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Population (year 2000): 11,313. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,351 (+0.3% change)
Males: 5,412 (47.8%), Females: 5,901 (52.2%)
Lehigh County
Zip codes:
18049.
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $44,181 (year 2000)
Median house value: $113,100 (year 2000)
Races in Emmaus:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (36.4%), Irish (9.8%),
English (7.0%), Italian (6.9%), United States (5.8%), Slovak
(4.5%).
Elevation: 448 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Emmaus
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Emmaus borough
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 10.9%
2.7% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -112 (-1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Emmaus:
- GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 5
miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (about 10 miles;
BETHLEHEM, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Emmaus:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 9 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 34
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 50 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Emmaus:
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA; ID: 1N9)
- BUTTER VALLEY GOLF PORT (about 12 miles; BALLY, PA;
ID: 7N8)
- QUAKERTOWN (about 12 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Emmaus:
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 5 miles; Allentown, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
Public high school in Emmaus:
- EMMAUS HS (Students: 2,415; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Emmaus:
- EMMAUS BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 74;
Location: 4702 COLEBROOK AVE; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Emmaus:
- LINCOLN EL SCH (Students: 359; Grades: KG -
05)
- JEFFERSON EL SCH (Students: 237; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle schools in Emmaus:
- ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 386;
Location: 435 SOUTH 6TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- DISCOVERY PRESCHOOL (Students: 33; Location:
225 NORTH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- PREMIER CHILD CARE CENTER INC (Students: 12;
Location: 3853 ALLEN STREET; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Emmaus:
- EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$391,703; Location: 11 EAST MAIN ST; 84,822 books; 956
audio materials; 1,947 video materials; 132 serial
subscriptions)
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