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40.66° N · 75.50° W · GEOID 4235120

Hokendauqua

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · part of the Allentown, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Hokendauqua is home to 3,145 people. Median household income is $84,350 a year and median rent is $1,476 a month, 21.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $256,100, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,476
8% above the median place
Median household income
$84,350
5% above the median place
Median home value
$256,100
20% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
20% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hokendauqua

  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $22 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 93% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 47 years old, older than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Hokendauqua

Lehigh County loses about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,356
Moved out16,564
Net−208

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$67K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lehigh County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lehigh County report $66,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,700.
Income you would need
$59,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,476 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,498 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $256,100.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 9.2% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Derby, CT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
13% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$66,001
6% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$66,725
5% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHokendauquaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%2% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.60% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,0016% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,7255% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 1.6%, 75% above the median place.

Hokendauqua21.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$59,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.0%
3% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
20% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hokendauqua, $1,476 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Hokendauqua, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Oakville, CT17.8% vs 21.0%$9,600Compare
Crete, IL16.2% vs 21.0%$12,500Compare
Moss Bluff, LA17.3% vs 21.0%$14,600Compare

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Property tax rate1
1.6%
75% above the median place
Median year built1
1965
1% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,498
20% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHokendauquaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4768% above
Rent to income121.0%3% above
Property tax rate11.6%75% above
Home price to income13.0x20% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.01% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,83914% above
HUD area median income4County figure$104,4003% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,08025% above
Median home value1$256,10020% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.1%92% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.4%19% above
Homeownership173.8%11% above
Renters paying 30%+152.4%4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,49820% below
Vacant homes1County figure4.5%36% below
Median year built119651% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 9.2%, 26% below the median place.

Works from home1
9.2%
26% below the median place
Mean commute1
28 min
11% above the median place
Income per person1
$45,191
13% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHokendauquaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$84,3505% above
Income per person1$45,19113% above
Unemployment1County figure5.9%20% above
Average annual pay6County figure$72,64310% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure203,94635% above
Poverty rate1County figure11.6%7% above
Mean commute128 min11% above
Works from home19.2%26% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.4%61% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 82.2%, 11% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
82.2%
11% below the median place
Median age1
47.0
21% above the median place
High school or higher1
94.5%
2% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureHokendauquaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,1456646th largest
Median age147.021% above
Bachelor's or higher133.9%6% above
High school or higher194.5%2% above
Household size12.45% below
Born abroad1County figure14.4%63% above
No health insurance1County figure6.4%0% above
Homes with broadband182.2%11% below
05

Life in Hokendauqua

58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.9 +56%
Playgrounds per 10k38.2 4.1×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.7 +14%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +55%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.7 −5%
Shops30.9 +2%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.9 +8%
Child care centers4.0 +74%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
4.0
74% above the median place
Public school students11
56,984
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
83
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHokendauquaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure83above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure56,984above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.18% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.75% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.92% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.98% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.074% above
Parks per 10k915.956% above
Playgrounds per 10k938.2306% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.714% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails93.155% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure58346% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 30.3, 50% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hokendauqua. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
30.3
50% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
49.0 in
12% above the median place
Heat wave risk13
96.5
7% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHokendauquaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure20°F21% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation12County figure49.0 in12% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure93.92% above
Hurricane risk13County figure90.228% above
Tornado risk13County figure87.47% above
Wildfire risk13County figure30.350% below
Heat wave risk13County figure96.57% above
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure72.0%5% above
08

Hokendauqua in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,476/mo (2024)$1,910/mo$1,570 to $2,330/mo+4.4%
Median household income$84,350 (2024)$106,500$90,000 to $126,000+4.0%
Median home value$256,100 (2024)$358,000$260,000 to $493,000+5.7%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hokendauqua

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Derby, CT$1,452$79,500Compare
Randallstown, MD$1,577$85,735Compare
Smithville, NJ$1,507$77,579Compare
Oakville, CT$1,414$95,515Compare
Oakville, CTSmithville, NJRandallstown, MDDerby, CTHokendauqua, PAHokendauquaDerbyRandallstownHokendauquaDerbyRandallstown

Common questions

Is Hokendauqua a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $22 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 93% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 47 years old, older than in 86% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hokendauqua expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $256,100.

What salary do you need to live in Hokendauqua?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $59,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hokendauqua?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Derby, CT, Randallstown, MD, Smithville, NJ and Oakville, CT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hokendauqua with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hokendauqua itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hokendauqua-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hokendauqua-pennsylvania/

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