Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: P.O. Box 90, Harrisburg
Population:
- Total Population: 312,090
- Males: 150,292
- Females: 161,798
Ethnicity:
- White: 259,812
- Black/African American: 9,120
- Hispanic: 31,811
- Native American/Eskimo: 403
- Asian: 6,810
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 104
- Other: 313
- 2 or more: 3,717
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (248,725)
- Spanish (24,600)
- Arabic (3,405)
- German (2,650)
- Pennsylvania Dutch (1,820)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 19,331
- Dominican Republic (1,804)
- Syria (1,640)
- India (1,519)
- Vietnam (1,163)
- Germany (958)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (820)
- United Kingdom (795)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (83,821)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (35,663)
- United Church of Christ (27,362)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (4,982)
- United Methodist Church, The (4,760)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 91,323
- Sensory: 7,740
- Physical: 22,229
- Mental: 13,620
- Self-care: 7,153
- Go outside home: 19,191
- Employment: 19,782
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,829
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 121,906
- Utility gas: 30,829
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,161
- Electricity: 42,420
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 43,342
- Coal or Coke: 1,572
- Wood: 987
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 417
- No fuel used: 178
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 237,699
- No vehicle: 24,734
- 1 or more vehicle: 212,965
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,554
- No High School: 11,725
- Some High School: 26,825
- High School: 74,386
- Some College: 33,599
- Associate's Degree: 14,964
- College Degree: 31,063
- Master's Degree: 12,814
- Professional Degree: 3,563
- Doctoral Degree: 2,172
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 121,906
- Owners with phone: 83,689
- Owners without phone: 207
- Renters with phone: 36,992
- Renters without phone: 1,018
10 closest counties:
- Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Warren County, New Jersey
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
18011, 18018, 18025, 18031, 18032, 18034, 18036, 18037, 18046, 18049, 18051, 18052, 18053, 18059, 18060, 18062, 18065, 18066, 18068, 18069, 18078, 18079, 18080, 18087, 18092, 18098, 18099, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109, 18175, 18195
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WFMZ-TV (800 TV) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WJCS (89.3 FM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WXLV (90.3 FM) SCHNECKSVILLE, PA
- WBMR (91.7 FM) ZIONSVILLE, PA
- WMUH (91.7 FM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WNSL (100.3 FM) EMMAUS, PA
- KMOZ-FM (100.7 FM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WFMZ (104.9 FM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WMGH-FM (105.5 FM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WRRX (106.1 FM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WEEZ (890 AM) EMMAUS, PA
- WGPA (1100 AM) BETHLEHEM, PA
- WTKZ (1320 AM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- WEST (1400 AM) ALLENTOWN, PA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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