Moving to Allentown, Pennsylvania

About Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown

Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel, Allenschtadt, or Ellsdaun) is the county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the third-most populous city in Pennsylvania with a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 census and the most populous city in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation as of 2020.

Founded in 1762, Allentown is located on the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River. It is the largest of three adjacent cities, including Bethlehem and Easton in Lehigh and Northampton counties, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Allentown is located 48 miles (77 km) north of Philadelphia and 78 miles (126 km) west of New York City.

Gender
Gender Allentown Pennsylvania Country
Female 51.6% 51% 50.8%
Male 48.4% 49% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Allentown Pennsylvania Country
Less than $10,000 9.1% 5.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.6% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 13% 8.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.6% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.5% 12.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.8% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5% 13.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.4% 15.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.5% 6.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2% 7.1% 8.3%
Education


Education Allentown Pennsylvania Country
< 9th Grade 9% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 11% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 34% 27.0%
Other College 18% 16% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 11% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Allentown Pennsylvania Country
White 31% 75.7% 60.1%
African American 9.7% 10.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 2.9% 3.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.5% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 54.3% 7.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity