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Lehigh County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 312,090
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 4,125 / 3,159 / 25
Land Area (2000): 897.850 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.355 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 91,000.000 acres (368.186 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 618
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 62.10%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 5.50%
Farm earnings (2005): $7,974,000
Physicians (2004): 1,042
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 4 (1,091)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 54,949
Federal Spending (2004): $1,959,259

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	563,814	90.25%
Rural, Farm	1,572	0.25%
Rural, Non-farm	59,318	9.50%

Lehigh County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Employment Information Back to top
Lehigh County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	152,943	145,192	7,751	5.07%	51
1991	154,257	144,465	9,792	6.35%	63
1992	154,307	143,312	10,994	7.12%	71
1993	154,028	144,246	9,782	6.35%	64
1994	152,295	143,738	8,557	5.62%	56
1995	151,381	143,204	8,177	5.40%	54
1996	153,483	145,357	8,126	5.29%	53
1997	157,389	150,207	7,183	4.56%	46
1998	158,203	151,421	6,782	4.29%	43
1999	159,445	153,179	6,266	3.93%	39
2000	162,465	156,505	5,960	3.67%	37
2001	165,770	158,516	7,254	4.38%	44
2002	167,266	157,831	9,434	5.64%	57
2003	166,940	157,440	9,501	5.69%	57
2004	168,340	159,344	8,997	5.34%	53
2005	170,909	162,496	8,414	4.92%	49
2006	174,056	166,140	7,917	4.55%	46
2007	173,782	166,214	7,568	4.35%	44
2008	175,761	165,671	10,090	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	150,478	142,970	7,508	4.99%	50
Feb 1990	151,354	142,789	8,565	5.66%	57
Mar 1990	152,302	144,629	7,673	5.04%	50
Apr 1990	151,099	143,911	7,188	4.76%	48
May 1990	152,367	144,844	7,523	4.94%	49
Jun 1990	154,832	147,413	7,419	4.79%	48
Jul 1990	155,070	147,071	7,999	5.16%	52
Aug 1990	154,859	147,369	7,490	4.84%	48
Sep 1990	152,264	144,925	7,339	4.82%	48
Oct 1990	153,944	145,604	8,340	5.42%	54
Nov 1990	153,191	145,230	7,961	5.20%	52
Dec 1990	153,556	145,549	8,007	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	150,602	141,384	9,218	6.12%	61
Feb 1991	152,068	142,290	9,778	6.43%	64
Mar 1991	152,443	142,581	9,862	6.47%	65
Apr 1991	153,223	143,931	9,292	6.06%	61
May 1991	153,919	143,687	10,232	6.65%	66
Jun 1991	157,807	147,252	10,555	6.69%	67
Jul 1991	157,940	147,454	10,486	6.64%	66
Aug 1991	156,835	147,121	9,714	6.19%	62
Sep 1991	154,600	145,258	9,342	6.04%	60
Oct 1991	154,218	144,337	9,881	6.41%	64
Nov 1991	154,241	144,377	9,864	6.40%	64
Dec 1991	153,182	143,905	9,277	6.06%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	152,290	140,266	12,024	7.90%	79
Feb 1992	152,426	139,792	12,634	8.29%	83
Mar 1992	152,691	141,403	11,288	7.39%	74
Apr 1992	153,184	142,603	10,581	6.91%	69
May 1992	154,654	143,233	11,421	7.38%	74
Jun 1992	155,737	144,306	11,431	7.34%	73
Jul 1992	156,548	145,203	11,345	7.25%	72
Aug 1992	155,937	145,216	10,721	6.88%	69
Sep 1992	154,511	143,622	10,889	7.05%	70
Oct 1992	154,708	144,556	10,152	6.56%	66
Nov 1992	155,176	145,142	10,034	6.47%	65
Dec 1992	153,816	144,404	9,412	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	152,353	141,161	11,192	7.35%	73
Feb 1993	153,573	142,727	10,846	7.06%	71
Mar 1993	153,612	143,508	10,104	6.58%	66
Apr 1993	152,663	143,116	9,547	6.25%	63
May 1993	155,137	145,053	10,084	6.50%	65
Jun 1993	156,596	146,391	10,205	6.52%	65
Jul 1993	156,122	145,724	10,398	6.66%	67
Aug 1993	155,867	146,014	9,853	6.32%	63
Sep 1993	152,513	143,475	9,038	5.93%	59
Oct 1993	153,615	144,421	9,194	5.99%	60
Nov 1993	153,804	144,966	8,838	5.75%	57
Dec 1993	152,480	144,399	8,081	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	150,554	140,588	9,966	6.62%	66
Feb 1994	150,871	140,779	10,092	6.69%	67
Mar 1994	151,250	141,509	9,741	6.44%	64
Apr 1994	150,416	141,477	8,939	5.94%	59
May 1994	152,872	144,137	8,735	5.71%	57
Jun 1994	155,076	146,115	8,961	5.78%	58
Jul 1994	155,387	146,239	9,148	5.89%	59
Aug 1994	154,208	146,094	8,114	5.26%	53
Sep 1994	152,144	144,384	7,760	5.10%	51
Oct 1994	151,764	144,151	7,613	5.02%	50
Nov 1994	151,953	144,823	7,130	4.69%	47
Dec 1994	151,043	144,559	6,484	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	149,190	140,733	8,457	5.67%	57
Feb 1995	149,945	141,441	8,504	5.67%	57
Mar 1995	151,559	142,798	8,761	5.78%	58
Apr 1995	151,206	142,549	8,657	5.73%	57
May 1995	151,818	142,990	8,828	5.81%	58
