%35%43%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%20%30%40%50%61%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.4%3.7%6.0%8.2%10.5%12.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
12%20%28%35%43%51%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lehigh County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
1%18%35%52%69%87%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
3%21%39%57%74%93%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%22%29%37%
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Household Types by Place in Lehigh County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Lehigh County (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Lehigh County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County, selected places in Lehigh County, and entities that contain Lehigh County
0%20%40%60%Count#DorneyvilleEgyptAncient OaksWescosvilleSlatedaleBreinigsvilleLaurys StationNew TripoliAlburtisTrexlertownHokendauquaAllentownSchnecksvilleCoopersburgCoplayLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCetroniaNortheastCementonMiddle AtlanticEmmausStilesFullertonCatasauquaMacungieSlatingtonBethlehemFountain HillAllentown71.428571%71.428571%71%1,195164.309392%64.309392%64%582264.229317%64.229317%64%1,871364.185639%64.185639%64%1,466461.878453%61.878453%62%112558.883994%58.883994%59%1,203657.403189%57.403189%57%252756.972112%56.972112%57%143856.516854%56.516854%57%503955.782313%55.782313%56%4921055.529595%55.529595%56%7131151.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k49.920000%49.920000%50%6241249.295775%49.295775%49%4551348.975265%48.975265%49%6931448.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.232038%47.232038%47%4011547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M47.008547%47.008547%47%2751646.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M44.435690%44.435690%44%2,2561743.333333%43.333333%43%1691841.328649%41.328649%41%2,5881941.163142%41.163142%41%1,0902039.235856%39.235856%39%5342138.427464%38.427464%38%6942236.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2333.382716%33.382716%33%6762432.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k25
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Lehigh County

There are 25 county subdivisions in Lehigh County. This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Lehigh County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County, selected county subdivisions in Lehigh County, and entities that contain Lehigh County
0%20%40%60%Count#Upper SauconWeisenbergLower MilfordLowhillUpper MilfordN WhitehallUpper MacungieLower MacungieSalisburyHeidelbergS WhitehallLynn TownshipAlburtisWashingtonAllentownCoopersburgCoplayLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWhitehallNortheastMiddle AtlanticEmmausCatasauquaHanoverMacungieBethlehemSlatingtonFountain HillAllentown71.060011%71.060011%71%3,801170.323642%70.323642%70%1,282268.763251%68.763251%69%973367.924528%67.924528%68%540464.689365%64.689365%65%1,843563.573430%63.573430%64%3,857663.496174%63.496174%63%5,394763.132589%63.132589%63%7,747861.563210%61.563210%62%3,253961.347792%61.347792%61%7921058.327865%58.327865%58%4,4441157.836509%57.836509%58%9411256.516854%56.516854%57%5031353.930131%53.930131%54%1,4821451.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k49.295775%49.295775%49%4551548.975265%48.975265%49%6931648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.175011%47.175011%47%5,1351747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M44.435690%44.435690%44%2,2561841.163142%41.163142%41%1,0901939.800285%39.800285%40%2792039.235856%39.235856%39%5342138.510264%38.510264%39%3,2832238.427464%38.427464%38%6942333.382716%33.382716%33%6762432.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k25
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Allentown Area

There are 4 counties in the Allentown Area. This section compares Lehigh County to all of the counties in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County, selected other counties in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#WarrenNorthamptonAllentownCarbonLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle Atlantic54.950065%54.950065%55%22,77922.8k153.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k251.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k50.722504%50.722504%51%13,09313.1k348.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Lehigh County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterAdamsPerryPikeLancasterSomersetButlerMontgomeryBedfordFranklinUnionHuntingdonMonroeWayneYorkBradfordNorthamptonJeffersonWestmorelandLebanonWashingtonClearfieldCumberlandArmstrongVenangoCrawfordAllentownBerksMifflinCarbonIndianaMercerBeaverColumbiaLycomingLawrenceLehighSchuylkillUnited StatesBlairPennsylvaniaDelawareNorthumberlandCentreCambriaNortheastMiddle AtlanticFayetteErieLuzerneDauphinLackawannaAlleghenyPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k257.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k357.563049%57.563049%58%10,29410.3k457.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k557.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k656.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k755.839865%55.839865%56%41,74741.7k855.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k955.150073%55.150073%55%10,89610.9k1055.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k1154.843334%54.843334%55%8,0341254.680412%54.680412%55%9,2821354.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k1453.554478%53.554478%54%10,26810.3k1553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1653.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1753.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k1853.235294%53.235294%53%9,7741952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k2152.337453%52.337453%52%43,83043.8k2252.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k2352.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k2451.922124%51.922124%52%14,66814.7k2551.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k2651.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k2751.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k51.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5002950.722504%50.722504%51%13,09313.1k3050.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k3150.416759%50.416759%50%22,86422.9k3249.671772%49.671772%50%34,73134.7k3349.650933%49.650933%50%13,08613.1k3449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k3548.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k3648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k3748.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k3848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k3948.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k4047.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k4147.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k4247.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k4347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.717002%45.717002%46%24,52924.5k4445.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k4544.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k4644.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k4744.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k4842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lehigh County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lehigh County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lehigh County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexAllentownOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1551.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k50.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Lehigh County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal Cities:
Allentown, Bethlehem
Boroughs:
Alburtis, Catasauqua, Coopersburg, Coplay, Emmaus, Fountain Hill, Macungie, Slatington
Cities:
Allentown, Bethlehem
Townships:
Hanover, Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, Salisbury, South Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Upper Milford, Upper Saucon, Washington, Weisenberg, Whitehall
Unincorporated Places:
Ancient Oaks, Breinigsville, Cementon, Cetronia, DeSales University, Dorneyville, Egypt, Fullerton, Hokendauqua, Laurys Station, New Tripoli, Schnecksville, Slatedale, Stiles, Trexlertown, Wescosville
ZIP Codes:
18011, 18015, 18016, 18017, 18018, 18031, 18032, 18034, 18036, 18037, 18041, 18046, 18049, 18051, 18052, 18053, 18059, 18062, 18066, 18068, 18069, 18078, 18079, 18080, 18087, 18092, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109, 18195, 18951, 19529, 19530, 19539
Unified School Districts:
Allentown, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, East Penn, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Parkland, Salisbury Township, Southern Lehigh, Whitehall-Coplay
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate Districts:
PA-16, PA-18
State House Districts:
PA-22, PA-131, PA-132, PA-133, PA-134, PA-183, PA-187
Neighboring Counties:
Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill
Nearby Counties:
Chester, Columbia, Delaware, Hunterdon, Lebanon, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Philadelphia, Warren