LEHIGH VALLEY PROFILE & TRENDS
2013 EDITION
LEHIGH VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 2013
LEHIGH VALLEY PROFILE AND TRENDS
2013 EDITION
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
May 2013
LEHIGH VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION
Matthew Glennon, Chair Kent H. Herman, Vice Chair Liesel Dreisbach, Treasurer
Norman E. Blatt, Jr., Esq. Robert A. Lammi Christen T. Borso Kevin Lott Becky Bradley (Alternate) Ross Marcus (Alternate) John B. Callahan Kenneth M. McClain Gordon Campbell Christina V. Morgan John Cusick Thomas J. Nolan John N. Diacogiannis Sara Pandl Percy H. Dougherty Salvatore J. Panto, Jr. Karen Duerholz Edward Pawlowski Charles W. Elliott, Esq. Pamela Pearson Charles L. Fraust Stephen Repasch George F. Gemmel Michael Reph Steven L. Glickman Virginia Savage (Alternate) Armand V. Greco Lisa Scheller William H. Hansell Peter G. Schweyer Michael C. Hefele (Alternate) John Stoffa Darlene Heller (Alternate) Seth V. Vaughn Benjamin F. Howells, Jr. Elinor H. Warner Edward D. Hozza, Jr. Donna Wright
LEHIGH VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF
Michael N. Kaiser, AICP Executive Director Geoffrey A. Reese, P.E. Assistant Director Joseph L. Gurinko, AICP Chief Transportation Planner * David P. Berryman Chief Planner David E. Manhardt, AICP GIS Manager * Lynette E. Romig Senior GIS Analyst * Ngozi Obi Senior Community Planner ** Susan L. Rockwell Senior Environmental Planner Michael S. Donchez Senior Transportation Planner * Teresa Mackey Senior Planner Travis I. Bartholomew, P.E. Senior Engineer * Chris J. Mukkadan Transportation Planner Joshua Spano Community Planner Anne L. Esser, MBA Administrative Assistant * Alice J. Lipe Senior Planning Technician Kathleen M. Sauerzopf Secretary
**Project Planner *Staff for this report
May 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
PREFACE ...... i
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY ...... 1
CHAPTER 2 - DEMOGRAPHICS ...... 17
CHAPTER 3 - THE ECONOMY ...... 31
CHAPTER 4 - LAND DEVELOPMENT ...... 47
CHAPTER 5 - UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION...... 93
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Local Climatological Data ...... 5
2 Properties and Districts on the National Register of Historic Places ...... 10
3 Development Ordinances and Regulations Adopted by Municipalities ...... 13
4 Lehigh and Northampton County 2013 Millage Rates ...... 15
5 County Population Trends...... 18
6 The Offi cial LVPC Population Forecast for Lehigh and Northampton Counties: 2000-2040 ...... 18
7 Projected Population Change for Lehigh and Northampton Counties: 2000-2040 ...... 18
8 Offi cial Forecast of Population by Age and Sex: 2010-2040 ...... 20
9 Selected Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin Characteristics - 2010 ...... 22
-i- LIST OF TABLES (cont’d) Table Page
10 U.S. Census Population Count: 2000 and 2010 ...... 23
11 Municipal Population Densities: 2000 and 2010 ...... 24
12 History and Offi cial Forecast of Population by Municipality ...... 25
13 Births by Municipality: 2002-2011 ...... 26
14 Deaths by Municipality: 2002-2011 ...... 27
15 Public School Enrollment ...... 29
16 Lehigh and Northampton Counties Public and Nonpublic School Enrollment ...... 29
17 Selected Population and Income Data for School Districts in Lehigh and Northampton Counties ...... 30
18 Lehigh and Northampton Counties Higher Education Enrollment - 2012 ...... 30
19 Lehigh Valley Employment - 2012 ...... 33
20 Lehigh Valley Unemployment Trends: 2003-2012 ...... 33
21 Employment by Industry Group - 2011 ...... 34
22 Per Capita Personal Income and Average Earnings Per Job ...... 34
23 Largest Employers (Non-Governmental)...... 35
24 History and Forecast of Employment Lehigh Valley 2001-2040 ...... 36
25 History and Forecast of Employment by Occupation Lehigh Valley 2001-2040 ...... 37
26 Employment Forecasts for Lehigh County 2010-2040 ...... 38
27 Employment Forecasts for Northampton County 2010-2040 ...... 39
28 Municipal Employment Forecasts 2010-2040 ...... 40
29 Labor Force: 2001-2040 ...... 41
-ii- LIST OF TABLES (cont’d)
Table Page
30 Income and Poverty Status 2007-2011 ...... 42
31 Consumer Price Index ...... 43
32 Economic Development Resources ...... 44
33 Estimated Existing Land Use - 2010 ...... 48
34 Housing Stock Trends: 2000-2010...... 49
35 Housing Tenure: 2000-2010 ...... 50
36 Subdivision Activity - 2012 ...... 51
37 New Housing Unit Permits Issued by Municipality ...... 55
38 Household History and Forecasts by County: 2000-2040 ...... 56
39 Selected Housing Characteristics - 2010 ...... 56
40 Household History and Forecasts by Municipality: 2000-2040 ...... 57
41 Major Subdivisions (500 Units or More) ...... 58
42 Major Apartment Complexes (200 Units or More) ...... 60
43 Publicly and Privately Assisted Housing (75 Units or More) ...... 62
44 Active Adult Communities ...... 64
45 Major Shopping Areas (75,000 Square Feet or More) - Lehigh County ...... 66
46 Major Shopping Areas (75,000 Square Feet or More) - Northampton County ...... 68
47 Proposed Shopping Centers (25,000 Square Feet or More) ...... 70
48 Industrial/Business Parks (75 Acres or More) ...... 72
49 Largest Manufacturers ...... 74
-iii- LIST OF TABLES (cont’d)
Table Page
50 Major Offi ce Buildings (75,000 Square Feet or More) ...... 76
51 Major Government Buildings, Schools, Hospitals, Airports ...... 78
52 Major Parks and Outdoor Recreation Sites ...... 80
53 Golf Courses ...... 82
54 Major Educational/Cultural Facilities ...... 84
55 Major Hotels/Motels (50 Units or More) ...... 86
56 Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchases ...... 88
57 Public Sewage Treatment Plants ...... 95
58 Passenger Car Registrations: 2003-2012 ...... 100
59 Licensed Drivers: 2003-2012 ...... 100
60 Utilization of the Lehigh Valley International Airport: 2006-2012 ...... 100
61 Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANta) - Total Passenger Trips: 1995-2012 ...... 101
62 LANtaVan Ridership: 1995-2012 ...... 101
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
1 Surface Terrain ...... 4
2 Steep Slope and Carbonate Bedrock ...... 6
3 Woodlands and Major Streams ...... 7
4 Stream Quality ...... 8
5 Map of Lehigh Valley ...... 12 -iv- LIST OF FIGURES (cont’d)
Figure Page
6 Typical Land Subdivision Review Process ...... 14
7 The Offi cial LVPC Population Forecast for Lehigh and Northampton Counties ...... 19
8 School Districts — Lehigh and Northampton Counties ...... 28
9 Unemployment Trends: 2003-2012 ...... 32
10 Age Distribution — Lehigh Valley Labor Force % in Each Age Category ...... 41
11 Subdivision and Land Development — Number of Plans 2003-2012 Lehigh and Northampton Counties ...... 52
12 Number of Lots Approved: 2003-2012 ...... 53
13 Comparison of Regional Unemployment Rate to Subdivision Activity 1973-2012 ...... 54
14 Major Subdivisions (500 Units or More) ...... 59
15 Major Apartment Complexes (200 Units or More) ...... 61
16 Publicly and Privately Assisted Housing (75 Units or More) ...... 63
17 Active Adult Communities ...... 65
18 Major Shopping Areas — Lehigh County (75,000 Square Feet or More) ...... 67
19 Major Shopping Areas — Northampton County (75,000 Square Feet or More) ...... 69
20 Proposed Shopping Centers (25,000 Square Feet or More) ...... 71
21 Industrial/Business Parks (75 Acres or More) ...... 73
22 Largest Manufacturers ...... 75
23 Major Offi ce Buildings (75,000 Square Feet or More) ...... 77
24 Major Government Buildings, Schools, Hospitals, Airports ...... 79
-v- LIST OF FIGURES (cont’d)
Figure Page
25 Major Parks and Outdoor Recreation Sites ...... 81
26 Golf Courses ...... 83
27 Major Educational/Cultural Facilities ...... 85
28 Major Hotels/Motels (50 Units or More) ...... 87
29 Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchases ...... 89
30 Signifi cant Natural Areas — Lehigh County ...... 90
31 Signifi cant Natural Areas — Northampton County ...... 91
32 Public Sanitary Sewer Service ...... 94
33 Community Water Supply Service ...... 96
34 Stormwater Management Plans ...... 97
35 Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffi c for Major Highways in the Lehigh Valley ...... 98
36 Congested Corridors — 2030 ...... 99
37 Transportation Facilities ...... 102
-vi- PREFACE
This report provides a compilation of statistics and graphics which summarize existing conditions and past and projected trends in the “Lehigh Valley” (Lehigh and Northampton counties). It is designed for use by planners, public offi cials, private organizations and individuals interested in growth and development in the Lehigh Valley. The topics of the data chapters are: Introduc- tion to the Lehigh Valley, Demographics, The Economy, Land Development, and Utilities and Transportation.
In April 2012, the LVPC updated the county population forecasts through 2040 based on 2010 Census population fi gures. Municipal population forecasts were updated in January 2013. Lehigh and Northampton County household forecasts through 2040 were also updated in 2012 based on 2010 Census household fi gures. Municipal household forecasts were updated in April 2013. Employment and Labor Force forecasts through 2040 were updated in November 2012 for both counties. Municipal employment forecasts were updated in March 2013.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission publishes numerous informational, analytical and policy-oriented planning reports which address subjects such as: demographics, land use planning, community facilities and utilities, transportation, recreation/natural features and the environment. For more details, refer to the listing, Maps and Publications for Sale by LVPC. To obtain a copy, contact the LVPC offi ces (610) 264-4544 or our website at http://www.lvpc. org. The e-mail address is [email protected].
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission address is: 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 310, Allentown, PA 18109. A location map for fi nding the Commission’s offi ce can be found on page viii.
-vii- -viii- Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY
Note: Refer to the following LVPC publications for more information on this subject:
• Comprehensive Plan The Lehigh Valley … 2030
• History of the Lehigh Valley Region - 1963
-1- -2- REGIONAL SETTING
The counties of Lehigh and Northampton, together comprised of 726 square miles, are located in the central eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The region, referred to as the Lehigh Valley, is bounded on the north by the Blue Mountain, on the east by the Delaware River and on the south by the Lehigh Mountain Range, known as South Mountain. To the west, the plain breaks into low, rolling hills which rise to form a divide between lands drained by the Lehigh and Schuylkill rivers. The region is located within 300 miles of all the large, metropolitan areas of the Eastern United States (see map on front cover) and is particularly accessible to Philadelphia and New York City.
The two counties form the core of a metropolitan area defi ned by the Bureau of the Census as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metropolitan Statistical Area (ABE MSA). Carbon County is also part of the MSA. The Lehigh-Northampton county area contains 3 cities (Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton), 27 boroughs and 32 townships.
NATURAL FEATURES
Two major rivers fl ow through the region, the Lehigh and the Delaware. The Coplay, Jordan and Little Lehigh creeks in the west, the Saucon Creek in the south, and the Monocacy, Bushkill and Martins creeks in the north, all drain into the Lehigh or Delaware rivers.
The topography ranges from elevated regions along the northern edge of the area and along a line just south of the three cities to the relatively fl at, undulating terrain of the central portion of the Lehigh Valley. Elevations vary from 200 feet above mean sea level (MSL) along some parts of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers to greater than 1,695 feet MSL on the Blue Mountain and 1,042 feet MSL on South Mountain. Figure 1 shows the surface terrain of the region.
The area enjoys a moderate climate, with an annual average temperature of about 51 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures are rarely above 100 degrees or below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is generally ample and dependable; destructive storms seldom occur. The growing season is 170 to 185 days. More data on the climate of the Lehigh Valley can be found in Table 1.
Figure 2 shows the general location of slopes of 15% and over. The largest areas of steep slope are found on the Blue Mountain and South Mountain. Carbonate geology (limestone) underlies nearly all of the areas where urban development has taken place.
Figure 3 shows major wooded areas and major streams. The largest woodlands are found where steep slopes occur. Figure 4 shows the quality of the streams in the Lehigh Valley as classifi ed by the Penn- sylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
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TABLE 1 Allentown, PA LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA* 43 48 53 46 53 62 57 61 58 57 49 45 53 10.0 10.3 10.8 10.3 9.0 8.1 7.2 6.8 7.3 8.0 8.9 9.5 8.9 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year 1 2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1998-2009 1950-2009 PRECIPITATION (inches) Water Equivalent NormalWIND (mean speed in mph) 3.03 2.70 3.39 3.56 4.14 4.31 4.95 3.69 4.62 3.88 3.50 3.58 45.35 TEMPERATURE (°F) Normals Daily Maximum Daily Minimum MonthlyNORMAL DEGREE DAYS Heating (base 65° F) 36.0 Cooling (base 65° F) 19.5 39.8% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 21.7 49.4 1,155 28.8 27.8 61.3 959 0 38.5 30.7 71.5 803*1981-2010 except where noted 48.3 39.1 80.1 0 458 58.1 49.9 84.2 <0.5Source: 198 62.7 59.9 82.4 60.9 5 69.1 74.9 33 52.9 73.4 63.6 40 3 41.3 71.7 52.5 155 32.9 63.9 40.5 8 265 24.0 52.5 61.4 104 214 40.9 42.7 396 32.3 71 669 51.2 1,015 7 5,800 <0.5 0 757 1 2
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HISTORY
The fi rst European emigrants to colonize the region were Germans who settled in the southern part of the Lehigh Valley during the early 1700s. By 1748, the townships of Upper Milford, Upper Saucon, Lower Saucon, Upper Macungie, Williams, Mount Bethel (now divided into Upper and Lower), and Allen had been established. The Moravians arrived in 1740 and established Nazareth as an agricultural community and Bethlehem as a manufacturing center. In 1752, Northampton County was established by proprietors of William Penn’s land grant. At that time Northampton County included the area that is now Lehigh County. Easton was established as the county seat and as a commercial center. In 1762, William Allen founded what was to become Allentown. The period from 1763 to 1830 was one of agricultural activity, during which Allentown and Easton began to rival Bethlehem as trade centers. Agriculture was the nearly exclusive economic force because of isolation of the region from the rest of the country. In 1812, Lehigh County was created with the borders that exist today. By 1830, there were 18 townships and about 30 villages in the Lehigh Valley.
Transportation improved by 1829, with the construction of the Lehigh Canal and the building of sev- eral bridges across the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. The exploitation of the coal resources north of the region, enabled by the completion of the Lehigh Canal, and mining and quarrying of other mineral resources (zinc, slate and limestone) were growing industries of the mid-1800s. Processing of these raw materials, especially steel and cement making, also became major industrial activity. The opening of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in 1855 stimulated industrial growth and urbanization. By 1890, the region was made up of 30 townships, 21 boroughs and two cities (Bethlehem was still a borough). Bethlehem was offi cially created in 1917.