Jun 1995	153,555	145,074	8,481	5.52%	55
Jul 1995	154,333	145,388	8,945	5.80%	58
Aug 1995	152,529	144,201	8,328	5.46%	55
Sep 1995	151,014	143,131	7,883	5.22%	52
Oct 1995	151,175	144,008	7,167	4.74%	47
Nov 1995	150,594	143,564	7,030	4.67%	47
Dec 1995	149,659	142,574	7,085	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	147,981	138,246	9,735	6.58%	66
Feb 1996	149,586	140,396	9,190	6.14%	61
Mar 1996	150,712	142,050	8,662	5.75%	57
Apr 1996	151,657	143,355	8,302	5.47%	55
May 1996	154,339	145,379	8,960	5.81%	58
Jun 1996	156,058	147,752	8,306	5.32%	53
Jul 1996	157,756	149,048	8,708	5.52%	55
Aug 1996	156,108	148,739	7,369	4.72%	47
Sep 1996	154,575	147,347	7,228	4.68%	47
Oct 1996	154,920	147,770	7,150	4.62%	46
Nov 1996	154,645	147,388	7,257	4.69%	47
Dec 1996	153,453	146,813	6,640	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	154,852	146,411	8,441	5.45%	55
Feb 1997	155,500	147,054	8,446	5.43%	54
Mar 1997	156,019	148,024	7,995	5.12%	51
Apr 1997	155,092	148,037	7,055	4.55%	45
May 1997	157,617	150,305	7,312	4.64%	46
Jun 1997	158,879	151,495	7,384	4.65%	46
Jul 1997	160,525	153,128	7,397	4.61%	46
Aug 1997	159,228	152,288	6,940	4.36%	44
Sep 1997	156,614	149,743	6,871	4.39%	44
Oct 1997	158,099	151,581	6,518	4.12%	41
Nov 1997	158,148	151,959	6,189	3.91%	39
Dec 1997	158,099	152,454	5,645	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	157,013	149,637	7,376	4.70%	47
Feb 1998	157,363	149,694	7,669	4.87%	49
Mar 1998	157,875	150,373	7,502	4.75%	48
Apr 1998	157,724	151,438	6,286	3.99%	40
May 1998	159,082	152,212	6,870	4.32%	43
Jun 1998	160,184	153,371	6,813	4.25%	43
Jul 1998	159,747	152,889	6,858	4.29%	43
Aug 1998	158,948	152,375	6,573	4.14%	41
Sep 1998	157,278	150,545	6,733	4.28%	43
Oct 1998	157,674	151,008	6,666	4.23%	42
Nov 1998	157,926	151,618	6,308	3.99%	40
Dec 1998	157,620	151,886	5,734	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	156,732	149,653	7,079	4.52%	45
Feb 1999	158,038	150,881	7,157	4.53%	45
Mar 1999	158,218	151,780	6,438	4.07%	41
Apr 1999	157,758	151,628	6,130	3.89%	39
May 1999	159,204	152,919	6,285	3.95%	39
Jun 1999	161,675	154,851	6,824	4.22%	42
Jul 1999	162,070	155,262	6,808	4.20%	42
Aug 1999	161,910	155,739	6,171	3.81%	38
Sep 1999	158,916	152,632	6,284	3.95%	40
Oct 1999	159,615	154,024	5,591	3.50%	35
Nov 1999	159,568	154,009	5,559	3.48%	35
Dec 1999	159,637	154,774	4,863	3.05%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	160,420	153,635	6,785	4.23%	42
Feb 2000	159,976	153,075	6,901	4.31%	43
Mar 2000	160,357	153,862	6,495	4.05%	41
Apr 2000	159,846	154,592	5,254	3.29%	33
May 2000	161,583	155,689	5,894	3.65%	36
Jun 2000	164,901	158,919	5,982	3.63%	36
Jul 2000	165,434	159,095	6,339	3.83%	38
Aug 2000	165,213	159,116	6,097	3.69%	37
Sep 2000	161,759	156,205	5,554	3.43%	34
Oct 2000	162,691	157,228	5,463	3.36%	34
Nov 2000	163,422	157,739	5,683	3.48%	35
Dec 2000	163,982	158,906	5,076	3.10%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	163,477	156,655	6,822	4.17%	42
Feb 2001	162,926	155,945	6,981	4.28%	43
Mar 2001	164,638	157,901	6,737	4.09%	41
Apr 2001	163,194	157,494	5,700	3.49%	35
May 2001	165,447	159,062	6,385	3.86%	39
Jun 2001	168,228	161,087	7,141	4.24%	42
Jul 2001	168,934	161,686	7,248	4.29%	43
Aug 2001	168,199	160,589	7,610	4.52%	45
Sep 2001	165,495	158,337	7,158	4.33%	43
Oct 2001	166,292	158,085	8,207	4.94%	49
Nov 2001	166,308	157,609	8,699	5.23%	52
Dec 2001	166,107	157,744	8,363	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	165,397	154,774	10,623	6.42%	64
Feb 2002	165,832	155,384	10,448	6.30%	63
Mar 2002	166,661	156,593	10,068	6.04%	60
Apr 2002	165,460	156,439	9,021	5.45%	55
May 2002	167,251	158,131	9,120	5.45%	55
Jun 2002	168,537	159,161	9,376	5.56%	56
Jul 2002	169,933	160,455	9,478	5.58%	56
Aug 2002	169,752	160,742	9,010	5.31%	53
Sep 2002	167,954	159,437	8,517	5.07%	51
Oct 2002	167,106	158,428	8,678	5.19%	52
Nov 2002	166,755	157,173	9,582	5.75%	57
Dec 2002	166,548	157,256	9,292	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	165,108	154,725	10,383	6.29%	63
Feb 2003	165,009	154,226	10,783	6.53%	65
Mar 2003	165,816	155,386	10,430	6.29%	63
Apr 2003	165,426	156,140	9,286	5.61%	56
May 2003	166,766	157,319	9,447	5.66%	57
Jun 2003	169,468	159,426	10,042	5.93%	59
Jul 2003	168,336	158,581	9,755	5.79%	58
Aug 2003	167,336	158,177	9,159	5.47%	55
Sep 2003	167,209	158,164	9,045	5.41%	54
Oct 2003	167,585	158,804	8,781	5.24%	52
Nov 2003	167,982	159,164	8,818	5.25%	52
Dec 2003	167,244	159,164	8,080	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	166,527	156,652	9,875	5.93%	59
Feb 2004	165,889	156,206	9,683	5.84%	58
