Lehighton Pennsylvania Real Estate
Lehighton, Pennsylvania, is located in Carbon County, 20 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 65 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lehighton has a population of 5,537.
Lehighton Homes
Lehighton properties pool is 2,362 residential properties including Lehighton new homes. Median age of real estate in Lehighton is 1939. Average Household size is 2.87 people. 0% are one bedroom homes, 24% are 2 bedroom homes, 65% are 3 bedroom homes, 8% are 4 bedroom homes, and 2% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Lehighton Mortgage Statistics
Lehighton mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Lehighton |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
44% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
56% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
38% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
18% |
16% |
Lehighton Area Real Estate Tax
Lehighton Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,116 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 35,673. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Lehighton School District: Children make up 22.6% of Lehighton population. Lehighton has 1,249 under 18 years old residents, or 0.56 kids per one worker, or 0.53 kids per one household.
Lehighton Real Estate & Lehighton Homeownership
There are 755.84 or 32% one person households, 803.08 or 34% two person households, and 401.54 or 17% three person households in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Median residents age is 40.1, Senior citizens (65+) make up 1,171 or 21.1%% of Lehighton population.
There are 2,224 workers (over 16 years of age) in Lehighton. Of these, 87.9% drive to work. Approximately 0% of workers in Lehighton take public transportation. An estimated 10.97% walk to work.
Median Lehighton homeowner's housing expences are 20.1%
Crime in Lehighton (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Lehighton |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
21.67 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
1.81 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
12.64 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
258.26 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
36.12 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
202.28 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
19.87 |
43.3 |
Invest in Lehighton Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Lehighton Pennsylvania area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Lehighton |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Allentown, Pennsylvania |
- |
| Near Large City |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
- |
| Lehighton Zip Codes |
18235 |
- |
| Lehighton Area Codes |
610 |
- |
| White population |
98.32% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.34% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.45% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.05% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
0.67% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 35,673% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
13.98% |
12.4% |
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