2024 population: 886,418 ( 24,520 from 2020)
Land area: 1453.0 square miles
Population density: 610.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	593,600	66.97%	3.4%
Black:	53,696	6.06%	13.3%
Indian:	1,141	0.13%	0.5%
Asian:	31,664	3.57%	15.9%
2+ races:	15,296	1.73%	8.9%
Hispanic:	191,021	21.55%	21.3%

Total non-White:	292,818	33.03%	18.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	34,658	10.1
Deaths:	39,698	11.5
Net Migration:	11,409	3.3
Net Immigration:	18,302	5.3

Change in White population:	-20,957	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	45,477	5.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
861,898
614,557	71.30%
47,382	5.50%
1,147	0.13%
27,311	3.17%
14,040	1.63%
157,461	18.27%
247,341	28.70%

2010
821,173
645,741	78.64%
34,917	4.25%
978	0.12%
20,349	2.48%
11,437	1.39%
106,598	12.98%
175,432	21.36%

2000
740,395
646,834	87.36%
18,855	2.55%
791	0.11%
11,680	1.58%
7,142	0.96%
54,358	7.34%
93,561	12.64%

1990
686,688
637,218	92.80%
12,753	1.86%
687	0.10%
7,647	1.11%
n/a
28,383	4.13%
49,470	7.20%

1980
635,481
608,016	95.68%
8,627	1.36%
323	0.05%
3,263	0.51%
n/a
14,954	2.35%
27,465	4.32%

1970
594,124
578,109	97.30%
6,416	1.08%
187	0.03%
736	0.12%
n/a
8,266	1.39%
16,015	2.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
78,967	9.6
74,560	9.1
-5,126	-0.6
24,110	2.9

-31,184	-3.8
71,909	8.8

Number	Rate
2000's
84,386	11.4
68,582	9.3
46,349	6.3
16,181	2.2

-1,093	-0.1
81,871	11.1

Number	Rate
1990's
87,057	12.7
69,135	10.1
9,999	1.5
8,565	1.2

9,616	1.4
44,091	6.4

Number	Rate
1980's
84,520	13.3
62,973	9.9
33,003	5.2
n/a

29,202	4.6
22,005	3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
16,867	2.8
n/a

29,907	5.0
11,450	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.5
179,277	20.2%
707,141	79.8%
168,218	19.0%

339,656
2.50

226,410	66.7%
166,616	73.6%
21,376	9.4%
113,246	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
187,005	22.8%
634,168	77.2%
125,146	15.2%

315,712
2.53

215,266	68.2%
163,706	76.0%
20,912	9.7%
100,446	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
176,277	23.8%
564,118	76.2%
115,304	15.6%

285,982
2.51

197,891	69.2%
159,475	80.6%
15,298	7.7%
88,091	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
159,493	23.2%
527,195	76.8%
104,419	15.2%

259,034
2.58

188,241	72.7%
156,926	83.4%
11,430	6.1%
70,793	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
161,459	25.4%
474,022	74.6%
82,204	12.9%

230,559
2.69

174,536	75.7%
150,022	86.0%
9,759	5.6%
56,023	24.3%

2024 Housing Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11,938	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,353	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,413	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,010	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,593	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,859	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,541	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,659	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	12,007	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	21,328	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	32,790	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	42,923	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	37,596	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	28,944	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	35,897	10.6%
$200,000 or more	41,805	12.3%

Median Household Income	85,139
Per Capita Income	44,255

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	98

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16,934	5.0%
Public Assistance	11,630	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	46,086	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	327,200	75.0%
Unemployed	15,910	3.6%
In Armed Forces	164	0.0%

Total Labor Force	343,274	78.7%
Not in Labor Force	92,895	21.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	171,072	134,810	55.9%
Non-Profit	16,113	34,886	31.6%
Self-Employed	21,422	11,594	64.9%

Local Government	12,393	18,317	40.4%
State Government	4,542	4,191	52.0%
Federal Government	3,554	1,895	65.2%

Total Private + Self	192,494	146,404	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36,602	59,289	38.2%
Total	229,096	205,693	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%
Pct. Private + Self	77.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	67,653	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	85,027	19.5%
Professional, Technical	105,627	24.3%
Service Occupations	69,737	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,079	0.2%
All others	107,180	24.6%

White Collar		59.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	72,077	16.6%
Manufacturing	56,552	13.0%
Retail trade	49,988	11.5%
Educational services	42,351	9.7%
Transportation and warehousing	30,372	7.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	27,953	6.4%
Construction	26,652	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	21,431	4.9%
Other services	19,069	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17,388	4.0%
Finance and insurance	16,858	3.9%
Wholesale trade	12,509	2.9%
Public administration	12,358	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9,849	2.3%
Information	7,392	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,076	1.2%
Utilities	4,326	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,141	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	445	0.1%
Management	437	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,268	1.40%
Puerto Rican	77,863	8.91%
Cuban	3,372	0.39%
Dominican	41,857	4.79%