Mar 2004	167,016	157,040	9,976	5.97%	60
Apr 2004	166,703	158,294	8,409	5.04%	50
May 2004	168,028	159,035	8,993	5.35%	54
Jun 2004	170,719	161,222	9,497	5.56%	56
Jul 2004	170,951	161,492	9,459	5.53%	55
Aug 2004	168,945	160,067	8,878	5.25%	53
Sep 2004	167,647	159,354	8,293	4.95%	49
Oct 2004	169,308	160,840	8,468	5.00%	50
Nov 2004	169,363	160,910	8,453	4.99%	50
Dec 2004	168,988	161,010	7,978	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	167,622	158,217	9,405	5.61%	56
Feb 2005	167,869	158,234	9,635	5.74%	57
Mar 2005	168,443	159,159	9,284	5.51%	55
Apr 2005	169,273	161,303	7,970	4.71%	47
May 2005	170,986	162,613	8,373	4.90%	49
Jun 2005	172,806	164,194	8,612	4.98%	50
Jul 2005	174,413	165,719	8,694	4.98%	50
Aug 2005	172,530	164,365	8,165	4.73%	47
Sep 2005	171,149	163,263	7,886	4.61%	46
Oct 2005	171,617	164,054	7,563	4.41%	44
Nov 2005	172,224	164,313	7,911	4.59%	46
Dec 2005	171,979	164,515	7,464	4.34%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	171,026	162,445	8,581	5.02%	50
Feb 2006	170,753	162,036	8,717	5.11%	51
Mar 2006	172,505	164,120	8,385	4.86%	49
Apr 2006	172,397	164,582	7,815	4.53%	45
May 2006	173,963	165,644	8,319	4.78%	48
Jun 2006	176,765	168,295	8,470	4.79%	48
Jul 2006	177,004	168,480	8,524	4.82%	48
Aug 2006	176,395	168,205	8,190	4.64%	46
Sep 2006	174,305	167,052	7,253	4.16%	42
Oct 2006	174,571	167,822	6,749	3.87%	39
Nov 2006	174,491	167,335	7,156	4.10%	41
Dec 2006	174,499	167,660	6,839	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	173,004	164,428	8,576	4.96%	50
Feb 2007	171,526	163,403	8,123	4.74%	47
Mar 2007	172,661	165,058	7,603	4.40%	44
Apr 2007	171,453	164,572	6,881	4.01%	40
May 2007	173,303	165,923	7,380	4.26%	43
Jun 2007	176,524	168,872	7,652	4.33%	43
Jul 2007	176,506	168,486	8,020	4.54%	45
Aug 2007	175,428	168,019	7,409	4.22%	42
Sep 2007	174,324	167,132	7,192	4.13%	41
Oct 2007	173,151	166,042	7,109	4.11%	41
Nov 2007	173,893	166,666	7,227	4.16%	42
Dec 2007	173,610	165,970	7,640	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	174,799	164,944	9,855	5.64%	56
Feb 2008	173,365	162,837	10,528	6.07%	61
Mar 2008	173,661	163,693	9,968	5.74%	57
Apr 2008	173,990	164,755	9,235	5.31%	53
May 2008	176,555	166,492	10,063	5.70%	57
Jun 2008	178,280	167,990	10,290	5.77%	58
Jul 2008	177,198	167,084	10,114	5.71%	57
Aug 2008	177,782	166,883	10,899	6.13%	61
Sep 2008	176,219	166,363	9,856	5.59%	56
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lehigh County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	14,770	9.25%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	7,584	4.75%
3.	Health Care	7,512	4.71%
4.	Educational Services	7,372	4.62%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7,328	4.59%
6.	Chemical Manufacturing	6,448	4.04%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,054	3.79%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	5,894	3.69%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	5,552	3.48%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	4,742	2.97%
11.	Finance and Insurance	4,524	2.83%
12.	Food Manufacturing	4,118	2.58%
13.	Public Administration	4,024	2.52%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,578	2.24%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,374	2.11%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	3,222	2.02%
17.	Truck Transportation	3,190	2.00%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,910	1.82%
19.	Utilities	2,850	1.79%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	2,684	1.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	26,520	18.78%
2.	Educational Services	16,536	11.71%
3.	Finance and Insurance	9,934	7.04%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,120	6.46%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,674	4.02%
6.	Social Assistance	4,822	3.42%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,544	3.22%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,934	2.79%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	3,608	2.56%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,472	2.46%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,376	2.39%
12.	Public Administration	3,300	2.34%
13.	Chemical Manufacturing	3,260	2.31%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	2,428	1.72%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,426	1.72%
16.	Apparel Manufacturing	2,168	1.54%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,054	1.45%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	1,928	1.37%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,902	1.35%
20.	Food Manufacturing	1,770	1.25%

