| People QuickFacts | Allentown | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 119,141 | 12,743,948 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 118,032 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 118,032 | 12,702,379 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.2% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.9% | 15.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.8% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 58.5% | 81.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 12.5% | 10.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.2% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 5.0% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 42.8% | 5.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 43.2% | 79.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 76.6% | 87.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.6% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 38.5% | 10.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 75.2% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 16.4% | 26.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 6,146 | 1,007,939 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.3 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 46,921 | 5,567,315 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 48.2% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 38.9% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $143,800 | $163,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 43,089 | 4,952,566 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.60 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,663 | $27,824 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $35,737 | $51,651 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 25.8% | 12.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Allentown | Pennsylvania |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,644 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 11.1% | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.0% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.9% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.2% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 779,253 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,576,927 | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,299,712 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,117 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 150,343 | 19,625,449 |