Total Central American	9,751	1.12%
Costa Rican	788	0.09%
Guatemalan	3,101	0.35%
Honduran	3,039	0.35%
Nicaraguan	607	0.07%
Panamanian	631	0.07%
Salvadoran	1,583	0.18%
Other Central American	2	0.00%

Total South American	17,813	2.04%
Argentinean	547	0.06%
Bolivian	76	0.01%
Chilean	672	0.08%
Colombian	6,378	0.73%
Ecuadorian	5,391	0.62%
Paraguayan	77	0.01%
Peruvian	3,213	0.37%
Uruguayan	408	0.05%
Venezuelan	949	0.11%
Other South American	102	0.01%

Other Hispanic	11,205	1.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	10,188	1.17%
Chinese	5,294	0.61%
Filipino	2,729	0.31%
Vietnamese	2,022	0.23%
Korean	1,193	0.14%
Japanese	435	0.05%
Cambodian	245	0.03%
Taiwanese	229	0.03%
Thai	220	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	669,878	80.8%
Spanish	109,427	13.2%
Other Indo-European	15,807	1.9%
Arabic	6,819	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5,684	0.7%
Chinese	4,299	0.5%
Other	4,062	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,742	0.5%
Other Asian	3,438	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	187,147	21.4%
Irish	103,678	11.9%
Italian	93,375	10.7%
English	57,136	6.5%
American	54,622	6.3%
Polish	37,125	4.2%
Pennsylvania German	17,457	2.0%
Hungarian	15,879	1.8%
Slovak	14,037	1.6%
Dutch	11,303	1.3%
French	9,977	1.1%
Scottish	8,832	1.0%
Ukrainian	8,769	1.0%
Welsh	8,578	1.0%
European	8,117	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	832,899	95.3%
Not a citizen	40,704	4.7%

Native	777,261	89.0%
Foreign-born	96,342	11.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18,502	3.0%	31,568	5.1%	200,223	32.6%	157,917	25.7%	127,900	20.8%	77,729	12.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18,502	3.0%
9-12 Years	31,568	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	200,223	32.6%
Some College	157,917	25.7%
Bach. Degree	127,900	20.8%
Grad Degree	77,729	12.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	706,264	668,934	37,330	5.3%
1991	710,170	663,712	46,458	6.5%
1992	713,492	660,178	53,314	7.5%
1993	708,880	662,434	46,446	6.6%
1994	706,262	663,588	42,674	6.0%
1995	706,114	666,494	39,620	5.6%
1996	717,914	677,448	40,466	5.6%
1997	732,686	696,508	36,178	4.9%
1998	737,946	704,480	33,466	4.5%
1999	747,940	716,434	31,506	4.2%

2000	772,746	743,868	28,878	3.7%
2001	786,776	752,586	34,190	4.3%
2002	794,680	751,348	43,332	5.5%
2003	796,620	751,500	45,120	5.7%
2004	803,552	761,362	42,190	5.3%
2005	815,102	775,160	39,942	4.9%
2006	828,610	789,872	38,738	4.7%
2007	834,862	797,120	37,742	4.5%
2008	845,524	798,290	47,234	5.6%
2009	845,978	773,204	72,774	8.6%

2010	836,652	761,134	75,518	9.0%
2011	843,806	771,954	71,852	8.5%
2012	856,654	785,150	71,504	8.3%
2013	855,164	790,482	64,682	7.6%
2014	853,080	800,260	52,820	6.2%
2015	861,390	814,550	46,840	5.4%
2016	873,088	827,954	45,134	5.2%
2017	870,886	827,642	43,244	5.0%
2018	875,518	835,198	40,320	4.6%
2019	888,002	848,174	39,828	4.5%

2020	875,150	794,436	80,714	9.2%
2021	899,874	845,334	54,540	6.1%
2022	905,820	867,306	38,514	4.3%
2023	917,056	883,620	33,436	3.6%
2024	905,072	869,890	35,182	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	361,874
Median Value	$300,829

Occupied	339,656	93.9%
Vacant	22,218	6.1%

Owned	236,772	69.7%
Rented	102,884	30.3%
Median Rent	$1,354

Single-Family Units	280,075	77.4%
Detached	205,749	56.9%
Attached	74,326	20.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	44,349	12.3%
Mobile Homes	7,706	2.1%

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area