Lehigh County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	9,294	5.82%
2.	Other Management Occupations	7,076	4.43%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	6,914	4.33%
4.	Engineers	6,668	4.18%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,616	4.14%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	6,332	3.97%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,882	3.68%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,510	3.45%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	5,116	3.20%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,798	3.01%
11.	Computer Specialists	4,698	2.94%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,608	2.89%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,574	2.86%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,466	2.80%
15.	Top Executives	3,786	2.37%
16.	Other Construction Trades	3,488	2.18%
17.	Other Material Moving Workers	3,126	1.96%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,738	1.71%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,506	1.57%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	2,410	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	10,002	7.08%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	8,976	6.36%
3.	Registered Nurses	6,000	4.25%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	5,968	4.23%
5.	Customer Service Representatives	4,648	3.29%
6.	Cashiers	4,576	3.24%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,568	3.24%
8.	Other Production Occupations	4,536	3.21%
9.	Other Management Occupations	4,474	3.17%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,290	3.04%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,126	2.92%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,050	2.87%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	3,686	2.61%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,612	2.56%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	3,492	2.47%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,474	2.46%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,314	2.35%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,962	2.10%
19.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	2,716	1.92%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,710	1.92%

Lehigh County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	266,059	54.11%
15-35 hours	58,651	11.93%
1-14 hours	16,291	3.31%
No regular hours	150,719	30.65%

Lehigh County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	9,058	3.14%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,557	2.28%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	10,997	3.82%
6 AM-6:29 AM	23,143	8.03%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	33,019	11.46%
7 AM-7:29 AM	40,486	14.06%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	48,132	16.71%
8 AM-8:29 AM	30,690	10.65%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	17,870	6.20%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	14,634	5.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	5,548	1.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,264	1.13%
Noon-3:59 PM	22,144	7.69%
4 PM-11:59 PM	22,512	7.82%

Lehigh County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	9,078	3.15%
5-9	34,668	12.04%
10-14	52,086	18.08%
15-19	57,003	19.79%
20-24	50,770	17.63%
25-29	17,705	6.15%
30-34	27,392	9.51%
35-39	5,111	1.77%
40-44	5,699	1.98%
45-59	11,514	4.00%
60-89	9,788	3.40%
At least 90	7,240	2.51%

Lehigh County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,822	0.63%	219,488	76.20%
30-44	1,132	0.39%	37,070	12.87%
45-59	642	0.22%	10,872	3.77%
At least 60	1,054	0.37%	15,974	5.55%

Lehigh County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	642	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	29,147	9.84%
Car / truck / van, solo	241,859	81.65%
Motorcycle	166	0.06%
Other	1,240	0.42%
Public transportation	4,650	1.57%
Walked	10,350	3.49%
Worked at home	8,153	2.75%

Lehigh County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Family Information Back to top
: 243,894 (603,652 people)
: 164,682 (497,406 people)
: 68,619
: 346,232
Lehigh County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	18,050	7.39%
$10,000-$14,999	15,092	6.18%
$15,000-$19,999	16,348	6.70%
$20,000-$24,999	15,503	6.35%
$25,000-$29,999	16,131	6.61%
$30,000-$34,999	15,165	6.21%
$35,000-$39,999	14,936	6.12%
$40,000-$44,999	14,560	5.96%
$45,000-$49,999	11,786	4.83%
$50,000-$59,999	23,928	9.80%
$60,000-$74,999	27,419	11.23%
$75,000-$99,999	26,113	10.70%
$100,000-$124,999	13,908	5.70%
$125,000-$149,999	5,933	2.43%
$150,000-$199,999	4,905	2.01%
$200,000 or more	4,350	1.78%

Lehigh County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	32,993	27.06%
Family, 2 people	35,575	29.18%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,807	4.76%
Family, 3 people	19,454	15.96%
Nonfamily, 3 people	674	0.55%
Family, 4 people	16,741	13.73%
Nonfamily, 4 people	227	0.19%
Family, 5 people	6,842	5.61%
Nonfamily, 5 people	53	0.04%
Family, 6 people	2,339	1.92%
Nonfamily, 6 people	22	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	1,155	0.95%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	24	0.02%

Lehigh County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	190,327	27.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	112,226	16.48%
Public Assistance	6,210	0.91%
Retirement	49,246	7.23%
Self Employment	23,472	3.45%
Social Security	73,064	10.73%
Supplemental Security	9,570	1.40%
Wage / Salary	185,125	27.18%
Other	31,901	4.68%

Lehigh County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	74,697	57.04%
With children under 18	56,248	42.96%

