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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

886,418 Population
1,453 square miles 610.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,116 ±$1,155 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,974 ±$2,520 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10% ±1.1% (85,423  ±9,728) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.2 minutes ±0.8 (10,863,855  ±406,738) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

341,143 ±2,920 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (861,562  ±494) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±0.9% (10,523  ±1,703) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

365,281 ±310 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$332,700 ±$6,722 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.5% ±0.8% (74,505  ±7,308.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.4% ±1.9% (580,371  ±11,930.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.8% ±1.1% (212,236  ±6,719.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

20.3% ±1% (171,257  ±8,498) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

11.9% (105,802  ±7,324) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±0.5% (39,787  ±3,301) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
39,787 Total veterans ±3,301 36,350 Male ±2,891 3,437 Female ±967

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