After 1890, the national prominence of the region’s steel and cement industries drew a large labor force which made the area attractive to other industries such as production of silk, textiles and clothing. The slate and cement industries grew to high points and then declined due to technological changes, popula- tion shifts, and transportation advances. Modernization in transportation and public utilities boosted the new economic activities. The railroads expanded in the 1890 to 1930 period as the canals and canal boat service declined. By 1930, Bethlehem Steel was the second largest steel producer in the United States. First the electric trolley (1865-1930) and then private automobiles (post-1920) encouraged the development of commercial and residential areas outside the cities. Other factors spurring the post- World War II suburbanization of the region were highway improvements, large tracts of available and affordable land, and the demand for larger homes to accommodate “baby boom” generation families. Suburban shopping centers were fi rst built in the late 1950s. During the 1970s, industrial building expanded in the suburban areas. The stabilization or slow decline of population began in older parts of the region (the cities and boroughs). The 1980s were a period of expansion in suburban shopping centers and industrial parks and declines in manufacturing in the cities. The completion of Interstate 78 through the region in 1989 eased commutation and promoted economic development.
Table 2 contains the names of the historic features in Lehigh and Northampton counties that have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
-9- TABLE 2 PROPERTIES AND DISTRICTS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES LEHIGH COUNTY MUNICIPALITY NAME ADDRESS YEAR LISTED Alburtis George F. Schlicher Hotel 105-107 S. Main St. 1992 Lock Ridge Furnace Complex Franklin & Church sts. 1981 Allentown Albertus L. Meyers Bridge 8th St. - over Little Lehigh Creek 1988 Allentown Masonic Temple 1528-1552 Linden St. 2004 Allentown National Bank Building 13-17 N. 7th St. 2005 Americus Hotel 541 Hamilton St. 1984 Bogert Covered Bridge Park Dr. (E. of Oxford Dr.) 1980 Dime Savings & Trust Company 12 N. 7th St. 1985 Gauff-Roth House 427-443 Auburn St. 1985 High German Evangelical Reformed Church 620 Hamilton St. 1983 Hotel Sterling 343-345 Hamilton St. 1984 Neuweiler Brewery 401 N. Front St. 1980 Old Lehigh County Courthouse 5th & Hamilton sts. 1981 Trout Hall 414 Walnut St. 1978 Zollinger-Harned Co. Building 605-613 Hamilton Mall 1979 Bethlehem Bethlehem Armory 301 Prospect St. 1991 Burnside Plantation S. of Eaton Ave. 1990 Martin Tower 1170 8th Ave. 2010 Mt. Airy Historic District Prospect Ave. between 15th & 8th Ave. 1988 Catasauqua Biery's Port Historic District bounded by Race, Canal, Mulberry & 2nd sts. 1984 Catasauqua Residential Historic District Pine St. area 1984 George Taylor House 35 S. Front St. 1971 Coopersburg Coopersburg Historic District Main St. to PA 309 1982 Linden Grove Pavilion Linden & S. Main sts. 1979 Coplay Coplay Cement Co. Kilns N. 2nd St. 1980 Emmaus Jacob Ehrenhardt Jr. House 55 S. Keystone Ave. 2003 The Shelter House S. 4th & Fairview sts. 1978 Fountain Hill Lehigh Valley Silk Mills Seneca & Clewell sts. 1993 Heidelberg Bridge SR 4028 - over branch of Jordan Creek 1988 Lower Macungie Rodale Organic Gardening Experimental Farm 2056 Minesite Road 1999 Lower Milford Dillingersville Union School & Church corner of Zionsville Rd. & Schoolhouse Ln. 1979 Lowhill Frantz's Bridge SR 4025 - over Jordan Creek 1988 Lynn Frederick Leaser Farm 7654 Leaser Rd. 2004 Macungie Valentine Weaver House 146 S. Church St. 1984 North Whitehall Geiger Covered Bridge Old Packhouse Rd. 1984 Rex Covered Bridge Jordan Rd., west of Kernsville 1980 Schlicher's Bridge Game Preserve Rd. 1980 Salisbury Kemmerer House (Iron Gate) 3 Iroquois St. 1977 Slatington Fireman's Drinking Fountain 500 block, Main St. 1981 Slatington Historic District 2004 South Whitehall Dorneyville Crossroad Settlement Hamilton Blvd. & Cedar Crest Blvd. 1977 Haines Mill Lower Main Blvd. 1981 Manasses Guth Covered Bridge Lapp Rd. 1980 Wehr Covered Bridge Wehr Mill Rd. 1980 Upper Saucon Centennial Bridge SR 2030, Station Ave., over Saucon Creek 1988 Washington Vigilant Fire Company's Firemen's Monument 2880 Cemetery St. 2004 Whitehall Cold Spring Bridge SR1027, 2nd St., over Spring Creek 1988 Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex 1101 3rd St. 1986 Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill Mickley & Lehnert rds. 1977 Troxell-Steckel House 4229 Reliance St. 1980 multiple Lehigh Canal Catasauqua through Bethlehem 1979
-10- TABLE 2 (cont.) PROPERTIES AND DISTRICTS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MUNICIPALITY NAME ADDRESS YEAR LISTED Allen Kreidersville Covered Bridge T473, East of SR 4003 1980 Bangor Bridge SR1033, over Martin's Creek 1988 Real Estate Building 2-8 N. Main St. 1986 Bath Daniel Steckel House 207 W. Northampton St. 1982 Bethlehem Bethlehem Silk Mill 238 W. Goepp St. 2005 Bethlehem Steel Lehigh Plant No. 2/Merchant Mill No. 2 11 W. 2nd St. 2004 Central Bethlehem Historic District Center City area 1972 Elmwood Park Historic District Dellwood St., Hawthorne Rd. 1988 Fountain Hill Historic District bounded by Brighton, Wyandotte, W. Fourth & 1988 Seminole sts., & Delaware Ave. Gemeinhaus-De Schweinitz Residence 66 W. Church St. 1975 Gristmiller's House 459 Old York Rd. 1973 Illick's Mill 130 Illick's Mill Rd. 2005 Lehigh Valley Railroad Headquarters Bldg. 425 Brighton St. 1984 Moravian Sun Inn 564 Main St. 1973 Old Waterworks Moravian Industrial Area 1972 Packer Memorial Chapel Packer Ave. - Lehigh University 1979 Pembroke Village Historic District Pembroke Village area 1988 South Bethlehem Downtown Historic District Wyandotte, 3rd, Columbia, Hayes & Morton sts. 2006 The Tannery Moravian Industrial Area 1972 Bushkill Jacobsburg Historic District Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center 1977 Easton Chain Bridge (ruins) Hugh Moore Park 1974 College Hill Residential Historic District Delaware Ave., Fairfield Ave., Tanglewood Ave. 1991 Easton Cemetery 401 N. 7th St. 1990 Easton Historic District Center City area 1983 Easton House 167-169 Northampton St. 1980 Herman Simon House 41 N. 3rd St. 1980 Jacob Mixsell House 101 S. 4th St. 1980 Jacob Nicholas House (Little Stone House) 458 Ferry St. 1976 Parsons-Taylor House 4th & Ferry sts. 1980 State Theatre 453 Northampton St. 1982 William Jacob Heller House 501 Mixsell St. 1982 Zeta Psi Fraternity House 49 S. College Dr. 2001 Lower Saucon Ehrhart's Mill Complex Historic District Old Mill Rd., Bingen 1987 Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse 4216 Countryside Ln. 2008 Michael & Margaret Heller House 1892 Friedensville Rd. 2010 Nazareth McCollum & Post Silk Mill 368 Madison Ave. 2005 Nazareth Hall Tract Zinzendorf Square 1980 Nazareth Historic District Center, S. Spruce, Belvidere, Mauch Chunk sts. 1988 Whitefield House & Gray Cottage 214 E. Center St. 1980 Palmer Seipsville Hotel 2912 Old Nazareth Rd. 1977 Pen Argyl Weona Park Carousel Rt. 512, Weona Park 1999 Portland County Bridge #36 SR1039, T611 - over Jacoby Creek 1988 Williams Bridge in Williams Township SR2003 - over Fry's Run 1988 Coffeetown Grist Mill Coffeetown & Kressman rds. 1977 Isaac Stout House 50 Durham Rd. 2004 Jacob Arndt House and Barn 910 Raubsville Rd. 2005 multiple Delaware Division of Pennsylvania Canal Easton to Bucks County 1974 multiple Lehigh Canal Walnutport through Easton 1979 Source: Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation, April 2013.
-11- GOVERNMENT
The Pennsylvania Constitution provides that the State Legislature classify local governments according to population size. Lehigh and Northampton counties are each Third Class Pennsylvania counties, as their population according to the 2000 U.S. Census was in the 250,000 to 500,000 range. Both coun- ties adopted Home Rule charters in 1978, which provide for nine-member elected legislative bodies and elected county executives.
The two counties contain 62 incorporated municipalities (see Figure 5). There are 25 in Lehigh County and 38 in Northampton County (the City of Bethlehem lies within both counties). There are a total of 3 cities, 27 boroughs and 32 townships. The 3 cities are classifi ed as third class cities as defi ned by the state of Pennsylvania based on their populations. Third class cities have populations below 250,000. The 32 townships are classifi ed as either fi rst class or second class townships. In the Lehigh Valley, there are only 5 townships classifi ed as fi rst class. They are Lower Macungie, Salisbury, South Whitehall, Whitehall and Bethlehem townships. In November 2007, Lower Macungie Township residents voted to change from a second class to fi rst class township. Other forms of local government in the Lehigh Valley are the 17 school districts and various county or other authorities with specifi c public purposes.
-12- TABLE 3 DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY MUNICIPALITIES (as of April 2013) Comprehensive Plan Zoning Ordinance Subdivision Regulations Municipality First Adopted Latest Revision First Adopted Latest Revision First Adopted Latest Revision LEHIGH COUNTY Alburtis 1974 2005 1961 1991 1960 1976 Allentown 1945 2009 1948 2010 1924 1987 Bethlehem* Catasauqua 1963 1999 1962 2004 1962 1973 Coopersburg — — 1961 2005 1957 2007 Coplay 2010 — 1969 2012 1982 — Emmaus 1957 2005 1957 2005 1956 1976 Fountain Hill 1977 2007 1948 2008 1974 1995 Hanover Twp 1964 1995 1963 1996 1961 1978 Heidelberg Twp 1971 2005 1972 2010 1971 2010 Lower Macungie Twp 1972 2005 1961 1998 1965 1998 Lower Milford Twp 1968 2005 1967 2009 1964 2012 Lowhill Twp 1971 2005 1972 — 1971 — Lynn Twp 1968 2005 1968 1982 1968 1980 Macungie 1966 2005 1966 2001 1964 2008 North Whitehall Twp 1969 2009 1969 2002 1964 1999 Salisbury Twp 1969 2012 1960 1993 1960 1997 Slatington 1981 2005 1982 1988 — — South Whitehall Twp 1969 2009 1962 2010 1968 2010 Upper Macungie Twp 1972 2007 1961 1994 1964 2011 Upper Milford Twp 1963 2005 1963 2010 1962 2010 Upper Saucon Twp 1971 1985 1959 2009 1963 2011 Washington Twp 1964 2005 1968 2009 1963 2010 Weisenberg Twp 1971 2005 1972 1993 1971 2000 Whitehall Twp 1972 2005 1962 2006 1968 1999 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY Allen Twp 1969 1999 1969 2000 1968 2001 Bangor 1968 2005 1967 1992 1968 — Bath 1978 2006 1978 2011 1976 2011 Bethlehem 1960 2009 1926 2012 1975 1975 Bethlehem Twp 1964 2004 1962 1997 1960 1989 Bushkill Twp 1967 2006 1966 2012 1973 1994 Chapman 2006 — — — — — East Allen Twp 1970 2009 1970 1983 1971 1984 East Bangor 2006 — 2005 — 2009 — Easton 1913 1997 1928 2007 1946 2007 Forks Twp 1968 2010 1956 2006 1962 2007 Freemansburg 1969 — 1950 2009 2009 — Glendon — — 1950 1987 — — Hanover Twp 1972 2004 1963 1978 1963 1973 Hellertown 1969 2009 1968 2002 1969 1986 Lehigh Twp 1968 1999 1968 2002 1968 1980 Lower Mt Bethel Twp 1971 2007 1972 — 1971 1990 Lower Nazareth Twp 1962 2006 1966 2001 1963 2005 Lower Saucon Twp 1964 2009 1963 2002 1958 2003 Moore Twp 1973 2006 1973 2011 1965 2005 Nazareth 1969 2006 1969 1988 1986 1989 Northampton 1972 2005 1960 1999 1974 1993 North Catasauqua — — 1955 1995 1996 — Palmer Twp 1963 2003 1950 2002 1955 2002 Pen Argyl 1968 2004 1969 1997 1969 2007 Plainfield Twp 1971 2004 1971 1993 1959 1991 Portland 1966 — 1966 — 1973 — Roseto 1982 2005 1984 — 1979 1995 Stockertown 1972 2010 1973 2005 1970 2002 Tatamy 1965 2006 1964 1991 1964 1992 Upper Mt Bethel Twp 1967 2001 1977 2004 1973 2001 Upper Nazareth Twp 1968 2006 1969 2007 1967 2005 Walnutport 1975 2008 1977 2008 2004 — Washington Twp 1969 2006 1979 1997 1973 1995 West Easton — — 1952 1992 — — Williams Twp 1969 2000 1957 1990 1969 1997 Wilson 1962 — 1959 1994 1975 1995 Wind Gap 1968 2004 1968 1993 1968 2004 *Bethlehem City information is listed under Northampton County. Note: Includes recodifications Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
-13- FIGURE 6 TYPICAL LAND SUBDIVISION REVIEW PROCESS
Consult with Secretary, Zoning Officer, Codes Admin- Step 1 istrator or similar official at municipal office APPLICATION
Step 2 Prepare and submit Sketch or Feas bility Plan for re- SKETCH PLAN view and comment by Municipal Planning Commission (Optional)
Step 3 Based on comments from Planning Commission, PRELIMINARY PLAN prepare Preliminary Plan
Preliminary Plan and application materials submitted to Step 4 Designated Municipal Official
Plan acceptance by municipality following Step 5 completeness review.
Plans and/or materials transmitted by Municipality (or Step 6 Applicant) to:
Sewer and PennDOT* PA DEP/Sewage Lehigh Valley County Soil Municipal Zoning Water Service (Access to Enforcement Planning Conservation Engineer Officer Providers State Road) Officer* Commission District
Plans and comments received are reviewed by Step 7 Planning Commission at Public Meeting
Recommendation for action to Municipal Governing Step 8 Body (Council, Supervisors, etc.)
Step 9 Plan approved by Governing Body Plan rejected by body
Step 10 Prepare Final Plan for submission Prepare revised plan FINAL PLAN Repeat Steps 4-8 with Final Plan; Proceed with Step 11 Proceed to Step 4
Step 11 Prior to Final Plan approval, Developer must install FINAL PLAN improvements or post bond with agreement to install IMPROVEMENTS after approval
Step 12 Plan approved by Governing Body
Step 13 Finally approved plan signed by Municipal Officials, PLAN SIGNATURE then LVPC
Step 14 Developer presents plans for recording at County RECORDING Recorder of Deeds Office
Step 15 Developer proceeds with sales and construction
*Appropriate approvals/permits must be sought from PennDOT, DEP, and/or SEO, depending upon nature of subdivision and land development.
