Allentown, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	106,632	100.0

Male	51,037	47.9
Female	55,595	52.1

Under 5 years	7,586	7.1
5 to 9 years	7,723	7.2
10 to 14 years	7,288	6.8
15 to 19 years	7,301	6.8
20 to 24 years	8,409	7.9
25 to 34 years	15,777	14.8
35 to 44 years	15,988	15.0
45 to 54 years	12,415	11.6
55 to 59 years	4,282	4.0
60 to 64 years	3,722	3.5
65 to 74 years	7,587	7.1
75 to 84 years	6,326	5.9
85 years and over	2,228	2.1

Median age (years)	34.5	(X)

18 years and over	80,238	75.2
Male	37,482	35.2
Female	42,756	40.1
21 years and over	74,941	70.3
62 years and over	18,345	17.2
65 years and over	16,141	15.1
Male	6,074	5.7
Female	10,067	9.4

RACE
One race	102,846	96.4
White	77,361	72.5
Black or African American	8,370	7.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	356	0.3
Asian	2,421	2.3
Asian Indian	542	0.5
Chinese	371	0.3
Filipino	120	0.1
Japanese	37	0.0
Korean	179	0.2
Vietnamese	980	0.9
Other Asian ¹	192	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	78	0.1
Native Hawaiian	10	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	18	0.0
Samoan	21	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	29	0.0
Some other race	14,260	13.4
Two or more races	3,786	3.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	80,531	75.5
Black or African American	9,901	9.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	725	0.7
Asian	2,765	2.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	195	0.2
Some other race	16,479	15.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	106,632	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	26,058	24.4
Mexican	1,033	1.0
Puerto Rican	17,682	16.6
Cuban	237	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,106	6.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	80,574	75.6
White alone	68,621	64.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	106,632	100.0
In households	101,636	95.3
Householder	42,032	39.4
Spouse	16,565	15.5
Child	29,870	28.0
Own child under 18 years	23,248	21.8
Other relatives	6,155	5.8
Under 18 years	2,398	2.2
Nonrelatives	7,014	6.6
Unmarried partner	3,400	3.2
In group quarters	4,996	4.7
Institutionalized population	2,260	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	2,736	2.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	42,032	100.0
Family households (families)	25,127	59.8
With own children under 18 years	12,126	28.8
Married-couple family	16,565	39.4
With own children under 18 years	6,840	16.3
Female householder, no husband present	6,350	15.1
With own children under 18 years	4,054	9.6
Nonfamily households	16,905	40.2
Householder living alone	13,914	33.1
Householder 65 years and over	5,385	12.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	13,440	32.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	11,475	27.3

Average household size	2.42	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	45,960	100.0
Occupied housing units	42,032	91.5
Vacant housing units	3,928	8.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	122	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	42,032	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	22,284	53.0
Renter-occupied housing units	19,748	47.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.55	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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