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Allentown, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $206,200 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Allentown:

$206,200
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,300 - $263,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $279,336
Here:

$279,336
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $161,802
Here:

$161,802
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $260,052
Here:

$260,052
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,428
Here:

$195,428
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $269,273
Here:

$269,273
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $65,682
Here:

$65,682
State:

$92,414

Total population: 119,104 (Urban population: 106,632, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 49,553 (46,536 occupied: 19,107 owner occupied, 27,429 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

59%
State:

31%

Housing density: 2,794 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $215,755.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,025 (lower quartile is $857, upper quartile is $1,308)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,222


Median gross rent in Allentown, PA in 2022: $1,201

Housing units in Allentown with a mortgage: 11,992 (1,205 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 947 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 226

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $81,978

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,006

Median monthly housing costs: $1,188

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Allentown, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1950

Median year apartment built: 1954

Household type by relationship:

Households: 125,105
  • Male householders: 21,691 (8,188 living alone), Female householders: 24,845 (6,730 living alone)
  • 14,517 spouses (14,383 opposite-sex spouses), 4,400 unmarried partners, (4,251 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 39,258 children (38,034 natural, 144 adopted, 1,080 stepchildren), 2,557 grandchildren, 1,432 brothers or sisters, 3,710 parents, 0 foster children, 3,122 other relatives, 4,392 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,181

Size of family households: 11,350 2-persons, 6,649 3-persons, 5,291 4-persons, 2,605 5-persons, 299 6-persons, 1,017 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,918 1-person, 3,769 2-persons, 109 3-persons, 422 4-persons, 107 5-persons.

9,453 married couples with children.
15,383 single-parent households (2,008 men, 13,375 women).

53.4% of residents of Allentown speak English at home.
44.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 32,678 (26.1%)
(40.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • 217no bedroom
  • 691 bedroom
  • 3,6162 bedrooms
  • 10,8953 bedrooms
  • 3,1544 bedrooms
  • 1,1565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • 1,785no bedroom
  • 8,1641 bedroom
  • 9,1852 bedrooms
  • 5,2043 bedrooms
  • 2,2694 bedrooms
  • 8225+ 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
  • 1,009no vehicle
  • 7,2301 vehicle
  • 7,8402 vehicles
  • 2,3673 vehicles
  • 4994 vehicles
  • 1625+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Allentown in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Allentown in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,444no vehicle
  • 15,7261 vehicle
  • 4,8112 vehicles
  • 1,1543 vehicles
  • 2514 vehicles
  • 435+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 2172 rooms
  • 3863 rooms
  • 1,5974 rooms
  • 4,1115 rooms
  • 5,3386 rooms
  • 3,1997 rooms
  • 1,9508 rooms
  • 2,3099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • 1,2361 room
  • 2,0452 rooms
  • 5,8333 rooms
  • 6,5284 rooms
  • 4,2425 rooms
  • 5,3076 rooms
  • 1,1057 rooms
  • 6338 rooms
  • 5009+ 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Allentown, PA
  • Allentown, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022
  • 2,220Less than $10,000
  • 5,634$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,607$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,312$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,729$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,337$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,500$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,307$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,856$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,590$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,078$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,366$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Allentown, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Allentown, PA in 2022
  • 99Less than $10,000
  • 36$10,000 to $14,999
  • 173$15,000 to $19,999
  • 69$20,000 to $24,999
  • 86$25,000 to $29,999
  • 73$30,000 to $34,999
  • 37$35,000 to $39,999
  • 130$40,000 to $49,999
  • 155$50,000 to $59,999
  • 177$60,000 to $69,999
  • 306$70,000 to $79,999
  • 182$80,000 to $89,999
  • 494$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,344$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,310$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,715$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,611$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,282$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,752$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,093$300,000 to $399,999
  • 646$400,000 to $499,999
  • 407$500,000 to $749,999
  • 123$750,000 to $999,999
  • 45$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 21$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Allentown, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Allentown, PA in 2022
  • 356Less than $100
  • 250$100 to $149
  • 544$150 to $199
  • 69$200 to $249
  • 384$250 to $299
  • 414$350 to $399
  • 345$400 to $449
  • 213$450 to $499
  • 151$500 to $549
  • 200$550 to $599
  • 833$600 to $649
  • 454$650 to $699
  • 701$700 to $749
  • 696$750 to $799
  • 1,779$800 to $899
  • 5,233$900 to $999
  • 6,285$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,225$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,974$1,500 to $1,999
  • 230$2,000 to $2,499
  • 92$2,500 to $2,999
  • 90$3,500 or more
  • 911No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.1%
Number of people working at home: 5,098 (8.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,410
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,181
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6,531
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 10,284
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 13,174
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,913
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 10,369
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 779
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,018
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,454
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,168
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,565
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Allentown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 38,314 (72.5%)
  • Carpooled: 4,677 (8.9%)
  • Bus: 532 (1.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 20 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,965 (3.7%)
  • Bicycle: 124 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 2,210 (4.2%)
  • Worked at home: 5,098 (9.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.0%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.4%Males
  • 9.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 9.8%Males
  • 15.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 12.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • 14,9202010 or later
  • 5,7542000 to 2009
  • 4,1311990 to 1999
  • 2,9381980 to 1989
  • 1,3601970 to 1979
  • 1,344Before 1970
Ancestries in Allentown, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 5,547 (6.9%)
  • American: 2,850 (3.5%)
  • Irish: 1,741 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 1,674 (2.1%)
  • Syrian: 1,365 (1.7%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 944 (1.2%)
  • English: 912 (1.1%)
  • Jamaican: 654 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 519 (0.6%)
  • Kenyan: 375 (0.5%)
  • European: 374 (0.5%)
  • Haitian: 329 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 245 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 244 (0.3%)
  • African: 215 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 208 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 197 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 169 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 158 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 155 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 155 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 134 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 130 (0.2%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 100 (0.1%)
  • French: 86 (0.1%)
  • Brazilian: 79 (0.10%)
  • Lebanese: 75 (0.09%)
  • Swedish: 72 (0.09%)
  • Portuguese: 69 (0.09%)
  • Slavic: 65 (0.08%)
  • Jordanian: 63 (0.08%)
  • Guyanese: 54 (0.07%)
  • Ugandan: 53 (0.07%)
  • British: 52 (0.06%)
  • Moroccan: 50 (0.06%)
  • Serbian: 50 (0.06%)
  • Greek: 48 (0.06%)
  • Arab: 45 (0.06%)
  • Slovene: 44 (0.05%)
  • Barbadian: 44 (0.05%)
  • Turkish: 38 (0.05%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 35 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 34 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 30 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 28 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 22 (0.03%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 19 (0.02%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 17 (0.02%)
  • West Indian: 17 (0.02%)
  • Albanian: 15 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 15 (0.02%)
  • Senegalese: 13 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Northern European: 10 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 5 (0.01%)