-14- TABLE 4 LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 2013 MILLAGE RATES Municipality Municipal School1 Total Mills2 LEHIGH COUNTY Alburtis 3 08 16 06 22 93 Allentown (land - Allentown S D ) 18 46 16 56 38 81 Allentown (buildings - Allentown S D ) 3 49 16 56 23 84 Allentown (land - Parkland S D ) 18 46 13 45 35 70 Allentown (buildings - Parkland S D ) 3 49 13 45 20 73 Bethlehem (part) 5 02 14 84 23 65 Catasauqua 4 57 16 44 24 80 Coopersburg 5 40 15 18 24 37 Coplay 3 71 14 51 22 01 Emmaus 4 33 16 06 24 18 Fountain Hill 5 11 14 84 23 74 Hanover Twp 0 08 16 44 20 31 Heidelberg Twp 0 68 15 96 20 43 Lower Macungie Twp 0 00 16 06 19 85 Lower Milford Twp 1 02 15 18 19 99 Lowhill Twp 0 66 15 96 20 42 Lynn Twp 0 20 15 96 19 95 Macungie 2 50 16 06 22 35 North Whitehall Twp 0 50 13 45 17 74 Salisbury Twp 1 42 16 49 21 70 Slatington 5 00 19 74 28 53 South Whitehall Twp 1 65 13 45 18 89 Upper Macungie Twp 0 64 13 45 17 88 Upper Milford Twp 0 17 16 06 20 02 Upper Saucon Twp 1 37 15 18 20 34 Washington Twp 0 30 19 74 23 83 Weisenberg Twp 0 56 15 96 20 31 Whitehall Twp 2 80 14 51 21 10 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY Allen Twp 5 00 46 65 62 45 Bangor 14 00 50 57 75 37 Bath 13 50 46 65 70 95 Bethlehem (part) 15 89 47 09 73 38 Bethlehem Twp 5 99 47 09 63 88 Bushkill Twp 6 50 48 55 65 85 Chapman 4 00 46 65 61 45 East Allen Twp 6 50 46 55 63 85 East Bangor 11 72 50 57 73 09 Easton 24 95 54 46 90 21 Forks Twp 5 60 54 46 70 86 Freemansburg 14 26 47 09 72 15 Glendon 11 50 50 40 72 70 Hanover Twp 3 90 47 09 61 79 Hellertown 18 75 51 74 81 29 Lehigh Twp 5 20 46 65 62 65 Lower Mt Bethel Twp (Easton S D ) 4 60 54 46 69 86 Lower Mt Bethel Twp (Bangor S D ) 4 60 50 57 65 97 Lower Nazareth Twp 4 15 48 55 63 50 Lower Saucon Twp 4 39 51 74 66 93 Moore Twp 3 00 46 65 60 45 Nazareth 12 00 48 55 71 35 Northampton 8 10 46 65 65 55 North Catasauqua 10 70 51 47 72 57 Palmer Twp 6 25 54 46 71 51 Pen Argyl 9 75 46 40 66 95 Plainfield Twp 6 50 46 40 63 70 Portland 12 50 50 57 73 87 Roseto 10 50 50 57 71 87 Stockertown 11 50 48 55 70 85 Tatamy 12 50 48 55 71 85 Upper Mt Bethel Twp 5 00 50 57 66 37 Upper Nazareth Twp 5 95 48 55 65 30 Walnutport 17 00 64 37 91 77 Washington Twp 6 00 50 57 67 37 West Easton 12 00 50 40 73 20 Williams Twp 2 50 50 40 63 70 Wilson 14 50 50 40 75 70 Wind Gap 11 25 46 40 68 45 1Millage rates for school districts are for the 2013-2014 school year. They are estimates for Lehigh County school districts. 2Total mills is the sum of the municipal, school and county tax rates. The millage rate for Lehigh County is 3.79. The millage rate for Northampton County is 10.80 with the exception of Bethlehem, North Catasauqua and Walnutport. These districts reflect a 10.40 millage rate due to a 911 service tax credit. Note: The above millage rates are charged against the assessed value of taxable real estate. For Northampton County, the assessed value of property is equal to 50% of its market value. For Lehigh County, the assessed value of property is equal to 100% of its market value. Sources: Assessment Offices - Lehigh County (as of February 2013) and Northampton County (as of January 2013).
-15- -16- Chapter 2
DEMOGRAPHICS: Profi le and Trends
Note: Refer to the following LVPC publications for more information on this subject:
• New Jersey Migration Study
• Municipal Profi les — Lehigh and Northampton Counties (updated each year)
• 2010 Lehigh Valley Land Use Public Opinion Survey - Results and Analysis
-17- TABLE 5 COUNTY POPULATION TRENDS April 1, 2000 April 1, 2010 % Change Pop. Estimate % Change (U.S. Census) (U.S. Census) 2000-2010 July 1, 2012 2010-2012 Lehigh County 312,090 349,497 12.0 355,245 1.6 Northampton County 267,066 297,735 11.5 299,267 0.5 Lehigh Valley 579,156 647,232 11.8 654,512 1.1 Pennsylvania 12,281,054 12,702,379 3.4 12,763,536 0.5 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
TABLE 6 THE OFFICIAL LVPC POPULATION FORECAST FOR LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES: 2000-2040 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 Lehigh County 312,090 349,497 385,710 427,162 469,975 Northampton County 267,066 297,735 329,516 365,766 403,979 Lehigh Valley 579,156 647,232 715,226 792,928 873,954 Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census for 2000 and 2010 data; all other data forecasted by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
TABLE 7 PROJECTED POPULATION CHANGE FOR LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES: 2000-2040 2000-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030 2030-2040 No. % No. % No. % No. % Lehigh County 37,407 12.0 36,213 10.4 41,452 10.7 42,813 10.0 Northampton County 30,669 11.5 31,781 10.8 36,250 11.0 38,213 10.4 Lehigh Valley 68,076 11.8 67,994 10.5 77,702 10.9 81,026 10.2 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census for 2000-2010 data; all other data forecasted by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
-18- -19- TABLE 8 OFFICIAL FORECAST OF POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX: 2010-2040 2010 Census LEHIGH COUNTY NORTHAMPTON COUNTY LEHIGH VALLEY Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 0 - 4 11,047 10,359 21,406 8,229 8,002 16,231 19,276 18,361 37,637 5 - 9 11,629 10,942 22,571 9,135 8,840 17,975 20,764 19,782 40,546 10 - 14 12,064 11,507 23,571 9,556 9,101 18,657 21,620 20,608 42,228 15 - 19 12,492 12,218 24,710 11,374 10,523 21,897 23,866 22,741 46,607 20 - 24 10,282 10,869 21,151 10,480 9,314 19,794 20,762 20,183 40,945 25 - 29 10,404 10,711 21,115 8,104 7,943 16,047 18,508 18,654 37,162 30 - 34 10,486 10,770 21,256 7,762 8,272 16,034 18,248 19,042 37,290 35 - 39 10,714 11,141 21,855 9,035 9,294 18,329 19,749 20,435 40,184 40 - 44 11,915 12,357 24,272 10,356 10,668 21,024 22,271 23,025 45,296 45 - 49 13,010 13,761 26,771 11,511 11,608 23,119 24,521 25,369 49,890 50 - 54 13,200 13,534 26,734 11,509 12,107 23,616 24,709 25,641 50,350 55 - 59 11,228 11,689 22,917 10,104 10,476 20,580 21,332 22,165 43,497 60 - 64 9,326 10,238 19,564 8,581 9,245 17,826 17,907 19,483 37,390 65 - 69 6,615 7,671 14,286 6,215 6,859 13,074 12,830 14,530 27,360 70 - 74 4,910 5,911 10,821 4,350 5,240 9,590 9,260 11,151 20,411 75+ 9,990 16,507 26,497 9,085 14,857 23,942 19,075 31,364 50,439 Total 169,312 180,185 349,497 145,386 152,349 297,735 314,698 332,534 647,232
2020 Forecast LEHIGH COUNTY NORTHAMPTON COUNTY LEHIGH VALLEY Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 0 - 4 12,673 11,952 24,625 9,121 9,198 18,319 21,794 21,150 42,944 5 - 9 12,634 12,000 24,634 9,885 9,260 19,145 22,519 21,260 43,779 10 - 14 12,810 12,069 24,879 10,274 9,738 20,012 23,084 21,807 44,891 15 - 19 12,859 12,313 25,172 11,533 11,455 22,988 24,392 23,768 48,160 20 - 24 11,375 11,663 23,038 9,734 8,438 18,172 21,109 20,101 41,210 25 - 29 12,338 12,619 24,957 9,477 9,089 18,566 21,815 21,708 43,523 30 - 34 11,889 12,685 24,574 10,415 10,577 20,992 22,304 23,262 45,566 35 - 39 11,626 12,053 23,679 9,488 9,873 19,361 21,114 21,926 43,040 40 - 44 11,427 12,103 23,530 9,535 9,523 19,058 20,962 21,626 42,588 45 - 49 11,193 12,147 23,340 10,433 10,630 21,063 21,626 22,777 44,403 50 - 54 12,045 12,566 24,611 10,903 11,208 22,111 22,948 23,774 46,722 55 - 59 12,636 13,706 26,342 12,044 11,779 23,823 24,680 25,485 50,165 60 - 64 12,233 13,045 25,278 10,699 12,506 23,205 22,932 25,551 48,483 65 - 69 9,996 11,056 21,052 9,168 9,997 19,165 19,164 21,053 40,217 70 - 74 7,660 9,284 16,944 7,117 8,610 15,727 14,777 17,894 32,671 75+ 11,458 17,597 29,055 11,088 16,721 27,809 22,546 34,318 56,864 Total 186,852 198,858 385,710 160,914 168,602 329,516 347,766 367,460 715,226 (table continued on page 19)
-20- TABLE 8 (continued) OFFICIAL FORECAST OF POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX: 2010-2040 2030 Forecast LEHIGH COUNTYNORTHAMPTON COUNTY LEHIGH VALLEY Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 0 - 4 14,227 13,412 27,639 10,054 10,173 20,227 24,281 23,585 47,866 5 - 9 14,546 13,815 28,361 11,299 10,582 21,881 25,845 24,397 50,242 10 - 14 14,665 13,883 28,548 11,568 11,266 22,834 26,233 25,149 51,382 15 - 19 14,030 13,551 27,581 12,741 12,376 25,117 26,771 25,927 52,698 20 - 24 12,056 12,256 24,312 10,530 8,988 19,518 22,586 21,244 43,830 25 - 29 12,708 12,772 25,480 9,306 9,733 19,039 22,014 22,505 44,519 30 - 34 13,208 13,720 26,928 9,699 9,957 19,656 22,907 23,677 46,584 35 - 39 13,729 14,143 27,872 11,141 11,395 22,536 24,870 25,538 50,408 40 - 44 12,972 14,194 27,166 12,526 12,081 24,607 25,498 26,275 51,773 45 - 49 12,213 13,217 25,430 11,218 11,486 22,704 23,431 24,703 48,134 50 - 54 11,692 12,403 24,095 10,333 10,271 20,604 22,025 22,674 44,699 55 - 59 11,034 12,239 23,273 11,309 10,965 22,274 22,343 23,204 45,547 60 - 64 11,305 12,226 23,531 10,294 11,922 22,216 21,599 24,148 45,747 65 - 69 11,420 13,065 24,485 11,069 11,366 22,435 22,489 24,431 46,920 70 - 74 10,232 11,933 22,165 9,067 11,706 20,773 19,299 23,639 42,938 75+ 16,612 23,684 40,296 16,233 23,112 39,345 32,845 46,796 79,641 Total 206,649 220,513 427,162 178,387 187,379 365,766 385,036 407,892 792,928
2040 Forecast LEHIGH COUNTY NORTHAMPTON COUNTY LEHIGH VALLEY Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 0 - 4 15,469 14,575 30,044 10,988 11,148 22,136 26,457 25,723 52,180 5 - 9 15,827 15,023 30,850 12,285 11,493 23,778 28,112 26,516 54,628 10 - 14 16,449 15,565 32,014 12,903 12,573 25,476 29,352 28,138 57,490 15 - 19 16,108 15,545 31,653 14,613 14,197 28,810 30,721 29,742 60,463 20 - 24 13,843 14,097 27,940 11,902 10,426 22,328 25,745 24,523 50,268 25 - 29 13,878 14,064 27,942 10,175 10,365 20,540 24,053 24,429 48,482 30 - 34 14,127 14,556 28,683 10,507 10,757 21,264 24,634 25,313 49,947 35 - 39 14,300 14,487 28,787 11,278 12,418 23,696 25,578 26,905 52,483 40 - 44 14,444 15,411 29,855 12,212 11,735 23,947 26,656 27,146 53,802 45 - 49 14,402 15,450 29,852 13,178 13,273 26,451 27,580 28,723 56,303 50 - 54 13,303 14,541 27,844 13,450 12,966 26,416 26,753 27,507 54,260 55 - 59 12,118 13,371 25,489 12,337 11,924 24,261 24,455 25,295 49,750 60 - 64 11,101 12,158 23,259 9,911 11,284 21,195 21,012 23,442 44,454 65 - 69 10,179 11,828 22,007 10,619 10,757 21,376 20,798 22,585 43,383 70 - 74 9,672 11,344 21,016 8,964 11,377 20,341 18,636 22,721 41,357 75+ 22,013 30,727 52,740 21,750 30,214 51,964 43,763 60,941 104,704 Total 227,233 242,742 469,975 197,072 206,907 403,979 424,305 449,649 873,954 Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; forecasts by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