Lehigh County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	18,973	7.99%
Married	143,747	60.53%
Never Married	67,276	28.33%
Widowed	7,486	3.15%

Lehigh County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	24,840	9.46%
Married	145,995	55.60%
Never Married	57,726	21.99%
Widowed	34,008	12.95%

Lehigh County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Education Information Back to top
Lehigh County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	27,559	5.79%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	63,625	13.37%
High school diploma or equivalent	164,917	34.66%
Some college, no degree	82,961	17.44%
Associate degree	32,415	6.81%
Bachelors degree	66,866	14.05%
Graduate or professional degree	37,404	7.86%

Lehigh County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,392	1.41%	5,848	1.87%	10,240	3.28%
Kindergarten	6,820	2.19%	1,834	0.59%	8,654	2.77%
Grades 1-4	30,447	9.76%	5,446	1.75%	35,893	11.50%
Grades 5-8	31,545	10.11%	4,593	1.47%	36,138	11.58%
Grades 9-12	30,121	9.65%	3,719	1.19%	33,840	10.84%
Undergrad college	13,690	4.39%	11,416	3.66%	25,106	8.04%
Graduate or professional school	2,417	0.77%	3,238	1.04%	5,655	1.81%
Total	119,432	38.27%	36,094	11.57%	155,526	49.83%

Lehigh County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Business Information Back to top
: $6,837,435,000
: $3,924,642,000
: $409,479,000
: $5,848,065
: 43,510
Lehigh County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	51	47	102	111	111
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	0	0	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	7	24	37	32
1999 - Construction	66	62	212	149	215
1999 - Educational Services	2	4	34	23	26
1999 - Finance & Insurance	39	59	105	93	181
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	67	64	322	238	333
1999 - Information	18	9	28	26	33
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	5	3	19	8	19
1999 - Manufacturing	40	45	136	180	108
1999 - Mining	0	1	3	2	2
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	65	63	231	220	412
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	61	72	152	125	267
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	19	22	63	53	108
1999 - Retail Trade	92	117	364	386	380
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	11	52	46	38
1999 - Unclassified	20	5	2	0	2
1999 - Utilities	0	1	4	1	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	44	41	152	142	186
1999 - Total	605	635	2,005	1,840	2,456
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	43	37	130	102	106
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	12	36	17	32
2000 - Construction	72	68	208	157	207
2000 - Educational Services	10	3	21	26	37
2000 - Finance & Insurance	38	25	102	96	198
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	69	55	324	237	344
2000 - Information	12	13	30	29	34
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	5	4	17	14	14
2000 - Manufacturing	26	51	167	147	97
2000 - Mining	0	1	2	2	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	60	56	249	223	405
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	60	49	157	107	288
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	22	21	65	53	106
2000 - Retail Trade	91	98	385	373	367
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	19	6	56	41	42
2000 - Unclassified	23	15	3	0	5
2000 - Utilities	4	0	2	2	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	42	34	171	119	195
2000 - Total	601	548	2,127	1,745	2,482
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	56	54	103	122	103
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	0	1	0	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	9	8	25	35	22
2001 - Construction	60	63	183	187	215
2001 - Educational Services	6	3	28	19	43
2001 - Finance & Insurance	98	49	131	101	151
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	59	59	337	243	338
2001 - Information	20	18	24	26	38
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	6	5	17	16	13
2001 - Manufacturing	32	47	141	161	94
2001 - Mining	2	0	3	2	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	53	61	237	237	397
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	78	59	152	126	278
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	27	32	67	53	91
2001 - Retail Trade	98	111	341	384	387
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	15	14	60	45	39
2001 - Unclassified	16	12	1	3	4
2001 - Utilities	1	0	5	6	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	32	33	143	163	187
2001 - Total	672	628	1,999	1,929	2,404
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	45	53	117	111	108
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	3	2	1	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	10	11	30	29	22
2002 - Construction	58	85	172	177	214
2002 - Educational Services	13	4	33	20	40
2002 - Finance & Insurance	48	31	142	107	204
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	85	67	311	267	337
2002 - Information	16	8	37	35	27
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	4	7	22	15	6
2002 - Manufacturing	37	37	124	170	97
2002 - Mining	1	1	1	1	4
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	63	63	242	221	396
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	84	66	131	138	304
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	30	20	56	48	114
2002 - Retail Trade	135	118	377	369	350
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	37	16	41	59	44
2002 - Unclassified	0	7	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	1	0	8	2	5
2002 - Wholesale Trade	31	56	130	150	189
2002 - Total	698	653	1,976	1,920	2,464
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	34	45	98	124	81
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	4	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	8	8	33	25	29
2003 - Construction	50	45	185	162	219
2003 - Educational Services	7	7	36	24	34
2003 - Finance & Insurance	62	60	128	100	213
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	50	44	350	240	344
2003 - Information	14	8	26	28	48
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	6	8	21	17
2003 - Manufacturing	20	40	135	152	97
2003 - Mining	0	0	1	0	5
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	53	67	263	218	389
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	70	61	147	154	290
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	25	19	71	59	113
2003 - Retail Trade	88	98	371	340	415
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	14	17	69	59	50
2003 - Unclassified	8	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	1	1	12	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	28	47	137	136	187
2003 - Total	541	573	2,059	1,858	2,536
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	43	46	115	91	95
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	2	3	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	16	7	30	23	33
2004 - Construction	63	54	209	161	202
2004 - Educational Services	9	2	37	30	34
2004 - Finance & Insurance	41	83	110	108	202
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	78	63	279	267	378
2004 - Information	13	17	37	31	39
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	3	13	15	15
2004 - Manufacturing	26	36	140	132	101
2004 - Mining	1	0	2	1	3
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	55	57	213	217	394
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	52	73	137	137	312
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	28	25	54	63	128
2004 - Retail Trade	84	68	352	341	447
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	20	21	63	61	64
2004 - Unclassified	7	2	2	0	3
2004 - Utilities	1	1	6	7	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	33	37	132	107	214
2004 - Total	573	596	1,933	1,795	2,669
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	38	41	93	107	101
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	2	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	14	7	22	36	37
2005 - Construction	78	69	173	189	209
2005 - Educational Services	8	11	29	32	38
2005 - Finance & Insurance	62	66	105	73	216
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	80	54	361	223	367
2005 - Information	20	8	36	34	39
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	4	2	13	13	17
2005 - Manufacturing	26	27	137	128	109
2005 - Mining	0	0	2	2	3
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	85	44	186	220	427
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	65	70	143	124	301
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	40	17	59	58	137
2005 - Retail Trade	75	108	363	348	404
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	23	16	65	53	74
2005 - Unclassified	3	8	0	1	1
2005 - Utilities	0	1	5	8	4
2005 - Wholesale Trade	30	27	132	139	191
2005 - Total	652	576	1,925	1,790	2,678

