Allentown Population and Demographics

Allentown Pennsylvania Population and Demographics Resources

Allentown City, Pennsylvania Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Allentown Population: 106632 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 51037 47.86% Female 55595 52.14%       Under 5 years 7586 7.11% 5 to 9 years 7723 7.24% 10 to 14 years 7288 6.83% 15 to 19 years 7301 6.85% 20 to 24 years 8409 7.89% 25 to 34 years 15777 14.8% 35 to 44 years 15988 14.99% 45 to 54 years 12415 11.64% 55 to 59 years 4282 4.02% 60 to 64 years 3722 3.49% 65 to 74 years 7587 7.12% 75 to 84 years 6326 5.93% 85 years and over 2228 2.09%       Median age (years) 34.5       18 years and over 80238 75.25% Male 37482 35.15% Female 42756 40.1% 21 years and over 74941 70.28% 62 years and over 18345 17.2% 65 years and over 16141 15.14% Male 6074 5.7% Female 10067 9.44%       Race     One race 102846 96.45% White 77361 72.55% Black or African American 8370 7.85% American Indian and Alaska Native 356 0.33% Asian 2421 2.27% Asian indian 542 0.51% Chinese 371 0.35% Filipino 120 0.11% Japanese 37 0.03% Korean 179 0.17% Vietnamese 980 0.92% Other Asian 192 0.18% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 78 0.07% Native Hawaiian 10 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 18 0.02% Samoan 21 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 29 0.03% Some other race 14260 13.37% Two or more races 3786 3.55%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 106632 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 26058 24.44% Mexican 1033 0.97% Puerto Rican 17682 16.58% Cuban 237 0.22% Other Hispanic or Latino 7106 6.66% Not Hispanic or Latino 80574 75.56% White alone 68621 64.35%       Relationship     Total Population 106632 100.00% In households 101636 95.31% Householder 42032 39.42% Spouse 16565 15.53% Child 29870 28.01% Own child under 18 years 23248 21.8% Other relatives 6155 5.77% Under 18 years 2398 2.25% Nonrelatives 7014 6.58% Unmarried partner 3400 3.19% In group quarters 4996 4.69% Institutionalized population 2260 2.12% Non-Institutionalized population 2736 2.57%       Households by Type     Total Households 42032 100.0 % Family households (families) 25127 59.78% With own children under 18 years 12126 28.85% Married-couple family 16565 39.41% With own children under 18 years 6840 16.27% Female householder, no husband present 6350 15.11% With own children under 18 years 4054 9.65% Non Family households 16905 40.22% Householder living alone 13914 33.1% Householder 65 years and over 5385 12.81%       Households with individuals under 18 years 13440 31.98% Households with individuals 65 years and over 11475 27.3%       Average Household size 2.42 Average family size 3.09       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 45960 100.00% Occupied housing units 42032 91.45% Vacant housing units 3928 8.55% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 122 0.27% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 42032 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 22284 53.02% Renter-occupied housing units. 19748 46.98%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.55 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.26

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