Living in Allentown City School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 40,988 households are located in Allentown City School District area. Among them, 16,058 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.37 people. The total number of children in the region is 38,711 and 32,128 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (11,472) of residents are non-citizens and 46% (51,778) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Allentown City School District, Pennsylvania
Household	40,988
Population	112,452
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	16,058 (39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	38,711
Total Students	32,128
Pre-Kindergarten	1,157
Kindergarten	1,978
Grade 1-8	13,540
Grade 9-12	6,928
College/Graduate School	8,525
Veterans	86,673
Non-citizen	11,472
Non-English Home Language	51,778
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

90,097 residents are over the age of 16 and 57,065 people are in labor force. Among them, 57,003 people are in civilian labor force and 62 are in armed labor force. 51,197 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 10.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Allentown City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	50,092	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	33,537	66.95%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,736	17.44%
Public transportation	2,527	5.04%
Walked	2,753	5.50%
Other method	667	1.33%
Worked from home	1,872	3.74%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	51,197	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,139	19.80%
Service	11,604	22.67%
Sales and office	10,639	20.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,648	7.13%
Production, transportation, and material moving	15,167	29.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	51,197	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	388	0.76%
Construction	2,220	4.34%
Manufacturing	7,300	14.26%
Wholesale trade	2,199	4.30%
Retail trade	5,566	10.87%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,799	11.33%
Information	521	1.02%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,857	3.63%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,627	10.99%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,298	22.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,226	10.21%
Other services, except public administration	2,176	4.25%
Public administration	1,020	1.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	51,197	-
Private wage and salary workers	46,713	91.24%
Government workers	2,752	5.38%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,685	3.29%
Unpaid family workers	47	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,072 for the 40,988 households in Allentown City School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $24,493. 102,523 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.63%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,988	-
Less than $10,000	4,005	9.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,647	6.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,730	13.98%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,434	13.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,233	15.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,876	19.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,188	10.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,247	7.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	958	2.34%
More than $200,000	670	1.63%
Median Household Income	$40,520	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,072	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	26,228	-
Less than $10,000	2,300	8.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,275	4.86%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,215	12.26%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,569	13.61%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,282	16.33%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,179	19.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,112	11.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,253	8.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	583	2.22%
More than $200,000	460	1.75%

Median Family Income	$43,989	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$57,631	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,493	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,844	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,844	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	115,679	-
With health insurance coverage	102,523	88.63%
Public coverage	57,878	50.03%
Private health insurance	53,823	46.53%
Without health insurance coverage	13,156	11.37%

Housing

There are 44,499 housing units in Allentown City School District area, Pennsylvania with 40,988 units (92.11%) occupied. 16,859 houses (41.13%) are occupied by owner and 24,129 houses (58.87%) are rented. The average housing value is $129,500 and the average rental cost is $991. 378 houses (0.85%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 20,433 houses (45.92%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,499	-
Occupied	40,988	92.11%
Owner Occupied	16,859	41.13%
Renter Occupied	24,129	58.87%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,228	20.74%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	17,445	39.20%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	17,709	39.80%
Mobile Homes	117	0.26%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,499	-
Built 2014 or later	378	0.85%
Built 2010 - 2013	522	1.17%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,742	3.91%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,551	3.49%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,424	5.45%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,649	10.45%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,473	12.30%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,327	16.47%
Built 1949 or earlier	20,433	45.92%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,499	-
1 room	1,147	2.58%
2 rooms	1,205	2.71%
3 rooms	5,171	11.62%
4 rooms	8,268	18.58%
5 rooms	7,880	17.71%
6 rooms	8,812	19.80%
7 rooms	5,598	12.58%
8 rooms	3,992	8.97%
9 rooms or more	2,426	5.45%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,499	-
no bedroom	1,271	2.86%
1 bedroom	7,633	17.15%
2 bedrooms	11,581	26.03%
3 bedrooms	15,903	35.74%
4 bedrooms	4,815	10.82%
5 bedrooms or more	3,296	7.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,859	-
Less than $50,000	773	4.59%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,799	22.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,052	35.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,143	24.57%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,427	8.46%
$300,000 - $499,999	459	2.72%
$500,000 - $999,999	156	0.93%
$1,000,000 or more	50	0.30%
Median House Value	$129,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	23,566	-
Less than $500	2,443	10.37%
$500 - $999	9,642	40.91%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,218	39.12%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,016	8.55%
$2,000 - $2,499	213	0.90%
$2,500 - $2,999	34	0.14%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$991	-

Demographic

A total of 117,983 people lives in Allentown City School District area, Pennsylvania with 57,891 male and 60,092 female. The males to female ratio is 49.07 to 50.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	117,983	-
Male	57,891	49.07%
Female	60,092	50.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	117,983	-
Under 5 years	8,952	7.59%
5 - 9 years	8,633	7.32%
10 - 14 years	8,568	7.26%
15 - 19 years	9,870	8.37%
20 - 24 years	10,215	8.66%
25 - 34 years	18,970	16.08%
35 - 44 years	14,103	11.95%
45 - 54 years	13,275	11.25%
55 - 59 years	6,606	5.60%
60 - 64 years	5,153	4.37%
65 - 74 years	7,504	6.36%
75 - 84 years	3,787	3.21%
85 years and older	2,347	1.99%
Median Age	31.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	117,983	-
One Race	112,421	95.29%
White	73,441	62.25%
Black or African American	17,689	14.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native	871	0.74%
Asian	2,867	2.43%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	135	0.11%
Other	17,418	14.76%

Two or more races	5,562	4.71%
White and Black or African American	2,348	1.99%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	182	0.15%
White and Asian	153	0.13%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	117	0.10%

Living in Allentown City School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic