Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lehigh County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 312,090 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 312,090 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 31,881 10.2%
Male 150,554 48.2%     Mexican 1,549 0.5%
Female 161,536 51.8%     Puerto Rican 21,066 6.7%
          Cuban 415 0.1%
Under 5 years 18,762 6.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 8,851 2.8%
5 to 9 years 21,391 6.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 280,209 89.8%
10 to 14 years 22,064 7.1%     White alone 259,811 83.2%
15 to 19 years 20,321 6.5%        
20 to 24 years 17,339 5.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 39,790 12.7%       Total population 312,090 100.0%
35 to 44 years 51,324 16.4%   In households 301,839 96.7%
45 to 54 years 43,721 14.0%     Householder 121,906 39.1%
55 to 59 years 15,470 5.0%     Spouse 64,558 20.7%
60 to 64 years 12,474 4.0%     Child 88,624 28.4%
65 to 74 years 24,447 7.8%       Own child under 18 years 68,333 21.9%
75 to 84 years 18,253 5.8%     Other relatives 12,524 4.0%
85 years and over 6,734 2.2%       Under 18 years 4,397 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 14,227 4.6%
Median age (years) 38.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 7,347 2.4%
        In group quarters 10,251 3.3%
18 years and over 237,406 76.1%     Institutionalized population 5,980 1.9%
  Male 112,214 36.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,271 1.4%
  Female 125,192 40.1%        
21 years and over 225,928 72.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 56,726 18.2%       Total households 121,906 100.0%
65 years and over 49,434 15.8%   Family households (families) 82,106 67.4%
  Male 19,569 6.3%       With own children under 18 years 37,254 30.6%
  Female 29,865 9.6%     Married couple family 64,558 53.0%
            With own children under 18 years 27,239 22.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 12,780 10.5%
One race 306,382 98.2%       With own children under 18 years 7,459 6.1%
  White 271,590 87.0%   Nonfamily households 39,800 32.6%
  Black or African American 11,097 3.6%     Householder living alone 32,993 27.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 553 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 13,624 11.2%
  Asian 6,552 2.1%        
    Asian Indian 2,137 0.7%   Households with individuals under 18 years 40,090 32.9%
    Chinese 1,382 0.4%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 33,165 27.2%
    Filipino 333 0.1%        
    Japanese 135 0.0%   Average household size 2.48 (X)
    Korean 684 0.2%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 1,444 0.5%        
    Other Asian1 437 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 116 0.0%       Total housing units 128,910 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 16 0.0%   Occupied housing units 121,906 94.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 22 0.0%   Vacant housing units 7,004 5.4%
    Samoan 35 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 398 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 43 0.0%        
  Some other race 16,474 5.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 5,708 1.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 276,444 88.6%       Occupied housing units 121,906 100.0%
Black or African American 13,218 4.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 83,849 68.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,314 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 38,057 31.2%
Asian 7,404 2.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 280 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Some other race 19,459 6.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.13 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.