Where has Lehigh looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Lehigh | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 378,792 | 380,200 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.8% | — | |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $78,529 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 11.6% | 12.0% | 36 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.2% | 34.0% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.0% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $300,400 | $257,900 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,383 | $1,187 | 82 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.5% | 5.4% | 18 | ||
| Worked from home | 14.0% | 13.8% | 45 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +3.6% |
| Housing units | — | — | +3.1% |
| Median household income | — | — | +27.6% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +49.5% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +28.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +11.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +187.3% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -5.7% |
| Restaurants & bars | 19.7 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 5.3 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 10.1 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 20.5 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 21.9 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.2 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 17.8 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, TN | 84 | 376,192 | — | $76,183 | 37.5% |
| Lane, OR | 83 | 384,207 | — | $71,544 | 34.0% |
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