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Races in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Stats
Ancestries, Foreign-born residents, place of birth


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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Allentown, PA are White alone (38,493 residents), Black alone (11,100 residents), and Hispanic (68,201 residents). 52.7% of Allentown residents speak English at home. 21.1% of Allentown, PA residents are foreign-born (15.7% born in Latin America, 2.8% born in Asia), which is 66.9% greater than the foreign-born rate of 7.0% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.

Race distribution in Allentown

2000 2022
  • Races in Allentown, PA (2000)
    • 68,62164.4%White alone
    • 26,05824.4%Hispanic
    • 7,2846.8%Black alone
    • 2,3752.2%Asian alone
    • 1,9441.8%Two or more races
    • 1650.2%American Indian alone
    • 1360.1%Other race alone
    • 490.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Allentown, PA (2022)
    • 68,20154.5%Hispanic
    • 38,49330.8%White alone
    • 11,1008.9%Black alone
    • 4,8663.9%Two or more races
    • 2,2011.8%Asian alone
    • 2200.2%Other race alone
    • 240.02%American Indian alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Pennsylvania (2000)
    • 10,322,45584.1%White alone
    • 1,202,4379.8%Black alone
    • 394,0883.2%Hispanic
    • 218,2961.8%Asian alone
    • 113,0970.9%Two or more races
    • 13,0860.1%Other race alone
    • 14,9040.1%American Indian alone
    • 2,6910.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Pennsylvania (2022)
    • 9,487,22873.1%White alone
    • 1,311,58110.1%Black alone
    • 1,115,9978.6%Hispanic
    • 493,9423.8%Two or more races
    • 487,1243.8%Asian alone
    • 63,5820.5%Other race alone
    • 10,1300.08%American Indian alone
    • 2,4240.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Allentown

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $69,886White non-Hispanic householders
  • $52,290Black householders
  • $85,013Asian householders
  • $42,311Some other race householders
  • $55,680Two or more races householders
  • $44,835Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $213,698White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $171,119Black or African American householders
  • $159,604American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $212,091Asian householders
  • $163,085Some other race householders
  • $159,604Two or more races householders
  • $169,512Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Allentown, PA in 2022

Median age by race in Allentown

  • 46.8Median age for White residents
  • 47.1Males
  • 46.7Females
  • 35.2Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 36.3Males
  • 30.3Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 50.2Median age for Asian residents
  • 37.4Males
  • 64.4Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 31.7Median age for Other race residents
  • 31.8Males
  • 31.1Females
  • 27.2Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 26.3Males
  • 28.2Females
  • 49.5Median age for White alone residents
  • 49.7Males
  • 49.0Females
  • 29.7Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 29.5Males
  • 29.9Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Allentown

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 10,98658.2%Owner occupied
  • 7,89141.8%Renter occupied
  • 58.2%
    41.8%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 1,57239.7%Owner occupied
  • 2,38660.3%Renter occupied
  • 39.7%
    60.3%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 8336.9%Owner occupied
  • 14163.1%Renter occupied
  • 36.9%
    63.1%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 38135.7%Owner occupied
  • 68664.3%Renter occupied
  • 35.7%
    64.3%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 28100.0%Owner occupied
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 4,36836.3%Owner occupied
  • 7,65963.7%Renter occupied
  • 36.3%
    63.7%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,80017.0%Owner occupied
  • 8,80783.0%Renter occupied
  • 17.0%
    83.0%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 10,82462.0%Owner occupied
  • 6,63838.0%Renter occupied
  • 62.0%
    38.0%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6,07627.6%Owner occupied
  • 15,95072.4%Renter occupied
  • 27.6%
    72.4%

Language usage in Allentown

  • English speakers - Total
  • 52.7% of residents of Allentown speak English at home.
  • 42.1% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 21,30042.5%Speak English very well
  • 28,76957.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 42.5%
    57.5%
  • 5.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 3,10949.9%Speak English very well
  • 3,12350.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 49.9%
    50.1%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 73.4% of residents of Allentown speak English at home.
  • 25.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 4,26270.3%Speak English very well
  • 1,80029.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 70.3%
    29.7%
  • 0.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 191100.0%Speak English less than very well
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 30.0% of residents of Allentown speak English at home.
  • 70.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 4,11438.0%Speak English very well
  • 6,71162.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 38.0%
    62.0%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 9.6% of residents of Allentown speak English at home.
  • 76.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 6,53226.2%Speak English very well
  • 18,36773.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 26.2%
    73.8%
  • 13.6% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,79440.6%Speak English very well
  • 2,62859.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 40.6%
    59.4%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

91.4% (34,879)
Foreign-born:

17.6% (582)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

8.6% (3,281)
Foreign-born:

82.4% (2,723)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

94.7% (8,717)
Foreign-born:

54.4% (1,460)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

5.3% (492)
Foreign-born:

45.6% (1,224)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

73.2% (637)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (132)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

62.4% (817)
Foreign-born:

15.9% (388)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

36.5% (478)
Foreign-born:

83.4% (2,037)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

21.1% (3,684)
Foreign-born:

0.8% (143)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

78.9% (13,779)
Foreign-born:

99.2% (18,579)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

55.6% (11,662)
Foreign-born:

10.2% (596)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

44.4% (9,307)
Foreign-born:

89.8% (5,226)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

94.2% (33,438)
Foreign-born:

23.7% (582)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

5.8% (2,057)
Foreign-born:

76.3% (1,876)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

36.5% (13,886)
Foreign-born:

2.7% (677)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

63.5% (24,178)
Foreign-born:

97.3% (24,708)

Foreign-born residents in Allentown

26,644 residents are foreign born (15.7% Latin America, 2.8% Asia).

