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Allentown, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $408,636 (it was $167,000 in 2000)
Allentown:

$408,636
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $329,779 - $499,913

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $432,529
Here:

$432,529
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $288,199
Here:

$288,199
State:

$381,113

Total population: 1,807 (All urban)

Houses: 731 (694 occupied: 530 owner occupied, 175 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

25%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,203 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $4,099,040.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,384 (lower quartile is $1,165, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,457


Median gross rent in Allentown, NJ in 2022: $1,521

Housing units in Allentown with a mortgage: 349 (23 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $146,943

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,615

Median monthly housing costs: $1,971

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Allentown, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1950

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,819
  • Male householders: 330 (74 living alone), Female householders: 361 (92 living alone)
  • 367 spouses (363 opposite-sex spouses), 39 unmarried partners, (35 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 636 children (612 natural, 20 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 0 foster children, 19 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 186 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 20 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 28 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

315 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (27 men, 55 women).

91.6% of residents of Allentown speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 130 (7.1%)
(78.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.7
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allentown, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allentown, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 642 bedrooms
  • 2803 bedrooms
  • 1324 bedrooms
  • 545+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, New Jersey
  • 0no bedroom
  • 511 bedroom
  • 632 bedrooms
  • 583 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 35+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Allentown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Allentown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4no vehicle
  • 1041 vehicle
  • 2392 vehicles
  • 1453 vehicles
  • 354 vehicles
  • 35+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Allentown in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Allentown in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7no vehicle
  • 791 vehicle
  • 722 vehicles
  • 183 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Allentown, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Allentown, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 274 rooms
  • 885 rooms
  • 916 rooms
  • 777 rooms
  • 1178 rooms
  • 1329+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 413 rooms
  • 394 rooms
  • 475 rooms
  • 196 rooms
  • 247 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 39+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Allentown borough income, earnings, and wages data

  • Allentown, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Allentown, NJ in 2022
  • 20Less than $10,000
  • 14$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9$20,000 to $29,999
  • 17$30,000 to $39,999
  • 66$40,000 to $49,999
  • 51$50,000 to $59,999
  • 69$60,000 to $74,999
  • 66$75,000 to $99,999
  • 90$100,000 to $124,999
  • 78$125,000 to $149,999
  • 111$150,000 to $199,999
  • 127$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Allentown, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Allentown, NJ in 2022
  • 5$30,000 to $34,999
  • 2$125,000 to $149,999
  • 13$200,000 to $249,999
  • 61$250,000 to $299,999
  • 222$300,000 to $399,999
  • 83$400,000 to $499,999
  • 80$500,000 to $749,999
  • 8$750,000 to $999,999
  • 4$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Allentown, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Allentown, NJ in 2022
  • 4$500 to $549
  • 51$1,000 to $1,249
  • 48$1,250 to $1,499
  • 18$1,500 to $1,999
  • 47$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3$3,500 or more
Work and jobs in Allentown: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 34.6%
Number of people working at home: 182 (18.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 17
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 29
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 54
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 80
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 123
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 64
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 180
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 55
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 59
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 91
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 25
  • 90 or more minutes: 24
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Allentown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 700 (67.8%)
  • Carpooled: 20 (1.9%)
  • Taxi: 105 (10.2%)
  • Walked: 24 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 182 (17.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 0.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 20.2%Males
Races in Allentown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Allentown, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Allentown, New Jersey
  • 292010 or later
  • 162000 to 2009
  • 111990 to 1999
  • 71980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 35Before 1970
Ancestries in Allentown, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 101 (16.6%)
  • Italian: 89 (14.7%)
  • German: 88 (14.5%)
  • Polish: 56 (9.2%)
  • English: 44 (7.2%)
  • American: 41 (6.8%)
  • Canadian: 28 (4.6%)
  • Slovak: 13 (2.1%)
  • Austrian: 11 (1.8%)
  • European: 9 (1.5%)
  • Norwegian: 5 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 4 (0.7%)
  • Brazilian: 3 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 3 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 3 (0.5%)
  • British: 2 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 2 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 1 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Allentown:

26.2% (34)
New Jersey:

0.9% (18,317)

Philippines
Allentown:

25.4% (33)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

Guatemala
Allentown:

14.6% (19)
New Jersey:

2.2% (46,813)

Ireland
Allentown:

8.5% (11)
New Jersey:

0.4% (8,146)

Ghana
Allentown:

5.4% (7)
New Jersey:

0.8% (17,949)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Allentown:

3.1% (4)
New Jersey:

3.7% (78,969)

Cuba
Allentown:

3.1% (4)
New Jersey:

2.1% (45,435)

Hong Kong
Allentown:

2.3% (3)
New Jersey:

0.5% (11,161)

Brazil
Allentown:

2.3% (3)
New Jersey:

2.1% (46,020)

Ecuador
Allentown:

2.3% (3)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Korea
Allentown:

1.5% (2)
New Jersey:

3.3% (70,512)

England
Allentown:

1.5% (2)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,886)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,256
  • Other state: 413
  • Northeast: 242
  • Midwest: 20
  • South: 121
  • West: 37

94.5% of Allentown residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46.6% lived in New Jersey.


Allentown:

94.5%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 16
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 1
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 108
  • Less than 1 year of college: 27
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35
  • Associate degree: 58
  • Bachelor's degree: 203
  • Master's degree: 87
  • Professional school degree: 12
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 2
  • 10th grade: 14
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 95
  • Less than 1 year of college: 42
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33
  • Associate degree: 60
  • Bachelor's degree: 257
  • Master's degree: 136
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 2
Educational Attainment for Females
Allentown marital status for males
Allentown marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 571
  • One, attached: 38
  • Two: 37
  • 3 or 4: 21
  • 5 to 9: 31
  • 10 to 19: 33
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Allentown
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Allentown, NJ
  • 86.5%Utility gas
  • 6.6%Electricity
  • 6.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Allentown, NJ
  • 61.0%Utility gas
  • 35.5%Electricity
  • 2.3%No fuel used
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:

7.2%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:

2.3%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
Here:

26.0%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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