ZIP 18049 · Emmaus
Who lives in ZIP code 18049 (Emmaus, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Emmaus, PA · Lehigh County
uszips 2026
People18,941
Median age41.8
Household income$93,694
Home value$315,515
Median rent$1,360/mo
Poverty6.3%
College degree+39.8%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 488 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,702
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 80.1% are adults.
Household income
45.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,832.
Education (adults 25+)
44.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.1%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 60.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.8%
- Rent burden
- 34.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.3%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.8%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.