This city:

21.1%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

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Place of birth by age -  Allentown

Marital status for residents in Allentown

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.9%Never married
  • 35.2%Now married
  • 3.2%Separated
  • 2.9%Widowed
  • 9.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 39.5%Never married
  • 35.6%Now married
  • 0.9%Separated
  • 11.7%Widowed
  • 12.4%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

49.1% (55)
Unmarried:

50.9% (57)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

30.1% (2,996)
Unmarried:

69.9% (6,963)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 34.2%Never married
  • 48.4%Now married
  • 4.7%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 12.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 46.2%Never married
  • 26.8%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 15.8%Widowed
  • 11.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

32.4% (161)
Unmarried:

67.6% (335)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

22.0% (911)
Unmarried:

78.0% (3,238)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 65.2%Never married
  • 11.8%Now married
  • 7.2%Separated
  • 6.6%Widowed
  • 9.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 81.2%Never married
  • 6.9%Now married
  • 4.4%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 7.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (13)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

7.8% (20)
Unmarried:

92.2% (237)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 36.5%Never married
  • 61.4%Now married
  • 0.9%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 1.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 27.1%Never married
  • 64.7%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 6.6%Widowed
  • 1.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (43)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

63.7% (508)
Unmarried:

36.3% (289)
Marital status - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 100.0%Never married
  • 0.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 0.0%Never married
  • 100.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 47.3%Never married
  • 38.6%Now married
  • 7.1%Separated
  • 2.5%Widowed
  • 4.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 46.3%Never married
  • 33.2%Now married
  • 7.6%Separated
  • 7.5%Widowed
  • 5.4%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.6% (156)
Unmarried:

73.4% (431)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

39.4% (3,674)
Unmarried:

60.6% (5,652)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 67.5%Never married
  • 23.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 2.7%Widowed
  • 6.5%Divorced
  • Females
  • 67.3%Never married
  • 20.9%Now married
  • 5.2%Separated
  • 2.1%Widowed
  • 4.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

19.4% (62)
Unmarried:

80.6% (258)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

22.9% (1,810)
Unmarried:

77.1% (6,078)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.8%Never married
  • 34.8%Now married
  • 3.4%Separated
  • 3.1%Widowed
  • 10.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 38.8%Never married
  • 35.4%Now married
  • 0.6%Separated
  • 12.6%Widowed
  • 12.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

36.8% (57)
Unmarried:

63.2% (98)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

33.2% (2,521)
Unmarried:

66.8% (5,066)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 51.5%Never married
  • 35.8%Now married
  • 4.5%Separated
  • 2.7%Widowed
  • 5.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 54.6%Never married
  • 28.4%Now married
  • 6.4%Separated
  • 5.0%Widowed
  • 5.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

23.4% (211)
Unmarried:

76.6% (689)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

33.1% (5,910)
Unmarried:

66.9% (11,943)

Ancestries in Allentown

  • Ancestries in Allentown, PA
    • 5,5476.9%German
    • 2,8503.5%American
    • 1,7412.2%Irish
    • 1,6742.1%Italian
    • 1,3651.7%Syrian
    • 9441.2%Pennsylvania German
    • 9121.1%English
    • 6540.8%Jamaican
    • 5190.6%Polish
    • 3750.5%Kenyan
    • 3740.5%European
    • 3290.4%Haitian
    • 2450.3%Hungarian
    • 2440.3%Eastern European
    • 2150.3%African
    • 2080.3%Dutch
    • 1970.2%Scottish
    • 1690.2%Slovak
    • 1580.2%Egyptian
    • 1550.2%Nigerian
    • 1550.2%Ukrainian
    • 1340.2%Russian
    • 1300.2%Austrian
    • 1000.1%Czechoslovakian
    • 860.1%French
    • 790.10%Brazilian
    • 750.09%Lebanese
    • 720.09%Swedish
    • 690.09%Portuguese
    • 650.08%Slavic
    • 630.08%Jordanian
    • 540.07%Guyanese
    • 530.07%Ugandan
    • 520.06%British
    • 500.06%Moroccan
    • 500.06%Serbian
    • 480.06%Greek
    • 450.06%Arab
    • 440.05%Slovene
    • 440.05%Barbadian
    • 380.05%Turkish
    • 350.04%U.S. Virgin Islander
    • 340.04%Lithuanian
    • 300.04%Welsh
    • 280.03%Romanian
    • 220.03%Swiss
    • 190.02%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 170.02%Scotch-Irish
    • 170.02%West Indian
    • 150.02%Albanian
    • 150.02%Iranian
    • 130.02%Senegalese
    • 110.01%Armenian
    • 100.01%Belgian
    • 100.01%Northern European
    • 100.01%Latvian
    • 50.01%Celtic

