ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Lehighton

In Lehighton, unemployment is 4.2% (2024).

Lehighton (officially Lehighton borough) is a city in the United States. The city had 3 schools in 2026. Lehighton had a population of 5,268 in July 2026. In July 2026, median household income was US$64,651 a year.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population5,262people31 Dec 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,771EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
Median rent941.4EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate4.17%country median 4.6% — 9% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime1,312offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 17% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lehighton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Lehighton.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,019 per month, while the median home value was US$213,600 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 49.7%, and the vacancy rate was 14.4% in July 2026. 55.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Lehighton recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet23Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan24Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,019/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent55.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)14.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,488 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)889.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent941.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official
Recorded property crimes59 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Lehighton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

Try your profile
Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student57%strong on education, weak on work · range 47–67%
Family71%strong on family, weak on cost · range 62–80%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 133 of 5,262 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lehighton is 4.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income64,651 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband80.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription91 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet5.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary3,771 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)1Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,620 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov25Official
Unemployment rate4.17 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official

What does a salary buy in Lehighton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Lehighton median gross pay: €3,771 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,979of €2,950 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,950
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €890
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,979
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Lehighton Salary needed to live in Lehighton

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lehighton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
Open official service
Open the United States service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lehighton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher90.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools3 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents28.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio1 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents51 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,472 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents83.66 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release13Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lehighton when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLehighton highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lehighton highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Lehighton1,312
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,312 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents433.2 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Recorded violent crimes3 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport9 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Average commute time25.03 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work4.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport31 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)ABE3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lehighton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
Open the full United States section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lehighton.

Find courses near Lehighton

Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Lehighton is 6.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202426Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 16.61 · Feb 21.39 · Mar 23.27 · Apr 30.19 · May 30.7 · Jun 33.12 · Jul 37.97 · Aug 37.17 · Sep 35.24 · Oct 31.56 · Nov 24.98 · Dec 19.76 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -24.83 · Feb -25.39 · Mar -20.78 · Apr -6.71 · May -2.95 · Jun 3.64 · Jul 8.12 · Aug 8.56 · Sep 2.3 · Oct -5.97 · Nov -13.89 · Dec -18.59 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -4.21 · Feb -3.24 · Mar 1.41 · Apr 8.15 · May 14.46 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 22.19 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 17.71 · Oct 10.71 · Nov 4.31 · Dec -1.06 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 95.5 · Feb 74.17 · Mar 99.06 · Apr 98.04 · May 108 · Jun 130.8 · Jul 118.1 · Aug 123.4 · Sep 142.2 · Oct 120.1 · Nov 97.79 · Dec 110.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading243.7 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean8.94 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites3 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation1,353 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.34 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature10.56 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature2.11 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area4.2 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)20Official
Foreign-resident share2.52 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents133 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Population density1,252 people/km²31 Dec 2024U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)22Official
Population5,262 people31 Dec 2024U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program22Official
Population covered by crime statistics5,265 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value213,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes49.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate64.12 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad2.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.12 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage74.9 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance8.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher14.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Households with a vehicle available93.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over2,481 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home3.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans79.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Lehighton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Palmerton as a Lehighton alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 1.8% Palmerton vs 4.2% Lehighton−58%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 711 Palmerton vs 1,312 Lehighton−46%
  • Median gross pay, city: €2,779 Palmerton vs €3,771 Lehighton−26%
  • Foreign residents: 3.4% Palmerton vs 2.5% Lehighton+33%
  • Residents: 5,634 Palmerton vs 5,262 Lehighton+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,620 Palmerton vs €3,620 Lehightonsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Palmerton vs 6.6 µg/m³ Lehightonsame level
Full comparisonMore about Palmerton

Plainfield as a Lehighton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1047 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,312 Lehighton−44%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 (2024) Plainfield vs €3,771 (2020) Lehightonno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,620 Lehighton+12%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.6 µg/m³ Lehighton+18%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% (2020) Plainfield vs 2.5% (2024) Lehightonno percentage
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Lehighton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Palmerton 9.0 km away
Rent
860.1 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,779 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Tamaqua 18.6 km away
Rent
920.2 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,714 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Lehighton, nearest in population first.

All United States cities
East Port Orchard5,262 residentsShelley5,262 residentsAyden5,263 residentsTipton5,263 residentsFloral City5,261 residentsLouisburg5,266 residents

How does Lehighton compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Lehighton's.

Open the full comparison

Put Lehighton's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Lehighton?

The median gross salary is 3,620 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Lehighton?

The unemployment rate is 4.17 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Lehighton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.6 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Lehighton?

Police recorded 1,312 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Lehighton?

The published population is 5,262 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Lehighton?

133 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Lehighton a good place to live?

Lehighton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Lehighton?

Palmerton, Tamaqua are near Lehighton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lehighton, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 69c774ba1656a9a885dfc102f39d7031]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lehighton-borough/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lehighton-united-states-population-rent-salary-jobs_5f046018533c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lehighton, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {69c774ba1656a9a885dfc102f39d7031},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lehighton-borough/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Lehighton, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lehighton-borough/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 69c774ba1656a9a885dfc102f39d7031; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  5. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  6. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  7. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  8. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  9. EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
  10. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
Show 16 more sources
  1. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  2. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  3. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  10. U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  11. U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
  12. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  13. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  14. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  15. www.bls.gov bls.gov · checked 2026-08-27
  16. EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.