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lehigh County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	549,806	90.72%
Below Poverty Level	56,208	9.28%

Lehigh County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$6,059	$6	$1,010	$0	$292	$1,169	$8,530	$3,072	$6,395	$4,351
1971	$6,500	$1	$1,968	$0	$292	$1,306	$10,066	$3,478	$11,840	$9,989
1972	$6,830	$6	$2,258	$0	$595	$1,828	$11,511	$4,076	$11,365	$9,749
1973	$8,214	$2	$4,747	$85	$595	$2,259	$15,900	$4,980	$10,485	$9,728
1974	$9,175	$2	$6,306	$239	$595	$3,129	$19,444	$5,660	$16,840	$16,747
1975	$10,031	$87	$7,007	$262	$595	$3,741	$21,636	$7,442	$23,675	$14,498
1976	$9,626	$2	$9,610	$222	$595	$3,920	$23,973	$10,209	$28,002	$9,215
1977	$13,815	$2	$12,720	$346	$1,838	$4,456	$33,175	$12,447	$26,830	$13,420
1978	$14,769	$3	$15,443	$0	$2,079	$5,190	$37,481	$13,936	$42,005	$31,810
1979	$15,366	$6	$20,104	$0	$2,556	$7,453	$45,479	$15,644	$26,810	$21,743
1980	$15,723	$5	$22,746	$0	$2,839	$6,723	$48,031	$17,589	$26,060	$28,712
1981	$15,813	$7	$24,548	$0	$3,628	$8,153	$52,142	$18,662	$25,270	$36,093
1982	$16,359	$72	$24,533	$0	$4,424	$11,010	$56,326	$20,429	$31,250	$48,387
1983	$17,113	$58	$23,591	$0	$4,999	$11,416	$57,119	$23,212	$30,475	$48,981
1984	$17,461	$59	$27,264	$0	$7,789	$13,405	$65,919	$25,101	$36,737	$61,421
1985	$17,740	$189	$29,841	$0	$7,789	$12,874	$68,244	$26,497	$25,567	$52,053
1986	$18,043	$86	$35,993	$0	$6,822	$18,543	$79,401	$28,006	$24,058	$67,991
1987	$23,299	$264	$37,536	$0	$15,301	$15,465	$91,601	$30,987	$50,863	$105,463
1988	$28,483	$274	$39,839	$0	$11,258	$15,994	$95,574	$32,940	$47,585	$120,905
1989	$33,232	$295	$43,605	$0	$7,481	$14,346	$98,664	$36,921	$46,225	$122,105
1990	$36,386	$325	$49,525	$0	$10,303	$18,809	$115,023	$39,001	$46,301	$149,163
1991	$46,558	$49	$50,822	$0	$9,970	$18,236	$125,586	$45,225	$43,505	$133,585
1992	$48,690	$38	$60,953	$0	$11,128	$18,793	$139,564	$48,947	$76,635	$169,559
1993	$50,462	$29	$62,196	$0	$13,036	$22,414	$148,108	$53,455	$74,066	$160,878
1994	$49,880	$27	$88,754	$0	$15,678	$18,037	$172,349	$56,564	$115,036	$167,861
1995	$50,489	$53	$85,503	$0	$8,731	$17,798	$162,521	$58,847	$110,301	$182,953
1996	$51,084	$35	$90,364	$0	$22,351	$21,115	$184,914	$61,296	$105,361	$194,801
1997	$51,384	$33	$94,001	$0	$27,610	$19,833	$192,828	$63,645	$139,956	$249,332
1998	$52,551	$30	$102,020	$0	$29,813	$23,329	$207,713	$66,278	$134,306	$255,317
1999	$53,710	$31	$104,631	$0	$25,879	$28,072	$212,292	$69,490	$128,391	$264,866
2000	$53,508	$0	$110,643	$0	$25,879	$31,148	$221,178	$74,578	$122,191	$256,388
2001	$54,635	$0	$121,911	$0	$21,162	$32,128	$229,836	$77,000	$115,676	$299,818
2002	$56,895	$32	$128,710	$0	$15,229	$33,976	$234,810	$79,614	$133,666	$314,310
2003	$57,627	$0	$171,935	$0	$48,971	$31,474	$310,007	$82,002	$127,245	$326,082
2004	$98,264	$0	$154,871	$0	$49,929	$34,222	$337,286	$85,501	$120,823	$354,357
2005	$89,022	$0	$199,853	$0	$13,600	$33,561	$336,036	$85,787	$127,974	$384,293
2006	$90,756	$0	$212,338	$0	$24,418	$35,537	$363,049	$91,757	$120,625	$442,388