Geographical mobility in Allentown

  • Geographical mobility -  Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 38,01990.0%White (Caucasian)
    • 12,24381.0%Black or African American
    • 1,00888.3%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 3,14186.6%Asian
    • 27100.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 35,49292.4%Other race
    • 25,12486.7%Two or more races
    • 34,50589.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 62,48492.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 1,8054.3%White / Caucasian
    • 1,2928.5%Black or African American
    • 675.8%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 1784.9%Asian
    • 1,3603.5%Other race
    • 2,5598.8%Two or more races
    • 1,7044.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 3,1344.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 1,9204.5%White / Caucasian
    • 4412.9%Black or African American
    • 383.3%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 1514.2%Asian
    • 1,0822.8%Other race
    • 2690.9%Two or more races
    • 1,7194.5%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,3222.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 3890.9%White / Caucasian
    • 2451.6%Black or African American
    • 982.7%Asian
    • 440.1%Other race
    • 5341.8%Two or more races
    • 3891.0%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 520.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 1250.3%White
    • 1541.0%Black or African American
    • 621.7%Asian
    • 4341.1%Other race
    • 1510.5%Two or more races
    • 1250.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 5830.9%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Allentown

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 946100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 19343.1%Native
  • 25556.9%Foreign-born
  • 43.1%
    56.9%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 865100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 4,117100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 1,552100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 3,021100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 1,62378.8%Native
  • 43621.2%Foreign-born
  • 78.8%
    21.2%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 2,06697.7%Native
  • 482.3%Foreign-born
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 5,377100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 4,79865.2%Native
  • 2,55634.8%Foreign-born
  • 65.2%
    34.8%
  • Place of birth for residents in Allentown

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 20,494Americas
      • 20,405Latin America
      • 15,048Caribbean
      • 3,650Asia
      • 2,981South America
      • 2,375Central America
      • 1,443Africa
      • 1,387Western Asia
      • 1,034Europe
      • 771South Eastern Asia
      • 749South Central Asia
      • 738Eastern Asia
      • 651Eastern Africa
      • 369Western Africa
      • 326Northern Europe
      • 275Eastern Europe
      • 253China
      • 247Western Europe
      • 207Northern Africa
      • 185Southern Europe
      • 159Middle Africa
      • 88Northern America
      • 21Oceania
      • 21Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 4Southern Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 12,786Dominican Republic
      • 1,462Mexico
      • 1,258Ecuador
      • 1,035Syria
      • 788Dominica
      • 743Colombia
      • 676Jamaica
      • 502India
      • 473Kenya
      • 440Korea
      • 385Venezuela
      • 369Haiti
      • 343Cambodia
      • 262Guatemala
      • 260Cuba
      • 253China
      • 253Peru
      • 246Honduras
      • 238Vietnam
      • 222El Salvador
      • 220Nigeria
      • 156Panama
      • 154Philippines
      • 152Chile
      • 152Egypt
      • 133Denmark
      • 129Germany
      • 122Pakistan
      • 113Lebanon
      • 110England
      • 91Portugal
      • 89Jordan
      • 88Trinidad and Tobago
      • 88Canada
      • 88Brazil
      • 83Uganda
      • 77Cameroon
      • 72Italy
      • 71France
      • 65Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 64Barbados
      • 61Iran
      • 59Argentina
      • 58Serbia
      • 58United Kingdom
      • 55Morocco
      • 52Tanzania
      • 47Senegal
      • 47Poland
      • 46Ghana
      • 45Togo
      • 44Turkey
      • 44Japan
      • 43Nepal
      • 40Guyana
      • 34Burma (Myanmar)
      • 34Kuwait
      • 33Saudi Arabia
      • 32Russia
      • 27Bulgaria
      • 27Hungary
      • 27Austria
      • 24Nicaragua
      • 23Ukraine
      • 21Australia
      • 21Greece
      • 19Bangladesh
      • 18Belgium
      • 17Israel
      • 16Congo
      • 16North Macedonia (Macedonia)
      • 14West Indies
      • 14Belarus
      • 12Scotland
      • 11Ireland
      • 10United Arab Emirates
      • 9Sierra Leone
      • 9Armenia

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Allentown

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 18752.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 17147.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 52.3%
    47.7%
  • Black or African American
  • 8033.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15866.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 33.5%
    66.5%
  • Other race
  • 14417.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 69282.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 17.2%
    82.8%
  • Two or more races
  • 22056.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 16743.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 56.9%
    43.1%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 8176.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 2523.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 76.2%
    23.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 54730.6%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1,24069.4%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 30.6%
    69.4%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 14532.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 30167.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 32.5%
    67.5%
  • Black or African American
  • 3317.8%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15382.2%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 17.8%
    82.2%
  • Other race
  • 460100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 326.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 47693.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 6.3%
    93.7%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 10140.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15160.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 40.0%
    60.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 1239.8%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1,12890.2%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 9.8%
    90.2%
  • Zip codes: 18052, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18109.


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