Allentown: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 635,481

1990: 595,081

2000: 637,958

Percent change, 1990–2000: 7.5%

U.S. rank in 1990: 64th

U.S. rank in 2000: 65th

City Residents

1980: 103,758

1990: 105,301

2000: 106,632

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 155th

U.S. rank in 1990: 184th (State rank: 4th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 240th

Density: 6,011.5 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 77,361

Black: 8,370

American Indian and Alaska Native: 356

Asian: 2,421

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 78

Hispanic (may be of any race): 26,058

Other: 14,260

Percent of residents born in state: 64% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 7,586

Population 5 to 9 years old: 7,723

Population 10 to 14 years old: 7,288

Population 15 to 19 years old: 7,301

Population 20 to 34 years old: 15,777

Population 35 to 44 years old: 15,988

Population 45 to 54 years old: 12,415

Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,282

Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,722

Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,587

Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,326

Population 85 years and over: 2,228

Median age: 34.5 years (2000)

Births (2002, Lehigh County)

Total number: 13,956

Deaths (2003, Lehigh County)

Total number: 3,186 (of which, 29 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $16,282 (1999)

Median household income: $32,016

Total households: 42,051

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 2,305

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,572

$15,000 to $24,999: 3,885

$25,000 to $34,999: 3,969

$35,000 to $49,999: 4,688

$50,000 to $74,999: 5,328

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,989

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,234

$150,000 to $199,999: 157

$200,000 or more: 229

Percent of families below poverty level: 14.6% (55.7% of which were female householder families with children under the age of 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 5,944