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Northwestern Lehigh School District

Northwestern Lehigh School District is a unified school district in Pennsylvania with a community population of 14,786. The median household income is $112,757 and the median age is 45.6.

14,786

Population

139

People / sq mi

$112,757

Median Income

45.6

Median Age

Northwestern Lehigh School District covers 107 sq mi of land at 138.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White93.7%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian56.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$112,757

Median Household Income

$56,928

Per Capita Income

1.9%

Poverty Rate

1.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$375,400

Median Home Value

$1,301

Median Rent

87.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

94.9%

High School+

37.6%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Northwestern Lehigh School District serves a community with a population of 14,786 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Pennsylvania.

The median household income in Northwestern Lehigh School District is $112,757, with a per capita income of $56,928. The poverty rate is 1.9%.

Northwestern Lehigh School District is 93.7% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 56.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Northwestern Lehigh School District, 94.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 37.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Northwestern Lehigh School District is $375,400, with a median rent of $1,301. The homeownership rate is 87.6%.

Data for Northwestern Lehigh School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4217850).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.