What kinds of homes are in Lehigh Township (Northampton County), PA?

Lehigh Township (Northampton County), PA has 4,519 (±320) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 154 homes per square mile of land.

82.4% are detached single-family houses.

0.3% are in buildings of two to four units.

0.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on .

Housing units
4,519 (±320)
Detached houses
82.4%
2–4 unit buildings
0.3%
5+ unit buildings
0.0%

Homes in Lehigh Township (Northampton County) by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building typeLehigh Township (Northampton County)Northampton CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Single-family, detached82.4% (±4.2 points)58.1%56.6%61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)3.2% (±2.0 points)20.0%18.8%6.2%
2 units0.3% (±0.4 points)4.3%4.3%3.4%
3 or 4 units0.0% (±0.7 points)4.3%4.0%4.3%
5 to 9 units0.0% (±0.7 points)3.3%3.1%4.5%
10 to 19 units0.0% (±0.7 points)2.4%2.6%4.3%
20 or more units0.0% (±0.7 points)5.2%7.0%10.3%
Mobile home14.2% (±3.8 points)2.5%3.5%5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0.0% (±0.7 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%

In Lehigh Township (Northampton County), the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Northampton County (10.9%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (12.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Lehigh Township (Northampton County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lehigh Township (Northampton County)
PlaceDistanceHomes in buildings of 5 or more unitsCompared with this place
Lehigh Township (Northampton County)—0.0% (±1.2 points)—
Walnutport2.9 mi3.4% (±4.8 points)Not measurably different
Slatington3.6 mi9.0% (±4.4 points)Higher
Lower Towamensing Township4.0 mi0.8% (±3.5 points)Not measurably different
Palmerton4.7 mi21.0% (±9.9 points)Higher
Allen Township4.8 mi6.7% (±4.5 points)Higher
Washington Township (Lehigh County)5.4 mi1.7% (±2.4 points)Not measurably different
Cementon5.5 mi4.1% (±6.7 points)Not measurably different
Egypt5.5 mi0.0% (±5.2 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Slatington, PA (9.0%), Palmerton, PA (21.0%), Allen Township, PA (6.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Northampton County, place by place

RankPlaceHomes in buildings of 5 or more units
29Bushkill Township1.0% (±1.5 points)
30West Easton0.9% (±8.5 points)
31Plainfield Township0.6% (±2.0 points)
32Upper Mount Bethel Township0.4% (±1.7 points)
33 (tie)Glendon0.0% (±33.1 points)
33 (tie)East Allen Township0.0% (±2.6 points)
33 (tie)Lehigh Township (Northampton County)0.0% (±1.2 points)
33 (tie)Lower Mount Bethel Township0.0% (±4.2 points)
33 (tie)Lower Nazareth Township0.0% (±2.1 points)
33 (tie)Moore Township0.0% (±1.6 points)

Showing 10 of 38 places in Northampton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lehigh Township (Northampton County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cherryville.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lehigh Township (Northampton County)

How many homes are in Lehigh Township (Northampton County)?

Lehigh Township (Northampton County), PA has an estimated 4,519 (±320) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Lehigh Township (Northampton County) houses or apartments?

82.4% are detached houses and 3.2% attached houses, while 0.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Lehigh Township (Northampton County)?

0.3% of homes in Lehigh Township (Northampton County) are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lehigh township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:42424, in state:42 county:095).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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