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

Dominican Republic
Allentown:

60.4% (16,097)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Ecuador
Allentown:

7.1% (1,899)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,035)

Mexico
Allentown:

5.5% (1,459)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Syria
Allentown:

3.9% (1,032)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (5,121)

Venezuela
Allentown:

2.5% (660)
Pennsylvania:

0.6% (5,742)

Jamaica
Allentown:

2.4% (640)
Pennsylvania:

2.4% (22,612)

Colombia
Allentown:

2.4% (635)
Pennsylvania:

1.5% (13,823)

Dominica
Allentown:

2.3% (609)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,729)

Kenya
Allentown:

2.1% (557)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,946)

India
Allentown:

1.7% (449)
Pennsylvania:

10.7% (100,596)

Korea
Allentown:

1.7% (442)
Pennsylvania:

2.9% (27,433)

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

  • This state: 52,739
  • Other state: 23,988
  • Northeast: 16,799
  • Midwest: 965
  • South: 5,547
  • West: 677

90.6% of Allentown residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77.5% lived in Pennsylvania.


Allentown:

90.6%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,058
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 656
  • 5th and 6th grade: 181
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,218
  • 9th grade: 945
  • 10th grade: 865
  • 11th grade: 456
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,674
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,005
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,725
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,924
  • Associate degree: 2,890
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,565
  • Master's degree: 1,200
  • Professional school degree: 153
  • Doctorate degree: 679
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,033
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 437
  • 5th and 6th grade: 286
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,709
  • 9th grade: 224
  • 10th grade: 1,601
  • 11th grade: 577
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,058
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,255
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,465
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,623
  • Associate degree: 2,993
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,156
  • Master's degree: 1,631
  • Professional school degree: 1,040
  • Doctorate degree: 400
Educational Attainment for Females
Allentown marital status for males
Allentown marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,370
  • One, attached: 18,030
  • Two: 2,847
  • 3 or 4: 5,379
  • 5 to 9: 3,349
  • 10 to 19: 2,585
  • 20 to 49: 2,414
  • 50 or more: 3,528
  • Mobile homes: 51
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 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, PA
  • 52.6%Utility gas
  • 25.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 19.9%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Allentown, PA
  • 54.4%Electricity
  • 37.0%Utility gas
  • 6.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 699
Here:

5.3%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 419
Here:

7.1%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,383
Here:

57.9%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
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