Pennsylvania · Census place 42472
Lehighton borough, PA
Quick answer
Lehighton borough has 5,268 residents, ranking #253 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $62,083, the median home is worth $198,600 and median gross rent runs $928 a month.
- Population
- 5,268Lehighton borough residents
- Median household income
- $62,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $198,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $928Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lehighton borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lehighton borough median would spend about 17.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 54.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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