Allentown, PA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4202000, place: Allentown city, Pennsylvania)

Total Population: 106,632
Male: 51,037 (47.86%)
Female: 55,595 (52.14%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 7,586 (7.11%)
5 to 9 years: 7,723 (7.24%)
10 to 14 years: 7,288 (6.83%)
15 to 19 years: 7,301 (6.85%)
20 to 24 years: 8,409 (7.89%)
25 to 34 years: 15,777 (14.8%)
35 to 44 years: 15,988 (14.99%)
45 to 54 years: 12,415 (11.64%)
55 to 59 years: 4,282 (4.02%)
60 to 64 years: 3,722 (3.49%)
65 to 74 years: 7,587 (7.12%)
75 to 84 years: 6,326 (5.93%)
85 years and over: 2,228 (2.09%)

Median age: 34.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 80,238 (75.25%)
21 years and over: 74,941 (70.28%)
62 years and over: 18,345 (17.2%)
65 years and over: 16,141 (15.14%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 80,238 (75.25%)
--Male: 37,482 (35.15%)
--Female: 42,756 (40.1%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 16,141 (15.14%)
--Male: 6,074 (5.7%)
--Female: 10,067 (9.44%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 102,846 (96.45%)
--White: 68,621 (64.35%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 26,058 (24.44%)
--Black or African American: 8,370 (7.85%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 356 (0.33%)
--Asian: 2,421 (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: 14,260 (13.37%)
Two or more Races: 3,786 (3.55%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 26,058 (24.44%)
--Mexican: 1,033 (0.97%)
--Puerto Rican: 17,682 (16.58%)
--Cuban: 237 (0.22%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 7,106 (6.66%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 80,574 (75.56%)
--White Alone: 68,621 (64.35%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 101,636 (95.31%)
--Householder: 42,032 (39.42%)
--Spouse: 16,565 (15.53%)
--Child: 29,870 (28.01%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 23,248 (21.8%)
--Other relatives: 6,155 (5.77%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 2,398 (2.25%)
--Nonrelatives: 7,014 (6.58%)
----Unmarried partner: 3,400 (3.19%)
Living in group quarters: 4,996 (4.69%)
--Institutionalized Population: 2,260 (2.12%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 2,736 (2.57%)
Total households: 42,032
Family households (families): 25,127 (59.78%)
----With own children under 18 years: 12,126 (28.85%)
--Married-couple families: 16,565 (39.41%)
----With own children under 18 years: 6,840 (16.27%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 6,350 (15.11%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,054 (9.65%)
Nonfamily households: 16,905 (40.22%)
--Householder living alone: 13,914 (33.1%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 5,385 (12.81%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 13,440 (31.98%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 11,475 (27.3%)
Average household size: 2.42 people
Average family size: 3.09 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 45,960
Occupied housing units: 42,032 (91.45%)
Vacant housing units: 3,928 (8.55%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 122 (0.27%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.4%
Occupied housing units: 42,032 (91.45%)
Owner occupied housing units: 22,284 (48.49%)
Renter occupied housing units: 19,748 (42.97%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.55 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.26 people

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