Humidity & wind
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Population
126,044
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$206,600
Owner-occupied units
Allentown, PA
Pennsylvania · 40.594° N, 75.478° W · 18 sq mi
Allentown is a city in Pennsylvania, with a population of 126,044 and about 7,176 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,494 a year, and the median home is worth $206,600.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
18 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
7,176
People per square mile
Rank by population
#238
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#692
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,494
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,317
Per month
Homeownership
43.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.6 min
One way
People
Median age
33.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
19.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
24%
Households
46,374
2.6 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.8%
Manufacturing 13.5%
Retail trade 13.3%
Transport & utilities 13%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Pennsylvania
State bird
Ruffed Grouse
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State capital
Harrisburg
Nickname
The Keystone State
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Cities near Allentown
- Bethlehem, PA6 mi · 79,644
- Reading, PA29 mi · 95,832
- Philadelphia, PA44 mi · 1,574,281
- Trenton, NJ45 mi · 91,506
- Levittown, PA45 mi · 50,926
- Camden, NJ49 mi · 71,430
- New Brunswick, NJ55 mi · 57,133
- Plainfield, NJ56 mi · 57,141
Cities about the same size
- Topeka, KS125,795
- Lakeland, FL125,520
- Buckeye, AZ125,445
- Goodyear, AZ125,359
- Wilmington, NC126,809
- Broken Arrow, OK124,991
- West Palm Beach, FL127,189
- Simi Valley, CA124,861
More in Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh307,632
- Erie91,838
- Scranton75,514
- Lancaster58,366
- Harrisburg50,522
Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania
Name
Jeff Yass
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$59B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Haverford
Source of wealth
Trading, investments
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector
Employer
UPMC
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Pennsylvania
Company
Cencora
Revenue
$294.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Conshohocken
Ticker
COR
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.