-21- TABLE 9 SELECTED RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN CHARACTERISTICS - 2010 Black or African American Indian Hispanic or Latino 2010 American & Alaska Native Asian (origin any race) Municipality Population Number % Number % Number % Number % LEHIGH VALLEY 647,232 36,426 5.6 1,888 0.3 17,450 2.7 96,794 15.0 PENNSYLVANIA 12,702,379 1,377,689 10.8 26,843 0.2 349,088 2.7 719,660 5.7 Alburtis 2,361 47 2.0 3 0.1 30 1.3 131 5.5 Allentown 118,032 14,812 12.5 893 0.8 2,542 2.2 50,461 42.8 Bethlehem (part) 19,343 994 5.1 55 0.3 439 2.3 2,972 15.4 Catasauqua 6,436 192 3.0 6 0.1 40 0.6 673 10.5 Coopersburg 2,386 14 0.6 3 0.1 27 1.1 84 3.5 Coplay 3,192 84 2.6 9 0.3 32 1.0 202 6.3 Emmaus 11,211 175 1.6 20 0.2 164 1.5 529 4.7 Fountain Hill 4,597 302 6.6 6 0.1 38 0.8 1,033 22.5 Hanover Twp. 1,571 120 7.6 1 0.1 77 4.9 230 14.6 Heidelberg Twp. 3,416 13 0.4 8 0.2 23 0.7 82 2.4 Lower Macungie Twp. 30,633 1,002 3.3 40 0.1 1,830 6.0 1,545 5.0 Lower Milford Twp. 3,775 16 0.4 11 0.3 35 0.9 52 1.4 Lowhill Twp. 2,173 17 0.8 1 0.0 14 0.6 29 1.3 Lynn Twp. 4,229 25 0.6 10 0.2 17 0.4 118 2.8 Macungie 3,074 55 1.8 5 0.2 56 1.8 160 5.2 North Whitehall Twp. 15,703 240 1.5 19 0.1 211 1.3 580 3.7 Salisbury Twp. 13,505 396 2.9 4 0.0 216 1.6 903 6.7 Slatington 4,232 68 1.6 17 0.4 21 0.5 221 5.2 South Whitehall Twp. 19,180 539 2.8 17 0.1 895 4.7 896 4.7 Upper Macungie Twp. 20,063 539 2.7 29 0.1 1,799 9.0 988 4.9 Upper Milford Twp. 7,292 28 0.4 9 0.1 90 1.2 168 2.3 Upper Saucon Twp. 14,808 182 1.2 15 0.1 494 3.3 466 3.1 Washington Twp. 6,624 26 0.4 14 0.2 24 0.4 121 1.8 Weisenberg Twp. 4,923 24 0.5 6 0.1 25 0.5 119 2.4 Whitehall Twp. 26,738 1,530 5.7 78 0.3 1,108 4.1 2,852 10.7 LEHIGH COUNTY 349,497 21,440 6.1 1,279 0.4 10,247 2.9 65,615 18.8 Allen Twp. 4,269 87 2.0 6 0.1 83 1.9 199 4.7 Bangor 5,273 64 1.2 5 0.1 9 0.2 262 5.0 Bath 2,693 78 2.9 8 0.3 26 1.0 177 6.6 Bethlehem (part) 55,639 4,205 7.6 204 0.4 1,704 3.1 15,296 27.5 Bethlehem Twp. 23,730 1,117 4.7 38 0.2 1,034 4.4 1,865 7.9 Bushkill Twp. 8,178 59 0.7 7 0.1 76 0.9 167 2.0 Chapman 199 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 East Allen Twp. 4,903 44 0.9 0 0.0 45 0.9 157 3.2 East Bangor 1,172 1 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.3 65 5.5 Easton 26,800 4,506 16.8 106 0.4 639 2.4 5,331 19.9 Forks Twp. 14,721 1,031 7.0 15 0.1 632 4.3 1,055 7.2 Freemansburg 2,636 359 13.6 12 0.5 22 0.8 632 24.0 Glendon 440 46 10.5 1 0.2 19 4.3 27 6.1 Hanover Twp. 10,866 298 2.7 5 0.0 710 6.5 525 4.8 Hellertown 5,898 75 1.3 3 0.1 47 0.8 266 4.5 Lehigh Twp. 10,526 54 0.5 11 0.1 50 0.5 166 1.6 Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 3,101 32 1.0 3 0.1 11 0.4 59 1.9 Lower Nazareth Twp. 5,674 81 1.4 0 0.0 171 3.0 168 3.0 Lower Saucon Twp. 10,772 123 1.1 21 0.2 203 1.9 408 3.8 Moore Twp. 9,198 75 0.8 9 0.1 45 0.5 187 2.0 Nazareth 5,746 49 0.9 11 0.2 42 0.7 158 2.7 Northampton 9,926 166 1.7 16 0.2 73 0.7 345 3.5 North Catasauqua 2,849 33 1.2 2 0.1 26 0.9 148 5.2 Palmer Twp. 20,691 1,105 5.3 34 0.2 845 4.1 1,258 6.1 Pen Argyl 3,595 41 1.1 7 0.2 15 0.4 143 4.0 Plainfield Twp. 6,138 50 0.8 6 0.1 27 0.4 133 2.2 Portland 519 18 3.5 4 0.8 4 0.8 17 3.3 Roseto 1,567 16 1.0 2 0.1 8 0.5 43 2.7 Stockertown 927 3 0.3 2 0.2 5 0.5 28 3.0 Tatamy 1,203 44 3.7 0 0.0 27 2.2 52 4.3 Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 6,706 159 2.4 15 0.2 78 1.2 237 3.5 Upper Nazareth Twp. 6,231 139 2.2 5 0.1 121 1.9 241 3.9 Walnutport 2,070 19 0.9 8 0.4 17 0.8 68 3.3 Washington Twp. 5,122 40 0.8 10 0.2 23 0.4 123 2.4 West Easton 1,257 58 4.6 5 0.4 9 0.7 106 8.4 Williams Twp. 5,884 167 2.8 8 0.1 174 3.0 138 2.3 Wilson 7,896 516 6.5 15 0.2 164 2.1 839 10.6 Wind Gap 2,720 27 1.0 4 0.1 16 0.6 87 3.2 Bethlehem (Total L & N) 74,982 5,199 6.9 259 0.3 2,143 2.9 18,268 24.4 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 297,735 14,986 5.0 609 0.2 7,203 2.4 31,179 10.5 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
-22- 440 367 73 19.9 519927 579 687 -60 240 -10.4 34.9 5,273 5,319 -46 -0.9 2,6365,898 1,8973,1015,674 5,606 739 3,2285,746 5,259 39.0 292 -127 6,023 415 5.2 3,595 -3.9 -277 7.9 3,6151,203 -4.6 -202,070 930 -0.6 1,257 2,0437,896 273 1,152 29.4 27 7,682 105 1.3 214 9.1 2.8 10,772 9,884 888 9.0 297,735 267,066 30,669 11.5 L . . . g n n t n l h n d r y n Plainfield Twp.Portlan Upper Mt. Bethel Twp.Upper Nazareth Twp.Walnutpor Washington Twp.West Easto Williams Twp. 6,138Wilso Wind Gap 6,706 5,668 6,231 6,063 470 4,426 5,122 643 8.3 1,805 5,884 4,152 10.6 40.8 4,470 970 2,720 1,414 23.4 2,812 31.6 -92 -3.3 RosetoStockertow Tatam 1,567 1,653 -86 -5.2 LEHIGH VALLEY TOTAL 647,232 579,156 68,076 11.8 TABLE 10 Number % Number % U.S. CENSUS POPULATION COUNT 2000 AND 2010 3,192 3,3873,775 -1952,173 3,617 -5.8 1,869 Bushkill Twp. 158 304 4.4 16.3 Freemansbur Glendo 8,178 6,982 1,196 17.1 30,633 19,220 11,413 59.4 Forks Twp. 14,721 8,419 6,302 74.9 118,032 106,632 11,400 10.7 Bango . . . n U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau the Census. Municipality 2010 Pop. 2000 Pop. Change Change Municipality 2010 Pop. 2000 Pop. Change Change y Lynn Twp.Macungie 4,229 3,074 3,849 3,039 380 35 9.9 1.2 Hanover Twp. Hellertow 10,866 9,563 1,303 13.6 Bethlehem (part)CatasauquaCoopersburgCopla 19,343 19,029 6,436Lowhill Twp 2,386 314 6,588North Whitehall Twp. 2,582Salisbury Twp.Slatington 1.7 -152South Whitehall Twp. -196 15,703 Bath -2.3Upper Saucon Twp. -7.6Washington Twp. 14,731 19,180 Bethlehem (part) 13,505Weisenberg Twp. Bethlehem Twp.Whitehall Twp. 18,028 13,498 972 4,232 14,808 1,152 6,624 6.6 11,939 4,434 4,923 7 26,738 Lehigh Twp. 6.4 6,588 2,869 55,639 -202 4,144 23,730 0.1 Lower Saucon Twp 24,896 2,693 24.0 52,300 Lower Mt. Bethel Twp -4.6 36 21,171 779 1,842 2,678 North Catasauqua Lower Nazareth Twp 3,339 2,559 0.5 18.8 7.4 15 Northampton 6.4 Palmer Twp. 12.1 Pen Argy 10,526 0.6 9,728 2,849 798 2,814 8.2 20,691 9,926 35 16,809 9,405 1.2 3,882 521 23.1 5.5 Upper Macungie Twp.Upper Milford Twp. 20,063 7,292 13,895 6,889 6,168 44.4 403 Moore Twp. 5.8 Nazaret 9,198 8,673 525 6.1 LEHIGH COUNTY TOTAL 349,497 312,090 37,407 12.0 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY TOTA Lower Milford Twp AlburtisAllentow 2,361 2,117 244 11.5 Allen Twp. 4,269 2,630 1,639 62.3 EmmausFountain HillHanover Twp.Heidelberg Twp.Lower Macungie Twp 4,597 11,211 1,571 3,416 11,313 4,614 1,913 3,279 -102 -17 -342 137 -0.9 -17.9 -0.4 4.2 Chapman East Bangor East Allen Twp. Easton 4,903 1,172 199 4,903 26,800 979 234 26,263 0 193 -35 537 0.0 19.7 -15.0 2.0 Source:
-23- TABLE 11 MUNICIPAL POPULATION DENSITIES: 2000 and 2010 Population Area in 2000 Pop. Density 2010 Pop. Density Change in Density Municipality 2010 Square Miles (Sq. Mi.) (Sq. Mi.) 2000-2010 Alburtis 2,361 0.71 2,982 3,325 344 Allentown 118,032 18.02 5,917 6,550 633 Bethlehem (part) 19,343 4.39 4,335 4,406 72 Catasauqua 6,436 1.33 4,953 4,839 (114) Coopersburg 2,386 0.94 2,747 2,538 (209) Coplay 3,192 0.63 5,376 5,067 (310) Emmaus 11,211 2.90 3,901 3,866 (35) Fountain Hill 4,597 0.76 6,071 6,049 (22) Hanover Twp. 1,571 4.27 448 368 (80) Heidelberg Twp. 3,416 24.72 133 138 6 Lower Macungie Twp. 30,633 22.46 856 1,364 508 Lower Milford Twp. 3,775 19.72 183 191 8 Lowhill Twp. 2,173 14.12 132 154 21 Lynn Twp. 4,229 41.72 92 101 9 Macungie 3,074 0.99 3,070 3,105 35 North Whitehall Twp. 15,703 28.53 516 550 34 Salisbury Twp. 13,505 11.25 1,200 1,200 1 Slatington 4,232 1.39 3,190 3,045 (145) South Whitehall Twp. 19,180 17.25 1,045 1,112 67 Upper Macungie Twp. 20,063 26.24 530 765 235 Upper Milford Twp. 7,292 18.01 383 405 22 Upper Saucon Twp. 14,808 24.66 484 601 117 Washington Twp. 6,624 23.72 278 279 2 Weisenberg Twp. 4,923 26.82 155 184 29 Whitehall Twp. 26,738 12.84 1,939 2,082 143 LEHIGH COUNTY 349,497 348.39 896 1,003 107 Allen Twp. 4,269 11.26 234 379 146 Bangor 5,273 1.51 3,523 3,492 (30) Bath 2,693 0.90 2,976 2,992 17 Bethlehem (part) 55,639 15.00 3,487 3,709 223 Bethlehem Twp. 23,730 14.71 1,439 1,613 174 Bushkill Twp. 8,178 25.75 271 318 46 Chapman 199 0.36 650 553 (97) East Allen Twp. 4,903 14.56 337 337 0 East Bangor 1,172 0.85 1,152 1,379 227 Easton 26,800 4.36 6,024 6,147 123 Forks Twp. 14,721 12.31 684 1,196 512 Freemansburg 2,636 0.76 2,496 3,468 972 Glendon 440 0.79 465 557 92 Hanover Twp. 10,866 6.65 1,438 1,634 196 Hellertown 5,898 1.34 4,184 4,402 218 Lehigh Twp. 10,526 29.80 326 353 27 Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 3,101 24.63 131 126 (5) Lower Nazareth Twp. 5,674 13.57 388 418 31 Lower Saucon Twp. 10,772 24.48 404 440 36 Moore Twp. 9,198 37.67 230 244 14 Nazareth 5,746 1.69 3,564 3,400 (164) Northampton 9,926 2.62 3,590 3,789 199 North Catasauqua 2,849 0.75 3,752 3,799 47 Palmer Twp. 20,691 10.43 1,612 1,984 372 Pen Argyl 3,595 1.40 2,582 2,568 (14) Plainfield Twp. 6,138 24.52 231 250 19 Portland 519 0.58 998 895 (103) Roseto 1,567 0.64 2,583 2,448 (134) Stockertown 927 1.00 687 927 240 Tatamy 1,203 0.57 1,632 2,111 479 Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 6,706 44.01 138 152 15 Upper Nazareth Twp. 6,231 7.47 593 834 242 Walnutport 2,070 0.78 2,619 2,654 35 Washington Twp. 5,122 17.97 231 285 54 West Easton 1,257 0.33 3,491 3,809 318 Williams Twp. 5,884 18.63 240 316 76 Wilson 7,896 1.23 6,246 6,420 174 Wind Gap 2,720 1.37 2,053 1,985 (67) NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 297,735 377.25 708 789 81 LEHIGH VALLEY 647,232 725.64 798 892 94 Note: Area in square miles is based on the estimated existing land use acreages for 2010 as presented in Table 34 on page 46. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
-24- TABLE 12 HISTORY AND OFFICIAL FORECAST OF POPULATION BY MUNICIPALITY 1900 1950 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 Municipality Census Census Census Census Census Census Forecast Forecast Forecast Alburtis 979 1,428 1,415 2,117 2,361 2,588 2,848 3,132 Allentown 35,416 106,756 103,758 105,301 106,632 118,032 122,666 130,338 139,617 Bethlehem (part) 13,804 19,865 18,866 19,029 19,343 19,840 21,097 22,538 Catasauqua 3,963 4,923 6,711 6,662 6,588 6,436 6,763 7,157 7,621 Coopersburg 556 1,462 2,595 2,599 2,582 2,386 2,558 2,749 2,951 Coplay 1,581 2,994 3,130 3,267 3,387 3,192 3,304 3,458 3,668 Emmaus 1,468 7,780 11,001 11,157 11,313 11,211 11,607 12,088 12,676 Fountain Hill 1,214 5,456 4,805 4,637 4,614 4,597 4,729 4,884 5,072 Hanover Twp. 3,324 588 2,223 2,033 1,913 1,571 1,658 1,843 2,093 Heidelberg Twp. 1,411 1,169 2,691 3,250 3,279 3,416 4,163 4,639 4,963 Lower Macungie Twp. 2,920 2,997 12,958 16,871 19,220 30,633 33,749 37,011 40,596 Lower Milford Twp. 1,233 1,390 2,865 3,269 3,617 3,775 4,252 4,541 4,859 Lowhill Twp. 715 562 1,356 1,602 1,869 2,173 2,588 3,045 3,501 Lynn Twp. 2,366 1,875 2,733 3,220 3,849 4,229 5,033 5,607 6,174 Macungie 692 983 1,899 2,597 3,039 3,074 3,210 3,364 3,537 North Whitehall Twp. 3,280 4,337 8,820 10,827 14,731 15,703 19,903 24,049 26,324 Salisbury Twp. 4,582 4,583 12,259 13,401 13,498 13,505 15,120 16,896 18,551 Slatington 3,773 4,343 4,277 4,678 4,434 4,232 4,400 4,589 4,798 South Whitehall Twp. 2,472 5,604 15,919 18,261 18,028 19,180 21,513 24,119 26,621 Upper Macungie Twp. 2,081 3,148 7,446 8,757 13,895 20,063 24,992 30,232 36,235 Upper Milford Twp. 2,712 2,834 5,013 6,304 6,889 7,292 8,382 9,012 9,642 Upper Saucon Twp. 2,271 4,240 9,635 9,775 11,939 14,808 18,880 23,568 28,672 Washington Twp. 3,096 2,883 5,152 6,356 6,588 6,624 8,510 9,866 10,897 Weisenberg Twp. 1,366 1,248 2,272 3,246 4,144 4,923 6,054 7,346 8,437 Whitehall Twp. 7,935 11,269 21,538 22,779 24,896 26,738 29,247 32,815 36,801 LEHIGH COUNTY 93,893 198,207 272,349 291,130 312,090 349,497 385,710 427,162 469,975 Allen Twp. 6,541 1,095 2,465 2,626 2,630 4,269 5,433 6,821 8,195 Bangor 4,106 6,050 5,006 5,383 5,319 5,273 5,765 6,310 6,985 Bath 731 1,824 1,953 2,358 2,678 2,693 2,776 2,855 2,967 Bethlehem (part) 52,536 50,554 52,561 52,300 55,639 57,970 62,092 67,007 Bethlehem Twp. 3,090 3,940 12,094 16,425 21,171 23,730 26,116 29,323 32,917 Bushkill Twp. 1,586 2,162 4,469 5,512 6,982 8,178 10,065 11,119 11,955 Chapman 319 285 255 254 234 199 154 165 177 East Allen Twp. 1,137 1,275 3,605 4,572 4,903 4,903 5,937 6,381 6,861 East Bangor 983 988 955 1,006 979 1,172 1,359 1,570 1,820 Easton 25,238 35,632 26,027 26,276 26,263 26,800 28,295 30,801 33,858 Forks Twp. 1,147 1,948 4,612 5,923 8,419 14,721 16,709 19,308 22,186 Freemansburg 596 1,739 1,879 1,946 1,897 2,636 2,649 2,666 2,714 Glendon 704 601 354 391 367 440 396 431 474 Hanover Twp. 401 891 6,073 7,176 9,563 10,866 12,125 13,657 15,446 Hellertown 745 5,435 6,025 5,662 5,606 5,898 6,006 6,170 6,429 Lehigh Twp. 3,769 3,595 7,985 9,296 9,728 10,526 11,544 12,417 13,350 Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 1,335 1,990 2,745 3,187 3,228 3,101 3,845 4,691 5,654 Lower Nazareth Twp. 1,034 1,639 3,535 4,483 5,259 5,674 7,343 9,353 10,995 Lower Saucon Twp. 4,141 4,506 7,372 8,448 9,884 10,772 12,336 13,840 15,488 Moore Twp. 2,293 2,725 7,519 8,418 8,673 9,198 11,471 13,545 15,120 Nazareth 2,304 5,830 5,443 5,713 6,023 5,746 5,984 6,293 6,689 North Catasauqua 2,629 2,554 2,867 2,814 2,849 3,088 3,347 3,664 Northampton 9,332 8,240 8,717 9,405 9,926 10,135 10,415 10,829 Palmer Twp. 2,051 4,086 13,926 14,965 16,809 20,691 22,450 24,567 27,092 Pen Argyl 2,784 3,878 3,388 3,492 3,615 3,595 3,938 4,327 4,815 Plainfield Twp. 2,042 3,204 4,833 5,444 5,668 6,138 7,563 9,120 10,212 Portland 490 551 540 516 579 519 643 793 976 Roseto 1,676 1,484 1,555 1,653 1,567 1,798 2,064 2,391 Stockertown 757 661 641 687 927 1,141 1,396 1,708 Tatamy 260 681 910 873 930 1,203 1,406 1,646 1,941 Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 2,446 2,613 4,247 5,476 6,063 6,706 8,083 9,612 11,332 Upper Nazareth Twp. 731 2,011 3,407 3,413 4,426 6,231 6,843 7,598 8,485 Walnutport 1,427 2,007 2,055 2,043 2,070 2,177 2,284 2,419 Washington Twp. 2,614 2,227 3,205 3,759 4,152 5,122 6,769 8,159 8,772 West Easton 1,000 1,368 1,033 1,163 1,152 1,257 1,364 1,481 1,623 Williams Twp. 1,819 2,381 3,843 3,982 4,470 5,884 6,744 7,519 8,084 Wilson 8,159 7,564 7,830 7,682 7,896 8,015 8,139 8,361 Wind Gap 711 1,577 2,651 2,741 2,812 2,720 3,082 3,492 3,988 Bethlehem (Total L & N) 23,625 66,340 70,419 71,427 71,329 74,982 77,810 83,188 89,545 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 99,687 185,243 225,418 247,105 267,066 297,735 329,516 365,766 403,979 LEHIGH VALLEY 193,580 383,450 497,767 538,235 579,156 647,232 715,226 792,928 873,954 Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; forecasts by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