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$19	$1,258	$597	$172	$139	$58	$7,191
1970	$107	$2,855	$172	$0	$192	$1,622	$7,191
1971	$24	$1,843	$915	$2,462	$271	$242	$9,932
1971	$19	$1,742	$158	$0	$192	$2,064	$9,932
1972	$17	$2,068	$573	$4,667	$313	$354	$13,210
1972	$19	$1,860	$569	$0	$252	$2,518	$13,210
1973	$5	$2,138	$496	$4,782	$591	$502	$14,817
1973	$26	$2,498	$364	$4	$252	$3,159	$14,817
1974	$5	$2,741	$453	$1,422	$1,658	$839	$18,526
1974	$26	$6,624	$714	$59	$252	$3,733	$18,526
1975	$0	$2,951	$553	$2,271	$367	$2,419	$28,293
1975	$26	$12,277	$699	$190	$252	$6,288	$28,293
1976	$0	$3,158	$931	$2,708	$340	$2,972	$31,315
1976	$32	$12,213	$1,083	$143	$252	$7,483	$31,315
1977	$5	$3,486	$901	$2,977	$310	$1,883	$32,497
1977	$35	$12,646	$1,390	$147	$879	$7,838	$32,497
1978	$0	$3,804	$829	$3,459	$486	$927	$33,848
1978	$31	$12,211	$2,550	$0	$806	$8,745	$33,848
1979	$0	$4,648	$955	$3,356	$527	$1,140	$37,344
1979	$39	$13,531	$2,436	$0	$966	$9,746	$37,344
1980	$0	$4,704	$922	$4,162	$388	$758	$40,329
1980	$49	$15,222	$1,450	$0	$1,342	$11,332	$40,329
1981	$0	$5,579	$1,050	$4,779	$483	$845	$45,278
1981	$53	$16,920	$1,422	$0	$1,265	$12,882	$45,278
1982	$0	$6,802	$1,180	$5,763	$942	$901	$51,133
1982	$66	$19,861	$1,389	$0	$1,433	$12,796	$51,133
1983	$0	$8,117	$1,251	$6,477	$1,258	$943	$57,693
1983	$70	$21,552	$1,319	$0	$1,202	$15,504	$57,693
1984	$0	$8,663	$1,273	$6,724	$544	$1,078	$60,029
1984	$89	$24,248	$1,371	$0	$1,909	$14,130	$60,029
1985	$0	$9,448	$1,496	$7,880	$879	$1,160	$65,196
1985	$92	$25,170	$1,138	$0	$1,909	$16,024	$65,196
1986	$0	$9,921	$1,522	$8,738	$471	$1,162	$72,469
1986	$99	$29,129	$1,406	$0	$1,323	$18,698	$72,469
1987	$0	$14,400	$1,634	$18,664	$459	$1,391	$83,461
1987	$97	$25,085	$1,301	$0	$2,634	$17,796	$83,461
1988	$0	$15,450	$1,659	$11,595	$377	$1,345	$78,849
1988	$121	$22,390	$3,254	$0	$2,880	$19,778	$78,849
1989	$0	$17,896	$1,647	$12,602	$593	$1,614	$87,948
1989	$127	$23,971	$2,984	$0	$3,906	$22,608	$87,948
1990	$0	$18,141	$1,645	$12,812	$527	$1,508	$101,769
1990	$273	$27,283	$3,059	$0	$3,482	$33,039	$101,769
1991	$0	$20,994	$1,645	$13,232	$1,005	$2,016	$121,191
1991	$359	$25,463	$6,154	$0	$3,939	$46,384	$121,191
1992	$0	$19,421	$1,781	$13,901	$1,085	$1,912	$134,695
1992	$547	$33,916	$7,628	$0	$3,959	$50,545	$134,695
1993	$0	$22,653	$1,734	$16,130	$874	$1,952	$144,451
1993	$257	$48,823	$4,985	$0	$3,933	$43,110	$144,451
1994	$0	$24,870	$1,684	$18,726	$579	$2,181	$193,019
1994	$634	$50,107	$6,612	$0	$4,239	$83,387	$193,019
1995	$0	$27,737	$1,720	$15,685	$2,219	$2,227	$148,173
1995	$725	$52,876	$5,359	$0	$4,565	$35,060	$148,173
1996	$0	$27,127	$1,747	$19,023	$2,304	$3,142	$160,443
1996	$710	$63,921	$5,174	$0	$5,943	$31,352	$160,443
1997	$0	$35,604	$1,651	$19,100	$587	$2,921	$190,898
1997	$745	$86,407	$4,962	$0	$5,909	$33,012	$190,898
1998	$0	$44,556	$1,748	$21,790	$827	$3,193	$215,443
1998	$1,488	$92,128	$7,491	$0	$7,164	$35,058	$215,443
1999	$0	$33,246	$2,687	$29,231	$862	$3,095	$222,816
1999	$1,552	$100,863	$6,674	$0	$7,886	$36,720	$222,816
2000	$0	$43,067	$2,500	$31,239	$649	$466	$207,039
2000	$1,444	$59,571	$6,389	$0	$7,886	$53,828	$207,039
2001	$0	$39,931	$2,575	$42,577	$535	$0	$203,172
2001	$1,487	$77,099	$6,083	$0	$10,641	$22,244	$203,172
2002	$0	$40,316	$2,523	$47,135	$1,090	$3,087	$241,850
2002	$1,970	$82,800	$6,719	$0	$12,134	$44,076	$241,850
2003	$0	$50,397	$2,803	$36,762	$629	$8,309	$288,463
2003	$2,256	$127,828	$7,165	$0	$11,628	$40,686	$288,463
2004	$0	$49,609	$2,727	$38,961	$660	$3,283	$272,234
2004	$2,369	$120,990	$7,163	$0	$11,628	$34,844	$272,234
2005	$0	$56,325	$2,393	$32,313	$537	$2,669	$318,221
2005	$1,926	$154,676	$6,572	$0	$10,653	$50,157	$318,221
2006	$0	$58,089	$2,454	$33,287	$551	$2,738	$332,464
2006	$1,976	$167,574	$6,828	$0	$13,020	$45,947	$332,464

