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

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.

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State of Pennsylvania

State bird

Ruffed Grouse

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Harrisburg

Nickname

The Keystone State

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