-25- TABLE 13 BIRTHS BY MUNICIPALITY: 2002-2011 Municipality 2011* 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Alburtis 24 35 38 26 38 36 30 30 33 30 Allentown 1,861 1,858 2,024 2,071 2,155 2,018 1,916 1,952 1,744 1,809 Bethlehem (part) 220 231 217 230 200 227 218 173 214 200 Catasauqua 74 89 79 85 72 67 72 67 70 61 Coopersburg 16 19 23 18 31 27 31 19 29 23 Coplay 26 35 25 24 36 37 33 38 33 41 Emmaus 127 127 125 105 159 141 117 113 123 113 Fountain Hill 49 58 61 45 59 53 62 61 41 50 Hanover Twp. 19 23 26 18 17 16 25 13 17 24 Heidelberg Twp. 28 24 40 32 44 38 35 38 27 39 Lower Macungie Twp. 307 307 312 320 283 311 279 292 229 212 Lower Milford Twp. 21 29 35 36 37 32 33 37 31 39 Lowhill Twp. 18 12 12 14 14 17 24 25 23 18 Lynn Twp. 45 34 46 40 49 45 50 47 43 45 Macungie 41 55 46 66 56 67 56 43 55 47 North Whitehall Twp. 101 91 108 116 134 115 121 119 136 150 Salisbury Twp. 94 102 99 99 108 108 90 110 94 115 Slatington 47 51 38 59 71 65 60 44 55 64 South Whitehall Twp. 151 159 140 145 135 139 140 132 114 111 Upper Macungie Twp. 227 240 209 189 166 190 180 211 214 201 Upper Milford Twp. 60 59 49 45 54 56 59 56 62 57 Upper Saucon Twp. 128 106 119 121 113 107 116 106 109 121 Washington Twp. 35 54 45 54 59 60 39 40 49 57 Weisenberg Twp. 44 38 38 44 46 37 46 40 53 45 Whitehall Twp. 303 316 296 305 342 301 285 304 284 284 LEHIGH COUNTY 4,066 4,152 4,250 4,307 4,478 4,310 4,117 4,110 3,882 3,956 Allen Twp. 40 45 34 45 35 28 48 21 26 20 Bangor 68 89 78 79 97 82 77 80 90 74 Bath 30 36 31 35 37 47 39 35 46 46 Bethlehem (part) 693 671 640 676 726 716 631 578 664 581 Bethlehem Twp. 158 187 184 194 225 206 216 334 196 212 Bushkill Twp. 46 44 52 50 53 61 47 55 61 70 Chapman 3225220221 East Allen Twp. 21 28 30 38 17 26 31 35 33 36 East Bangor 8 10 12 16 16 18 18 19 17 13 Easton 395 374 417 503 534 586 441 451 465 380 Forks Twp. 135 130 163 143 135 122 125 168 114 120 Freemansburg 35 48 43 47 40 48 34 36 27 20 Glendon 2934622154 Hanover Twp. 74 88 74 78 68 70 67 70 79 71 Hellertown 87 61 69 84 70 67 66 50 54 60 Lehigh Twp. 82 67 80 94 94 96 75 80 96 70 Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 13 27 20 21 24 20 22 16 34 19 Lower Nazareth Twp. 17 39 33 40 33 34 32 29 39 35 Lower Saucon Twp. 69 63 89 75 72 74 67 89 101 125 Moore Twp. 65 62 69 69 73 77 67 80 69 73 Nazareth 70 77 67 81 88 79 74 60 70 60 Northampton 134 108 144 132 133 132 128 134 132 111 North Catasauqua 26 29 27 30 26 30 28 33 28 29 Palmer Twp. 155 187 176 171 157 148 173 181 184 184 Pen Argyl 40 33 35 43 62 45 56 45 59 52 Plainfield Twp. 30 43 42 48 48 38 43 44 42 47 Portland 22155643105 Roseto 14 12 17 21 15 16 18 15 18 11 Stockertown 7 8 12 8 12 8 12 14 16 13 Tatamy 714151517137159 6 Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 49 40 40 35 73 48 45 44 48 38 Upper Nazareth Twp. 49 49 45 52 52 46 40 57 37 29 Walnutport 24 19 30 26 30 26 33 27 21 25 Washington Twp. 31 29 22 30 31 40 29 38 29 27 West Easton 16 12 10 12 9 10 10 8 12 8 Williams Twp. 28 50 30 44 28 33 37 36 45 36 Wilson 96 101 98 117 103 100 102 90 99 94 Wind Gap 24333429384041354339 Bethlehem (Total L & N) 913 902 857 906 926 943 849 751 878 781 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 2,843 2,926 2,968 3,195 3,284 3,240 2,985 3,108 3,120 2,844 LEHIGH VALLEY 6,909 7,078 7,218 7,502 7,762 7,550 7,102 7,218 7,002 6,800 *Preliminary Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics and Research. The Department specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations or conclusions. -26- TABLE 14 DEATHS BY MUNICIPALITY: 2002-2011 Municipality 2011* 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Alburtis 12 8 14 11 10 7 18 19 10 9 Allentown 1,069 1,032 1,039 1,012 1,030 1,077 1,115 1,100 1,145 1,081 Bethlehem (part) 327 275 279 274 309 311 292 310 309 349 Catasauqua 44 43 43 50 44 47 64 58 52 50 Coopersburg 32 48 42 40 30 41 31 35 41 30 Coplay 32 40 27 32 34 33 42 29 29 23 Emmaus 119 110 105 117 91 101 112 105 117 98 Fountain Hill 66 76 71 72 74 76 76 91 86 75 Hanover Twp. 1017161718121411613 Heidelberg Twp. 14198 9181331121112 Lower Macungie Twp. 224 212 196 195 190 171 190 152 167 142 Lower Milford Twp. 23 19 13 20 27 22 21 19 26 22 Lowhill Twp. 12 14 12 17 5 8 11 6 6 9 Lynn Twp. 37222133243116142523 Macungie 61 45 39 35 30 45 47 54 41 34 North Whitehall Twp. 100 101 99 77 78 89 100 90 104 85 Salisbury Twp. 135 132 150 136 137 133 131 132 150 124 Slatington 37514852444142345145 South Whitehall Twp. 262 268 278 251 277 288 256 237 250 268 Upper Macungie Twp. 128 112 106 109 111 109 108 76 101 97 Upper Milford Twp. 36453546394543454241 Upper Saucon Twp. 101 73 83 78 96 58 64 89 57 66 Washington Twp. 58614946424540435042 Weisenberg Twp. 26203029252525111218 Whitehall Twp. 279 298 283 271 265 284 251 286 298 268 LEHIGH COUNTY 3,244 3,141 3,086 3,029 3,048 3,112 3,140 3,058 3,186 3,024 Allen Twp. 32233220233127182223 Bangor 50 51 44 53 47 58 68 59 55 44 Bath 33 45 39 33 51 39 47 39 33 43 Bethlehem (part) 488 428 468 491 473 499 504 466 482 498 Bethlehem Twp. 170 225 182 198 220 185 184 183 182 183 Bushkill Twp. 60515033414044383823 Chapman 2202132112 East Allen Twp. 41383538193038282721 East Bangor 11 12 9 7 4 10 8 4 5 9 Easton 269 220 242 277 226 225 221 264 270 269 Forks Twp. 75946881609069695542 Freemansburg 1992114141311151913 Glendon 2064221223 Hanover Twp. 83685665715563627160 Hellertown 87 106 96 79 86 89 94 91 81 96 Lehigh Twp. 76839878837478797682 Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 20 42 23 26 30 12 32 29 25 20 Lower Nazareth Twp. 32 26 25 33 38 29 40 22 26 32 Lower Saucon Twp. 95 92 89 85 59 74 68 65 86 56 Moore Twp. 59646768685353806963 Nazareth 115 102 90 118 114 108 125 119 110 101 Northampton 133 125 117 118 100 117 105 112 106 124 North Catasauqua 20 20 16 21 14 18 24 15 24 19 Palmer Twp. 180 170 189 207 192 175 170 183 174 172 Pen Argyl 26 35 27 44 35 26 34 33 24 35 Plainfield Twp. 46594856394541393932 Portland 5595664344 Roseto 13 14 18 21 14 20 14 10 11 20 Stockertown 11648449867 Tatamy 48861367926 Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 61605155536461535353 Upper Nazareth Twp. 192 191 176 147 170 149 197 199 190 165 Walnutport 28 29 33 24 36 22 33 28 26 26 Washington Twp. 48635446575850565650 West Easton 11 10 11 2 10 10 6 9 4 11 Williams Twp. 30413337332227303625 Wilson 69 62 73 56 51 42 52 73 50 57 Wind Gap 26 31 36 33 29 33 44 25 30 33 Bethlehem (Total L & N) 815 703 747 765 782 810 796 776 791 847 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 2,722 2,710 2,643 2,689 2,586 2,536 2,655 2,618 2,570 2,522 LEHIGH VALLEY 5,966 5,851 5,729 5,718 5,634 5,648 5,795 5,676 5,756 5,546 *Preliminary Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics and Research. The Department specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations or conclusions. -27- FIGURE 8 SCHOOL DISTRICTS PORTLAND LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES UPPER MT. BETHEL EAST ROSETO BANGOR 10 PEN BANGOR ARGYL WIND GAP WASHINGTON (NC)
PLAINFIELD LOWER 15 MT. BETHEL BUSHKILL 12 MOORE LEHIGH 13 14 CHAPMAN STOCKERTOWN SLATINGTON WALNUTPORT NAZARETH TATAMY FORKS 4 UPPER BATH NAZARETH WASHINGTON 12 ALLEN EAST PALMER (LC) HEIDELBERG ALLEN LOWER NAZARETH EASTON WILSON NORTHAMPTON WEST NORTH 9 EASTON WHITEHALL NORTH HANOVER BETHLEHEM COPLAY LYNN 5 CATASAUQUA (NC) TWP. GLENDON WHITEHALL2 CATASAUQUA BETHLEHEM 17 LOWHILL HANOVER (LC) (NC) BETHLEHEM WILLIAMS 6 SOUTH (LC) FREEMANSBURG WHITEHALL 11 FOUNTAIN 16 WEISENBERG 1 HILL LOWER ALLENTOW N ALLENTOWN 7 SAUCON SALISBURY UPPER HELLERTOWN SALISBURY MACUNGIE
LOWER MACUNGIE UPPER 8 SAUCON EMMAUS ± MACUNGIE COOPERSBURG ALBURTIS 3 0246 UPPER Miles MILFORD LOWER School Districts* MILFORD Date: April 2013 Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Municipalities LEHIGH VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION 961 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 310 *See below for information associated with each number. LVPC Allentown, PA 18109-9397 (610) 264-4544 LEHIGH COUNTY 8 - Southern Lehigh 13 - Nazareth Area 1 - Allentown Coopersburg Bushkill Twp. Lower Nazareth Twp. Allentown (part) Lower Milford Twp. Upper Saucon Twp. Nazareth 2 - Catasauqua Area Stockertown Tatamy Catasauqua 9 - Whitehall-Coplay Upper Nazareth Twp. Hanover Twp. (L) Coplay North Catasauqua Whitehall Twp. 14 - Northampton Area Allen Twp. 3 - East Penn ORTHAMPTON OUNTY N C Bath Alburtis Chapman Emmaus 10 - Bangor Area East Allen Twp. Lower Macungie Twp. Bangor Lehigh Twp. Macungie East Bangor Moore Twp. Upper Milford Twp. Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. (part) Northampton Portland 4 - Northern Lehigh Roseto 15 - Pen Argyl Slatington Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. Pen Argyl Walnutport Washington Twp. (N) Plainfield Twp. Washington Twp. (L) Wind Gap 11 - Bethlehem Area 5 - Northwestern Lehigh Bethlehem 16 - Saucon Valley Heidelberg Twp. Bethlehem Twp. Hellertown Lowhill Twp. Fountain Hill Lower Saucon Twp. Lynn Twp. Freemansburg Weisenberg Twp. Hanover Twp. (N) 17 - Wilson Area Glendon 6 - Parkland 12 - Easton Area West Easton Allentown (part) Easton Williams Twp. North Whitehall Twp. Forks Twp. Wilson South Whitehall Twp. Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. (part) Upper Macungie Twp. Palmer Twp. Riegelsville (Bucks Co.) 7 - Salisbury Salisbury Twp. -28- TABLE 15 PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT DISTRICT (see Figure 8) 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 LEHIGH COUNTY 49,384 50,079 50,091 50,830 50,987 50,897 Allentown 17,560 17,962 17,825 18,149 18,524 18,480 Catasauqua Area 1,526 1,606 1,679 1,672 1,701 1,707 East Penn 8,033 8,030 7,977 8,104 8,030 8,027 Northern Lehigh 1,793 1,865 1,950 2,015 2,060 2,036 Northwestern Lehigh 2,278 2,357 2,396 2,392 2,402 2,404 Parkland 9,285 9,366 9,345 9,342 9,098 9,101 Salisbury Township 1,608 1,629 1,660 1,731 1,743 1,765 Southern Lehigh 3,086 3,101 3,096 3,082 3,156 3,092 Whitehall-Coplay 4,215 4,163 4,163 4,343 4,273 4,285 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 43,128 43,998 44,151 44,818 45,109 45,265 Bangor Area 3,232 3,323 3,229 3,409 3,589 3,641 Bethlehem Area 14,427 14,609 14,770 15,316 15,127 15,231 Easton Area 9,016 9,237 9,240 9,062 9,142 9,208 Nazareth Area 4,609 4,657 4,715 4,838 4,754 4,700 Northampton Area 5,543 5,682 5,616 5,666 5,780 5,842 Pen Argyl 1,774 1,820 1,849 1,874 1,924 1,915 Saucon Valley 2,348 2,390 2,424 2,411 2,449 2,426 Wilson Area 2,179 2,280 2,308 2,242 2,344 2,302 LEHIGH VALLEY 92,512 94,077 94,242 95,648 96,096 96,162 Source: School District Administrative Offices.