Lehigh County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,368

Lehigh County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Lehigh County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	40,153	12.87%
10-19 Years	42,385	13.58%
20-29 Years	35,775	11.46%
30-39 Years	46,464	14.89%
40-49 Years	49,393	15.83%
50-59 Years	36,012	11.54%
60-69 Years	24,590	7.88%
70-79 Years	22,960	7.36%
80-89 Years	11,908	3.82%
90+ Years	2,450	0.79%

Lehigh County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	150,554	48.24%
Female	161,536	51.76%

Lehigh County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	259,811	83.25%
Hispanic/Latino	31,881	10.22%
African-American	9,798	3.14%
Asian	6,488	2.08%
Multiracial	3,382	1.08%
Other Race	331	0.11%
Amerindian	317	0.10%
Pacific Islander	82	0.03%

Lehigh County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	187,219	30.51%
2.	Irish	68,492	11.16%
3.	Italian	51,741	8.43%
4.	Pennsylvania German	38,565	6.29%
5.	English	34,168	5.57%
6.	United States Or American	30,058	4.90%
7.	Polish	28,144	4.59%
8.	Slovak	21,827	3.56%
9.	Dutch	17,478	2.85%
10.	Hungarian	17,262	2.81%

Lehigh County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	497,883	84.75%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	49,209	8.38%
3.	Arabic	6,828	1.16%
4.	German	5,307	0.90%
5.	Other West Germanic	4,153	0.71%
6.	Vietnamese	2,546	0.43%
7.	Chinese	2,506	0.43%
8.	Other Slavic	2,362	0.40%
9.	Italian	1,930	0.33%
10.	French	1,912	0.33%

Lehigh County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	586,028	93.81%
Naturalized immigrant	18,988	3.04%
Not a citizen	19,688	3.15%

Lehigh County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lehigh County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alburtis	Hanover	Salisbury
Allentown	Heidelberg	Schnecksville
Ancient Oaks	Hokendauqua	Slatedale
Bethlehem	Laurys Station	Slatington
Breinigsville	Limeport	South Whitehall
Catasauqua	Lower Macungie	Trexlertown
Center Valley	Lower Milford	Upper Macungie
Coopersburg	Lowhill	Upper Milford
Coplay	Lynn	Upper Saucon
East Texas	Macungie	Washington
Emmaus	Neffs	Weisenberg
Fogelsville	New Tripoli	Whitehall
Fountain Hill	North Whitehall	Zionsville
Fullerton	Old Zionsville
Germansville	Orefield

Lehigh County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

18011	18059	18098
18025	18060	18099
18031	18062	18101
18032	18065	18102
18034	18066	18103
18036	18068	18104
18037	18069	18105
18046	18078	18106
18049	18079	18109
18051	18080	18175
18052	18087	18195
18053	18092

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Allentown (106,632)	Weisenberg (4,144)	East Texas
Salisbury (22,777)	Lynn (3,849)	Washington
Whitehall (21,661)	Lower Milford (3,617)	Breinigsville
South Whitehall (18,028)	Hokendauqua (3,411)	Fogelsville
Lower Macungie (16,059)	Coplay (3,387)	Neffs
Fullerton (14,268)	Ancient Oaks (3,161)	Hanover
Upper Macungie (13,895)	Macungie (3,039)	Limeport
North Whitehall (12,742)	Coopersburg (2,582)	New Tripoli
Heidelberg (11,958)	Alburtis (2,117)	Germansville
Upper Saucon (11,939)	Schnecksville (1,989)	Laurys Station
Emmaus (11,313)	Lowhill (1,869)	Orefield
Upper Milford (6,889)	Center Valley	Old Zionsville
Catasauqua (6,588)	Trexlertown	Slatedale
Fountain Hill (4,614)	Bethlehem
Slatington (4,434)	Zionsville