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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

873,555 Population
1,453 square miles 601.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,881 ±$1,097 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,159 ±$1,947 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.1% ±1% (93,643  ±8,738) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.9 minutes ±0.8 (10,516,985  ±358,288) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

345,257 ±3,047 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (847,492  ±2,057) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.1% ±0.8% (7,889  ±1,575) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

363,967 ±836 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$309,300 ±$7,255 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.2% ±0.9% (79,545  ±7,647.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.1% ±1.9% (567,326  ±11,445.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
33.3% ±1.1% (205,085  ±6,986.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

20.3% ±0.9% (168,716  ±7,306.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

11.5% ±7,302% (100,298  ±7,679) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.7% ±0.5% (39,337  ±3,195) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
39,337 Total veterans ±3,195 36,637 Male ±3,072 2,700 Female ±749

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