TABLE 16 LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PUBLIC School Year Total Enrollment Percent Change 2001-2002 88,693 1.66 2002-2003 89,959 1.43 2003-2004 93,239 3.65 2004-2005 95,749 2.69 2005-2006 95,030 -0.75 2006-2007 96,162 1.19 2007-2008 96,096 -0.07 2008-2009 95,648 -0.47 2009-2010 94,242 -1.47 2010-2011 94,077 -0.18 2011-2012 92,512 -1.66 NONPUBLIC* School Year Total Enrollment Percent Change 2000-2001 14,306 -1.23 2001-2002 13,890 -2.91 2002-2003 13,643 -1.78 2003-2004 13,250 -2.88 2004-2005 12,947 -2.29 2005-2006 12,602 -2.66 2006-2007 12,620 0.14 2007-2008 12,249 -2.94 2008-2009 11,854 -3.22 2009-2010 11,876 0.19 2010-2011 11,246 -5.30 2011-2012 10,979 -2.37 2012-2013 10,819 -1.46 *Includes resident and non-resident students. Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Education and School District Administrative Offices.
-29- TABLE 17 SELECTED POPULATION AND INCOME DATA FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES Median Below Poverty Change Household Per Capita Level - 2010 2000 2000-2010 Income Income - All Persons School District Pop. Pop. No. % 2007-2011 ACS 2007-2011 ACS 2007-2011 ACS LEHIGH COUNTY: Allentown 118,032 1 106,632 1 11,400 10.7% $35,737 $17,663 25.8% Catasauqua Area 10,856 11,315 -459 -4.1% $53,938 $25,676 4.8% East Penn 54,571 42,578 11,993 28.2% $71,329 $35,027 5.1% Northern Lehigh 12,926 13,065 -139 -1.1% $52,956 $24,917 10.7% Northwestern Lehigh 14,741 13,141 1,600 12.2% $77,263 $33,773 4.0% Parkland 54,946 2 46,654 2 8,292 17.8% $76,849 $36,519 4.1% Salisbury Twp. 13,505 13,498 7 0.1% $69,838 $37,694 3.6% Southern Lehigh 20,969 18,138 2,831 15.6% $79,899 $38,973 2.9% Whitehall-Coplay 29,930 28,283 1,647 5.8% $53,848 $27,043 9.1%
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY Bangor Area 23,460 3 21,973 3 1,487 6.8% $56,965 $27,027 7.4% Bethlehem Area 116,811 108,574 8,237 7.6% $54,084 $27,328 12.6% Easton Area 62,212 4 51,491 4 10,721 20.8% $60,910 $28,383 10.2% Nazareth Area 27,959 24,301 3,658 15.1% $74,756 $32,076 3.8% Northampton Area 41,714 38,251 3,463 9.1% $63,399 $28,751 4.6% Pen Argyl 12,453 12,095 358 3.0% $53,763 $26,523 8.4% Saucon Valley 16,670 15,490 1,180 7.6% $66,715 $38,377 5.1% Wilson Area 15,477 13,671 1,806 13.2% $55,504 $30,530 7.4% ACS = American Community Survey 1Includes all of Allentown. 2Excludes the western area of Allentown due to data limitations. 3Includes all of Lower Mt. Bethel Township. 4Excludes the Martins Creek area of Lower Mt. Bethel Township and Riegelsville Borough, Bucks County due to data limitations. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
TABLE 18 LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT: 2012* School Location Enrollment Cedar Crest College Allentown 1,204 DeSales University Center Valley (Upper Saucon Twp.) 2,513 Lafayette College Easton 2,455 Lehigh University Bethlehem 6,502 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville (North Whitehall Twp.) 4,912 Moravian College Bethlehem 1,642 Muhlenberg College Allentown 2,490 Northampton Community College Bethlehem Township 8,012 Penn State University Upper Saucon Township 945 *Fall full-time equivalent enrollment. Sources: Administrative offices of each school.
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THE ECONOMY: Profi le and Trends
-31- FIGURE 9 UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS: 2003-2012 LEHIGH VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES 10.0
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-32- TABLE 19 LEHIGH VALLEY EMPLOYMENT — 2012* (Place of Residence Data) Civilian Total Unemployment Month Labor Force Employment Number Percent January 334,300 305,200 29,000 8.7% February 335,200 305,900 29,300 8.7% March 336,400 308,300 28,200 8.4% April 336,300 310,000 26,300 7.8% May 341,400 313,100 28,400 8.3% June 345,700 314,900 30,800 8.9% July 345,700 313,900 31,700 9.2% August 344,100 313,800 30,300 8.8% September 343,800 315,700 28,200 8.2% October 346,600 317,700 28,900 8.3% November 342,100 314,600 27,600 8.1% December 342,800 314,900 27,900 8.1% Annual Average 341,200 312,300 28,900 8.5% *Lehigh and Northampton Counties combined. IMPORTANT NOTICE: LABOR FORCE DATA FOR 2012 ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE TO THE DATA FOR 1995 OR EARLIER BECAUSE OF A DIFFERENT ESTIMATING PROCEDURE.
TABLE 20 LEHIGH VALLEY UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS: 2003-2012 (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Annual Average Unemployment Rate (%) Lehigh Northampton Lehigh YearCounty County Valley Pennsylvania U.S. 2003 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 2004 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.6 2005 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.2 2006 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 2007 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 2008 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.8 2009 8.8 8.1 8.5 8.1 9.3 2010 9.4 9.1 9.3 8.7 9.6 2011 8.7 8.6 8.6 7.9 8.9 2012 8.5 8.4 8.5 7.9 8.1 Source: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Center for Workforce Information and Analysis.
-33- TABLE 21 EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY GROUP — 2011 (Place of Work Data) Industry Group Lehigh Co. Northampton Co. Pennsylvania U.S.A. Farm employment 662 515 73,183 2,635,000 Forestry, fishing, related activities, & other (D) 93 17,820 862,700 Mining (D) 103 53,074 1,429,400 Utilities 550 385 23,125 576,500 Construction 9,562 6,840 357,938 8,732,500 Manufacturing 15,959 13,292 590,713 12,344,600 Wholesale trade 9,637 3,735 247,963 6,122,100 Retail trade 23,177 15,047 764,440 17,829,600 Transportation & warehousing 9,990 5,951 262,455 5,635,400 Information 3,390 1,829 107,489 3,200,400 Finance & insurance 10,725 6,818 390,487 9,509,700 Real estate & rental & leasing 8,041 5,212 265,242 7,844,100 Professional & technical services 11,208 6,503 468,632 12,034,700 Management of companies & enterprises 8,363 1,502 128,064 2,071,200 Administrative & waste services 18,216 7,840 376,087 10,890,400 Educational services 5,083 6,847 278,953 4,242,800 Health care & social assistance 39,271 13,173 1,009,780 19,391,400 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 4,988 4,093 158,236 3,851,700 Accommodation & food services 13,354 8,986 452,764 12,338,500 Other services, except public administration 10,460 7,701 392,868 9,991,000 Government & government enterprises 18,624 15,713 802,954 24,301,000 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 222,061 132,178 7,222,267 175,834,700 (D) = Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Table CA 25N.
TABLE 22 PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME AND AVERAGE EARNINGS PER JOB Per Capita Personal Income — $ Year Lehigh Co. Northampton Co. Pennsylvania U.S.A. 1990 20,733 18,932 19,433 19,354 1995 24,534 22,766 23,226 23,262 2000 31,512 29,364 30,113 30,319 2005 35,017 32,562 34,719 35,452 2010 39,385 37,522 40,444 39,791 2011 40,890 39,078 42,291 41,560 Average Earnings Per Job — $ Year Lehigh Co. Northampton Co. Pennsylvania U.S.A. 1990 27,517 24,754 26,859 26,566 1995 34,294 29,773 32,246 31,690 2000 40,822 35,207 39,400 39,914 2005 46,984 40,927 45,980 47,057 2010 51,306 45,103 51,293 52,172 2011 52,521 46,344 52,821 53,768 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Table CA 30.
-34- TABLE 23 LARGEST EMPLOYERS (NON-GOVERNMENTAL) (Ranked by number of total employees in the Lehigh Valley) Rank Employer Local Employment 1 Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network 11,659
2 St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network 8,900
3 Air Products 3,500
4 Giant Food Stores 2,449
5 PPL 2,413
6 Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem 2,200
7 Sodexo 2,170
8 B. Braun 1,942
9 Amazon.com 1,937
10 Mack Trucks 1,900
11 Lehigh University 1,884
12 Wegmans 1,803
13 Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 1,574
14 Weis Markets, Inc. 1,400
15 Northampton Community College 1,355
16 HCR Manorcare 1,298
17 Easton Hospital 1,289
18 Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network 1,248
19 Sacred Heart Healthcare System 1,219
20 KidsPeace 1,187
21 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. 1,100
22 Crayola 1,100
23 Wells Fargo 1,057
24 Walmart 1,000
25 Lehigh Carbon Community College 961 Source: The Morning Call, Inc., Copyright February 3, 2013
-35- 934 877 778 691 624 573 523 559542 585 531 609 492 665 468 717 471 765 479 808 482 5,144 5,326 5,612 5,490 5,280 5,067 4,813 9,763 10,193 10,202 10,542 10,976 11,413 11,739 8,426 9,128 9,393 9,831 10,382 11,082 11,836 2,2461,729 2,2101,199 1,720 2,153 1,153 1,793 2,114 1,096 1,694 2,084 1,030 1,596 2,069 984 1,502 2,052 1,412 953 930 16,13828,229 21,833 28,989 24,000 28,257 26,327 27,582 28,147 27,429 29,211 27,524 30,004 27,525 13,09537,855 13,47214,057 38,137 13,336 15,306 37,774 13,512 15,815 38,808 13,660 16,674 39,675 13,805 17,778 40,895 13,792 19,136 41,705 20,572 18,207 19,009 19,463 19,991 20,391 20,822 21,120 12,779 14,195 14,777 15,221 15,622 16,053 16,472 17,412 21,184 23,594 25,241 27,256 29,648 32,246 24,582 26,907 28,314 29,802 31,425 33,241 34,918 11,672 13,576 14,605 14,957 15,300 15,777 16,171 51,631 58,650 65,687 71,672 77,535 84,038 90,448 22,039 23,403 23,686 25,023 26,475 28,191 29,911 18,357 20,311 21,393 22,412 23,450 24,590 25,677 2001-2040 TABLE 24 418 520 7,112 6,663 2,190 1,875 1,259 1,121 LEHIGH VALLEY 12,509 39,562 12,767 15,765 11,911 16,480 10,227 20,633 10,495 44,275 21,025 19,364 20,560 33,185 456 422 8,470 9,708 3,601 5,893 2,253 1,933 1,579 3,051 15,437 14,081 18,740 10,050 38,828 17,945 18,905 17,662 47,580 11,381 37,255 11,042 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 HISTORY AND FORECAST OF EMPLOYMENT Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, REMI Pi+ Model, June 2012 Educational Services Health Care and Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services Other Services, except Public Administration State and Local GovernmentFederal Civilian Federal Military Farm TOTAL EMPLOYMENTSource: 26,901 29,296 31,523 323,173 32,865 339,212 35,257 348,118 379,560 37,387 398,086 39,601 417,134 42,027 436,858 458,861 44,376 479,532 Forestry, Fishing, Related Activities, and Other Mining Utilities Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation and Warehousing Information Finance and Insurance Real Estate and Rental Leasing Professional and Technical Services Management of Companies and Enterprises Administrative and Waste Services -36- N 2001-2040 TABLE 25 LEHIGH VALLEY HISTORY AND FORECAST OF EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATIO Occupation 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, REMI Pi+ Model, June 2012 Life, physical, social science 3,271 3,015 3,192 3,583 3,889 4,116 4,373 4,669 4,968 Management, business, financial Computer, math, architect, engineer Community, social service Legal 2,362 30,565Education, training, library 14,086 2,651 33,211 13,789Arts, design, entertainment, sports, media 2,784Health care 34,688 13,956Protective service 37,949 15,723 3,089 4,472Food preparation, serving related 39,962 16,925 4,608Building, grounds, personal care, service 4,119 3,299Sales, office, administrative 41,750 17,697 4,578 4,832 3,458Farm, fishing, forestry 8,238 43,631 18,586 19,589Construction, extraction 5,055 5,278 8,759 45,707 19,610 3,641 21,303 20,069Installation, maintenance, repair 10,011 23,093 5,662 47,670 20,641 23,626 5,515Production 31,272 3,852 25,265 11,466Transportation, material moving 24,287 26,077 6,136 5,716 4,064 TOTAL 22,607 12,369 25,938 92,849 27,758 9,514 6,543Source: 5,975 98,853 25,432 23,562 12,815 26,488 29,345 10,456 15,457 100,516 29,197 23,379 13,249 6,948 28,010 6,320 30,977 15,591 11,560 106,282 1,626 15,626 33,344 23,346 13,784 24,626 109,225 29,641 32,774 15,214 12,305 7,406 17,640 6,689 1,414 38,074 113,061 25,789 23,625 14,255 31,562 34,494 16,630 13,158 14,888 116,862 7,848 42,757 26,132 1,426 24,106 33,476 121,269 17,254 13,936 18,868 46,743 27,653 125,043 24,500 1,421 17,973 14,759 20,469 50,749 28,102 18,702 15,677 22,164 1,401 55,242 29,060 19,471 16,568 23,547 59,745 30,182 1,401 20,169 323,173 24,462 31,518 339,212 1,411 25,185 348,118 32,764 379,560 1,432 398,086 417,134 1,453 436,858 458,861 479,532
-37- Change in Jobs/Time 9.7% 2,267 5.3% 504 -8.7% -90 -3.5% -543 42.2% 7,319 44.7% 7,498 40.2% 4,285 20.4% 1,723 45.8% 3,850 38.2% 1,882 16.5% 1,860 88.2% 9,649 44.4% 203 29.8% 2,329 72.7% 27,930 36.4% 4,845 84.1% 7,853 39.4% 1,986 Time -13.6% -461 -18.3% -174 -23.2% -81 -22.5% -152 -41.1% -218 % Change/ 8.2% 8.4% 8.0% 3.4% 4.1% 0.3% 4.3% 2.2% 6.8% 1.0% 0.2% 3.4% 0.3% 5.0% 0.1% 4.9% 6.0% 5.7% 0.2% 2.3% 3.3% 0.1% 21.9% 949 660 776 268 524 313 6,807 2,936 7,025 9,954 24,682 24,270 25,575 10,168 12,265 13,117 20,593 10,150 66,340 15,124 14,931 17,186 18,158 8.1% 8.0% 8.7% 3.4% 4.0% 0.3% 2.3% 4.5% 1.1% 0.2% 6.5% 0.3% 3.4% 0.1% 5.2% 4.9% 0.2% 5.9% 2.3% 5.8% 3.4% 0.1% 21.3% 27,635 jobs 957 625 825 266 537 340 9,890 6,641 3,088 9,899 6,590 9,969 23,350 23,031 11,448 25,119 12,942 18,863 61,756 15,162 14,272 17,119 16,732 10% Job Growth 8.0% 7.9% 3.5% 3.9% 8.9% 0.4% 2.3% 1.2% 4.6% 0.2% 0.3% 6.3% 3.5% 0.1% 5.5% 0.2% 4.9% 2.2% 3.6% 5.9% 0.1% 5.8% 4.9% 10,247 20.8% 964 586 877 262 555 368 6,445 3,221 9,627 9,513 6,184 9,866 21,966 24,395 21,687 10,670 12,680 17,276 57,113 15,117 13,579 16,069 16,116 7.9% 9.1% 7.8% 0.4% 2.4% 3.8% 1.3% 4.7% 0.2% 6.1% 0.4% 3.6% 3.5% 0.1% 5.8% 0.2% 4.9% 2.2% 3.7% 0.2% 5.8% 5.7% 20.2% 208,260 218,507 25,625 jobs 978 543 931 267 581 404 6,303 3,364 9,365 9,137 5,864 9,752 20,691 20,473 10,035 23,848 12,431 15,945 52,904 12,949 15,174 15,164 15,053 10.3% Job Growth Historical Comparison 7.8% 0.4% 7.8% 2.5% 3.8% 9.3% 1.4% 0.2% 0.4% 4.8% 3.6% 6.0% 3.5% 0.1% 0.2% 4.9% 2.2% 6.2% 3.9% 0.2% 5.7% 5.5% 19.5% 2010-2040 TABLE 26 996 497 985 300 618 450 6,156 9,537 3,479 9,070 8,839 5,609 9,612 19,358 19,460 23,172 48,591 12,093 14,880 12,329 15,460 15.9% 28,564 14,329 13,691 7.6% 0.4% 7.7% 2.4% 3.9% 1.4% 0.2% 0.4% 3.7% 3.7% 5.0% 5.6% 0.1% 0.3% 2.3% 4.1% 0.2% 4.9% 6.7% 6.0% 5.2% 9.8% 18.3% 478 945 333 650 503 1990 2000 2000 2010 1,022 5,727 9,207 3,392 8,696 8,826 5,454 9,721 179,696 208,260 18,127 18,371 43,473 11,781 13,371 11,702 15,940 14,154 12,463 23,416 31,044 jobs 14.2% Job Growth 0.5% 2.3% 3.9% 1.6% 7.9% 7.7% 0.2% 0.4% 3.6% 3.9% 5.2% 0.2% 5.0% 0.3% 2.3% 4.3% 0.2% 7.2% 4.9% 6.1% 4.3% 17.6% 10.7% EMPLOYMENT FORECASTS FOR LEHIGH COUNTY 457 950 349 676 531 1,039 4,925 8,415 3,397 7,821 8,445 5,039 9,450 9,333 17,363 16,772 38,410 11,257 10,944 10,646 15,667 13,313 23,308 218,507 237,752 249,511 262,156 275,136 289,421 302,771 38.6% 84,264 Lehigh County 2010 % 2015 % 2020 % 2025 % 2030 % 2035 % 2040 % Federal Civilian Educational Services Transportation and Warehousing Information State and Local Government Administrative and Waste Services Forestry, Fishing, Related Activities, and Other Federal Military Health Care and Social Assistance Real Estate and Rental Leasing Management of Companies and Enterprises Finance and Insurance Mining Professional and Technical Services Farm Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Wholesale Trade Utilities Manufacturing Other Services, except Public Administration Accommodation and Food Services Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, REMI Pi+ Model, June 2012 Retail Trade Construction
-38- e in g Chan Jobs/Time e/ g 7.4% 130 5.3% 193 -8.6% -104 -1.3% -161 39.4% 3,035 10.9% 1,583 19.2% 253 39.1% 5,534 36.3% 2,837 45.1% 46 47.2% 2,665 10.9% 21 38.8% 2,617 82.4% 10,888 15.2% 1,053 88.4% 6,013 42.0% 1,424 27.5% 1,364 80.2% 5,185 34.7% 3,027 Time -18.4% -143 -47.9% -193 -22.4% -117 % Chan 9.1% 0.9% 6.0% 0.1% 4.7% 0.6% 0.1% 5.3% 1.1% 0.4% 0.1% 4.5% 7.3% 7.0% 0.2% 2.7% 3.6% 2.2% 6.6% 6.6% 6.1% 11.1% 13.6% 148 214 636 210 406 1,571 8,307 1,103 9,364 1,877 8,003 4,811 6,322 3,838 16,130 19,694 10,648 24,108 12,818 12,401 11,753 11,653 10,746 0.9% 9.3% 6.0% 4.5% 0.1% 0.7% 5.4% 1.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.1% 4.7% 7.4% 7.3% 0.2% 2.7% 3.6% 2.3% 6.5% 6.4% 6.1% 11.0% 13.2% 15,039 jobs 140 213 677 233 416 1,523 7,688 1,112 9,136 1,979 7,880 4,492 6,154 3,836 15,776 18,677 10,210 22,282 12,479 12,362 11,072 10,785 10,318 9.3% Job Growth 0.9% 9.4% 0.1% 4.4% 6.0% 0.7% 5.5% 0.1% 1.3% 0.4% 0.2% 4.8% 7.4% 0.3% 7.6% 2.6% 3.7% 2.3% 6.4% 6.2% 6.1% 10.9% 12.6% 14.3% 16,199 131 209 719 256 429 7,108 9,738 1,120 8,855 2,059 7,711 4,198 5,995 3,794 9,980 1,463 9,871 15,280 17,635 20,422 12,031 12,312 10,406 9.7% 4.3% 0.1% 6.0% 0.7% 5.6% 1.4% 0.1% 0.5% 0.2% 4.9% 0.3% 7.3% 8.0% 2.6% 3.8% 2.4% 6.4% 6.0% 6.1% 0.9% 10.8% 12.1% 113,412 129,611 13,147 jobs 122 201 763 287 449 6,639 9,329 1,136 8,654 2,126 7,560 3,967 5,856 3,760 9,859 9,296 9,463 1,406 16,696 14,960 18,767 11,274 12,408 8.9% Job Growth Historical Comparison 9.8% 0.1% 4.2% 6.0% 0.8% 5.7% 0.1% 1.4% 0.5% 0.2% 5.0% 0.3% 6.9% 8.6% 2.5% 3.8% 2.5% 6.3% 5.9% 0.9% 6.1% 10.6% 11.5% 2010-2040 TABLE 27 112 192 808 328 478 6,278 8,956 1,157 8,449 2,133 7,370 3,784 5,707 3,724 5.8% 6,186 9,357 8,714 1,363 9,064 14,602 15,797 17,096 10,309 12,797 0.1% 4.3% 6.0% 0.8% 5.5% 1.4% 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% 5.1% 0.4% 6.6% 9.2% 2.6% 3.9% 2.6% 6.5% 5.5% 6.1% 1.0% 10.4% 10.7% 10.4% 107 198 775 374 503 1990 2000 2000 2010 6,099 8,535 1,188 7,849 1,934 7,228 9,370 3,674 5,499 3,751 9,249 7,813 8,609 1,367 107,226 113,412 14,738 15,178 13,049 14,721 18,964 jobs 9.4% Job Growth 4.4% 0.1% 6.0% 0.9% 5.2% 0.1% 1.3% 0.6% 0.3% 5.4% 0.4% 5.3% 9.7% 2.6% 3.8% 2.8% 6.7% 5.0% 1.0% 5.9% 10.9% 10.2% 11.2% 102 193 779 403 523 5,642 7,811 1,207 6,747 1,747 6,950 6,805 3,387 4,958 3,645 8,726 6,468 1,318 7,711 14,160 13,220 12,562 14,547 129,611 141,808 148,575 154,978 161,722 169,440 176,761 36.4% 47,150 EMPLOYMENT FORECASTS FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY Northampton County 2010 % 2015 % 2020 % 2025 % 2030 % 2035 % 2040 % State and Local Government Forestry, Fishing, Related Activities, and Other Transportation and Warehousing Administrative and Waste Services Federal Civilian Educational Services Mining Information Federal Military Utilities Health Care and Social Assistance Finance and Insurance Farm Construction Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Real Estate and Rental Leasing Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, REMI Pi+ Model, June 2012 Accommodation and Food Services Professional and Technical Services Retail Trade Management of Companies and Enterprises Other Services, except Public Administration
-39- TABLE 28 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT FORECASTS 2010-2040 % of Lehigh 2010-2040 Valley New Municipality 2010 2020 2030 2040 Change Employment Alburtis 451 626 771 927 476 0.4% Allentown 58,437 63,515 67,712 72,239 13,802 10.5% Bethlehem (part) 17,778 19,448 20,829 22,318 4,540 3.5% Catasauqua 1,480 1,676 1,839 2,014 534 0.4% Coopersburg 1,451 1,653 1,821 2,001 550 0.4% Coplay 570 691 792 900 330 0.3% Emmaus 6,205 6,345 6,461 6,587 382 0.3% Fountain Hill 7,209 7,217 7,223 7,230 21 0.0% Hanover Twp. 11,402 13,729 15,652 17,726 6,324 4.8% Heidelberg Twp. 678 707 732 758 80 0.1% Lower Macungie Twp. 9,660 13,296 16,302 19,543 9,883 7.5% Lower Milford Twp. 539 560 577 596 57 0.0% Lowhill Twp. 799 867 923 984 185 0.1% Lynn Twp. 737 1,044 1,297 1,570 833 0.6% Macungie 1,105 1,200 1,278 1,362 257 0.2% North Whitehall Twp. 6,242 6,983 7,595 8,255 2,013 1.5% Salisbury Twp. 13,602 13,858 14,070 14,299 697 0.5% Slatington 841 924 993 1,068 227 0.2% South Whitehall Twp. 18,942 20,993 22,689 24,518 5,576 4.2% Upper Macungie Twp. 29,954 35,522 40,124 45,087 15,133 11.5% Upper Milford Twp. 2,239 2,483 2,684 2,901 662 0.5% Upper Saucon Twp. 9,976 13,076 15,638 18,401 8,425 6.4% Washington Twp. 1,100 1,357 1,569 1,798 698 0.5% Weisenberg Twp. 1,696 2,414 3,007 3,647 1,951 1.5% Whitehall Twp. 15,414 19,325 22,558 26,044 10,630 8.1% LEHIGH COUNTY 218,507 249,511 275,136 302,771 84,264 64.1% Allen Twp. 667 1,551 2,164 2,864 2,197 1.7% Bangor 1,272 1,408 1,503 1,611 339 0.3% Bath 877 982 1,056 1,139 262 0.2% Bethlehem (part) 23,787 27,830 30,632 33,838 10,051 7.6% Bethlehem Twp. 12,402 14,604 16,130 17,877 5,475 4.2% Bushkill Twp. 1,539 1,755 1,905 2,077 538 0.4% Chapman 23 23 23 23 0 0.0% East Allen Twp. 3,264 3,592 3,820 4,080 816 0.6% East Bangor 98 106 112 118 20 0.0% Easton 10,095 10,669 11,067 11,523 1,428 1.1% Forks Twp. 7,813 9,482 10,639 11,962 4,149 3.2% Freemansburg 494 552 591 637 143 0.1% Glendon 645 685 713 745 100 0.1% Hanover Twp. 14,275 15,116 15,699 16,367 2,092 1.6% Hellertown 1,516 1,523 1,528 1,533 17 0.0% Lehigh Twp. 1,666 2,174 2,525 2,928 1,262 1.0% Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 1,241 1,280 1,308 1,339 98 0.1% Lower Nazareth Twp. 6,821 8,919 10,373 12,037 5,216 4.0% Lower Saucon Twp. 2,555 2,961 3,242 3,564 1,009 0.8% Moore Twp. 1,909 2,001 2,065 2,138 229 0.2% Nazareth 2,867 2,904 2,929 2,958 91 0.1% North Catasauqua 382 383 384 384 2 0.0% Northampton 3,083 3,141 3,181 3,226 143 0.1% Palmer Twp. 10,660 12,240 13,335 14,588 3,928 3.0% Pen Argyl 1,269 1,363 1,428 1,502 233 0.2% Plainfield Twp. 2,396 2,855 3,173 3,537 1,141 0.9% Portland 142 180 207 237 95 0.1% Roseto 343 345 346 348 5 0.0% Stockertown 494 568 619 678 184 0.1% Tatamy 443 583 681 792 349 0.3% Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 1,656 2,099 2,406 2,757 1,101 0.8% Upper Nazareth Twp. 2,975 4,048 4,793 5,644 2,669 2.0% Walnutport 908 993 1,052 1,120 212 0.2% Washington Twp. 1,281 1,408 1,495 1,596 315 0.2% West Easton 271 376 449 532 261 0.2% Williams Twp. 1,224 1,410 1,539 1,686 462 0.4% Wilson 5,040 5,129 5,190 5,261 221 0.2% Wind Gap 1,218 1,337 1,420 1,515 297 0.2% Bethlehem (Total L & N) 41,565 47,278 51,461 56,156 14,591 11.1% NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 129,611 148,575 161,722 176,761 47,150 35.9% LEHIGH VALLEY 348,118 398,086 436,858 479,532 131,414 100.0% Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
-40- TABLE 29 LABOR FORCE: 2001-2040 LEHIGH VALLEY 2001 2010 2020 2030 2040 Age Group No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 16-19 17,626 5.7% 15,006 4.5% 12,837 3.5% 14,199 3.6% 16,476 3.8% 20-24 27,409 8.9% 34,858 10.4% 31,941 8.6% 34,313 8.6% 40,776 9.3% 25-34 60,332 19.7% 63,229 18.8% 88,450 23.8% 84,598 21.3% 92,329 21.1% 35-44 81,995 26.7% 71,451 21.3% 70,163 18.9% 94,126 23.7% 92,172 21.1% 45-54 73,679 24.0% 83,551 24.9% 74,497 20.1% 74,911 18.9% 99,258 22.7% 55-64 34,398 11.2% 52,236 15.6% 67,344 18.1% 60,838 15.3% 62,106 14.2% 65+ 11,172 3.6% 15,280 4.6% 26,173 7.0% 33,884 8.5% 33,775 7.7% TOTAL 306,611 335,611 371,405 396,869 436,892 Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, REMI Pi+ Model, June 2012
-41- TABLE 30 INCOME AND POVERTY STATUS 2007-2011 Percent Below Poverty Level Median Median Per Female Household Family Capita All All Householder Municipality Income $ Income $ Income $ Persons Families Families Alburtis 69,605 73,021 28,254 7.2 5.8 25.3 Allentown 35,737 41,308 17,663 25.8 21.6 40.9 Bethlehem (part) 48,725 61,134 26,539 7.5 6.2 15.3 Catasauqua 56,684 68,322 24,959 3.8 2.0 12.2 Coopersburg 58,370 69,871 28,201 3.6 1.9 0.0 Coplay 44,245 55,697 24,269 13.7 10.8 33.3 Emmaus 57,585 67,361 28,518 6.0 4.2 10.2 Fountain Hill 43,655 53,942 22,130 10.0 6.2 15.5 Hanover Twp. 45,109 53,264 23,917 14.8 10.2 46.8 Heidelberg Twp. 75,565 76,884 32,782 2.0 1.1 0.0 Lower Macungie Twp. 82,423 102,311 38,794 4.4 3.4 10.4 Lower Milford Twp. 70,549 76,583 30,206 4.4 1.8 0.0 Lowhill Twp. 86,071 94,236 37,520 6.8 7.3 17.6 Lynn Twp. 75,991 87,083 30,134 4.1 1.1 0.0 Macungie 56,048 74,432 30,257 4.4 3.4 0.0 North Whitehall Twp. 74,414 87,188 32,395 6.0 3.6 7.5 Salisbury Twp. 69,838 83,992 37,694 3.6 3.2 3.9 Slatington 39,688 52,372 22,451 15.0 11.3 33.9 South Whitehall Twp. 66,498 79,872 37,940 4.0 2.7 9.7 Upper Macungie Twp. 93,427 109,122 38,438 2.6 1.3 6.9 Upper Milford Twp. 73,431 80,573 33,962 6.1 5.1 24.0 Upper Saucon Twp. 96,178 103,294 43,017 2.4 1.3 6.1 Washington Twp. 67,567 74,029 27,154 9.0 5.0 18.1 Weisenberg Twp. 80,217 84,359 35,872 4.1 0.5 10.6 Whitehall Twp. 54,800 64,129 27,379 8.5 6.5 16.4 LEHIGH COUNTY 54,312 67,023 27,801 12.3 9.2 28.4 Allen Twp. 75,781 81,094 33,396 1.4 1.5 0.0 Bangor 51,507 59,889 23,239 12.6 9.1 43.0 Bath 49,132 58,438 22,867 10.8 7.8 20.0 Bethlehem (part) 44,461 54,667 22,364 21.4 16.5 41.8 Bethlehem Twp. 78,164 92,363 35,458 3.5 2.1 10.9 Bushkill Twp. 79,391 92,684 32,234 2.9 1.4 8.0 Chapman 70,125 70,972 25,384 2.6 0.0 0.0 East Allen Twp. 72,297 77,188 30,696 2.7 2.4 7.1 East Bangor 61,250 68,705 23,441 15.2 11.3 32.8 Easton 39,488 41,901 19,812 22.4 20.7 36.0 Forks Twp. 87,711 103,842 37,942 1.5 1.0 1.0 Freemansburg 59,486 64,402 23,881 9.9 7.4 21.4 Glendon 59,167 54,904 25,896 9.7 5.4 50.0 Hanover Twp. 87,760 103,692 39,578 2.3 1.5 4.7 Hellertown 53,568 66,086 29,908 7.5 6.7 30.1 Lehigh Twp. 67,486 76,202 30,402 3.7 1.9 2.9 Lower Mt. Bethel Twp. 64,672 70,417 29,449 2.6 1.1 0.0 Lower Nazareth Twp. 90,042 94,091 36,844 3.1 2.9 18.8 Lower Saucon Twp. 80,357 93,558 43,028 3.9 2.6 18.6 Moore Twp. 62,796 71,888 27,687 4.3 1.8 3.4 Nazareth 59,881 67,500 28,666 5.5 0.9 0.0 Northampton 52,803 67,411 26,756 6.4 4.7 10.0 North Catasauqua 49,511 68,250 28,249 1.5 0.0 0.0 Palmer Twp. 73,109 86,967 32,867 2.9 1.1 8.1 Pen Argyl 50,156 53,782 23,773 13.6 9.6 32.5 Plainfield Twp. 65,870 72,888 29,202 6.0 5.6 0.0 Portland 39,625 60,938 23,262 16.6 10.3 46.2 Roseto 51,250 63,472 26,239 12.4 8.4 14.9 Stockertown 50,795 60,227 23,591 7.1 6.7 60.0 Tatamy 66,875 72,059 29,346 1.5 0.0 0.0 Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. 60,065 70,438 29,256 1.9 1.0 0.0 Upper Nazareth Twp. 85,934 90,052 32,492 4.1 3.5 22.3 Walnutport 48,060 54,922 22,937 7.5 4.9 15.0 Washington Twp. 61,750 73,911 28,540 6.6 4.3 19.7 West Easton 53,750 60,592 23,323 11.1 4.7 10.6 Williams Twp. 88,371 105,338 42,774 3.0 2.6 0.0 Wilson 44,484 55,790 22,924 10.1 6.8 17.7 Wind Gap 48,238 57,821 24,158 7.0 6.1 14.4 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 60,540 72,546 29,020 9.1 6.5 24.6 PENNSYLVANIA 51,651 65,105 27,824 12.6 8.8 28.1 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2007-2011 American Community Survey. -42- TABLE 31 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (All Urban Customers) Date Philadelphia United States Dec. 2012 238.5 229.6 Dec. 2011 234.3 225.7 Dec. 2010 228.0 219.2 Dec. 2009 224.8 216.0 Dec. 2008 218.2 210.2 Dec. 2007 219.0 210.0 Dec. 2006 211.6 201.8 Dec. 2005 204.9 196.8 Dec. 2004 197.8 190.3 Dec. 2003 189.0 184.3 Dec. 2002 185.3 180.9 Dec. 2001 179.9 176.7 Dec. 2000 177.5 174.0 Dec. 1999 172.9 168.3 Note: The Consumer Price Index has a base year of 1982-1984 = 100.
ANNUAL PERCENT INCREASE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX %%% Year Lehigh Valley Philadelphia United States 2012 N/A 1.8 1.7 2011 N/A 2.8 3.0 2010 N/A 1.4 1.5 2009 2.7 3.0 2.8 2008 0.0 -0.4 0.1 2007 5.2 3.5 4.1 2006 6.8 3.3 2.5 2005 4.7 3.6 3.4 2004 4.9 4.6 3.3 2003 3.3 2.0 1.9 2002 2.1 2.0 2.4 2001 2.0 1.4 1.6 2000 4.6 2.7 3.4 1999 2.6 2.3 2.7 N/A = not available Sources: Lehigh Valley — Kamran Afshar Associates; Philadelphia and United States — U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
-43- TABLE 32 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES Phone Number FAX Number Organization Contact Person E-mail Address Address Primary Functions Allentown Economic Scott Unger, Phone: 610-435-8890 905 Harrison St. Urban Economic Development Development Corporation Executive Director FAX: 610-770-1015 Allentown, PA 18103 E-mail: [email protected] Bangor Area School District Stephen Wiencek Phone: 610-588-2163 123 Five Points Richmond Rd. Development Regional Economic Bangor, PA 18013 Development Authority Bangor Economic Alicia Karner Phone: 610-588-0913 197 Pennsylvania Ave. Financial Assistance Development Corporation Bangor, PA 18013 Ben Franklin Technology R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., Phone: 610-758-5200 116 Research Dr. Recruitment/Promotion of Hi- Partners of Northeastern CEO FAX: 610-861-5918 Bethlehem, PA 18015 Tech Industry, Business Pennsylvania Incubators, Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech Sandra Kline, Phone: 610-866-8013, 3300 Chester Ave. Manpower Training and School Continuing Education Supervisor Ext. 111 Bethlehem, PA 18020 Placement Department City of Allentown Sara Hailstone, Phone: 610-437-7610 City Hall Marketing, Site/Building Department of Community Director E-mail: 435 Hamilton St. Development, Financial and Economic Development [email protected] Allentown, PA 18101 Assistance, Technical Assistance, Resource Improvement City of Bethlehem Joe Kelly, Phone: 610-865-7085 City Hall Site/Building Development, Department of Community Director FAX: 610-865-7310 10 E. Church St. Financial Assistance, Resource and Economic Development E-mail: [email protected] Bethlehem, PA 18018 Improvement City of Bethlehem Tony Hanna, Phone: 610-865-7055 City Hall BethWorks Tax Increment Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Fax: 610-865-7330 10 E. Church St. Financing District Bethlehem, PA 18018 Management, Housing Rehabilitation Program Assistance City of Easton Department of Becky Bradley, Phone: 610-250-6651 1 S. 3rd Street Site/Building Development, Planning and Development Director Easton, PA 18042 Data Distribution, Development Technical Assistance County of Lehigh Cindy Feinberg, Phone: 610-782-3614 Government Center Data Distribution, Financial Department of Community Director FAX: 610-871-2755 17 S. 7th St. Assistance, Technical and Economic Development Email: Allentown, PA 18101 Assistance, Resource [email protected] Improvement Discover Lehigh Valley Michael Stershic, Phone: 610-882-9200 840 Hamilton Street Data Distribution, Out-of- President FAX: 610-882-0343 Suite 200 Region Representation for E-mail: Allentown, PA 18101 Travel & Tourism Industry mike@discoverlehighvalley.com Web Site: www.discoverlehighvalley.com Easton Area Industrial Land Phil Mitman, Phone: 610-258-5647 Alpha Building, 8th Floor Site/Building Development, Development Co. Executive Director FAX: 610-258-5186 One S. 3rd St. Advocacy of Physical E-mail: [email protected] Easton, PA 18042 Improvements Web Site: www.eaild.com First Energy Corp./Met-Ed Marc Troutman, Phone: 610-250-2811 2121 Sullivan Trail Marketing, Site/Building External Affairs Easton, PA 18040-8341 Development, Technical Manager Assistance Green Knight Economic Carlton Snyder, Phone: 610-863-5395 P.O. Box 4 Energy Center, a methane gas- Development Corporation President E-mail: [email protected] 2247 Pen Argyl Rd. to-energy plant Pen Argyl, PA 18072 Greater Easton Development Gretchen Longenbach, Phone: 610-250-6719 1 S. 3rd Street, 4th Floor Marketing, Financial Partnership/Easton Executive Director FAX: 610-250-6789 Easton, Pa 18042 Assistance, Business Technical Department of Community E-mail: glongenbach@easton-pa. Assistance, Resource Development gov Improvement, Business Retention and Expansion Greater Lehigh Valley T. Anthony Iannelli, Phone: 610-739-1513 840 Hamilton St., Suite 205 Business Retention, Data Chamber of Commerce President/CEO FAX: 610-437-4907 Allentown, PA 18101 Distribution, Technical E-mail: Assistance, Resource [email protected] Improvement Web Site: www.lehighvalleychamber.org Industrial Development John Kingsley Phone: 610-266-6775 2158 Avenue C, Suite 200 Site/Building Development, Corp. of Lehigh County Vice President, FAX: 610-266-7623 Bethlehem, PA 18017 Financial Assistance, Resource Economic E-mail: jkingsley@ Improvement Development, lehighvalley.org Finance Lehigh Carbon Community Ann Bieber, Phone: 610-799-1581 4525 Education Park Dr. Entre./Management Skill College Workforce and SeniorVice President FAX: 610-799-1187 Schnecksville, PA 18078 Development, Workforce Community Services for Administrative Email: [email protected] Training Services
-44- TABLE 32 (cont.) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES Phone Number FAX Number Organization Contact Person E-mail Address Address Primary Functions Lehigh Career and Sandra J. Himes Phone: 610-799-1323 4500 Education Park Dr. Manpower Training and Technical Institute Executive Director E-mail: [email protected] Schnecksville, PA 18078 Placement Lehigh Export Network Cora Landis, Phone: 610-758-4350 621 Taylor St. Export Assistance Coordinator FAX: 610-758-5205 Bethlehem, PA 18015 E-mail: [email protected] Lehigh Valley Economic Don Cunningham, Phone: 610-266-7565 2158 Avenue C, Suite 200 Marketing, Data Distribution Development Corp. President & CEO FAX: 610-266-7623 Bethlehem, PA 18017 E-mail: [email protected] Lehigh Valley Industrial Kerry A. Wrobel, Phone: 610-866-4600 1720 Spillman Dr., Suite 150 Site/Building Development, Park, Inc. President FAX: 610-867-9154 Bethlehem, PA 18015 Grantmanship, Resource E-mail: [email protected] Improvement Lehigh Valley Land Tracy Oscavich, Phone: 610-266-2236 2158 Avenue C, Suite 200 Brownfields Redevelopment Recycling Initiative Director FAX: 610-266-7623 Bethlehem, PA 18017 E-mail: [email protected] Lehigh Valley Planning Michael N. Kaiser, Phone: 610-264-4544 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 310 Data Distribution, Commission Executive Director FAX: 610-264-2616 Allentown, PA 18109 Grantmanship, Advocacy of E-mail: [email protected] Physical Improvements, Regulatory Optimization, Resource Improvement Lehigh Valley Workforce Nancy Dischinat, Phone: 610-841-1122 1601 Union Blvd. Workforce Development Investment Board Executive Director FAX: 610-437-3527 P.O. Box 20490 E-Mail: [email protected] Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-0490 Manufacturers Resource Jack Pfunder, Phone: 610-758-5599 125 Goodman Dr. Technical Assistance to Center Executive Director/CEO 800-343-6732 Bethlehem, PA 18015 Manufacturers FAX: 610-758-4716 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.mrcpa.org Northampton Community Donald Robertson or Phone: 610-861-5577 3835 Green Pond Rd. Entre./Management Skill College Center for Donna Goss (Business & FAX: 610-861-5060 Bethlehem, PA 18020 Development, Technology Business and Industry Leadership Courses) Access, Workforce Training Northampton County Alicia Karner, Phone: 610-559-3200 Northampton County Marketing, Technical Department of Executive Director FAX: 610-559-3775 Government Center Assistance Community and Economic 669 Washington St. Development/ Easton, PA 18042 Northampton County Industrial Development Authority PA CareerLink Lehigh John Haupt, Phone: 610-437-5627 1601 Union Blvd. Marketing, Financial Valley Administrator FAX: 610-434-4122 Allentown, PA 18109 Assistance, Technical Email: [email protected] Assistance, Manpower Training and Placement PPL, Inc. Donald M. Bernhard Phone: 610-774-5514 PPL Economic Development Marketing, Site/Building Director, Community E-mail: [email protected] Two North Ninth Street Development, Technical Affairs Allentown, PA 18101 Assistance Redevelopment Authority Gretchen Longenbach, Phone: 610-250-6719 1 S. 3rd St., 4th Floor Community Development of Easton Executive Director E-mail: glongenbach@easton- Easton, PA 18042 Block Grant Administration, pa.gov Housing Rehabilitation Program Management Slate Belt Chamber of Steve Hurni, Phone: 610-588-1000 364 Blue Valley Dr. Business Resources and Commerce President Fax: 610-588-1000 Bangor, PA 18013 Assistance Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.slatebeltchamber.org Small Business Sandra Holsonback, Phone: 610-758-3980 125 Goodman Dr. Data Distribution, Development Center, Director FAX: 610-758-5205 Bethlehem, PA 18015 Grantmanship, Revolving Lehigh University E-mail: [email protected] Loan Fund, Technical Assistance Whitehall Area Chamber Laura Long, Phone: 610-432-4130 1457 MacArthur Rd., Suite 280 Advancement of Business, of Commerce Chamber Executive Fax: 610-432-2231 Whitehall, PA 18052 Commercial, Civic and E-mail: [email protected] General Interests Whitehall Township Howard Lieberman, Phone: 484-661-7794 3219 MacArthur Rd. Promotion of Industrial, Industrial and Commercial Executive Director Whitehall, PA 18052 Commercial, Manufacturing, Development Authority Chris Smith, Solicitor Research and Development Enterprises Source: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, May 2013.
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