People QuickFacts Allentown Pennsylvania Population, 2011 estimate 119,141 12,742,886 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 118,032 12,702,379 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.9% 0.3% Population, 2010 118,032 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.9% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 26.2% 22.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.9% 15.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.8% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 58.5% 81.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 12.5% 10.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.2% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 5.0% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 42.8% 5.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 43.2% 79.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 76.1% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 14.0% 5.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 37.4% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 76.2% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 16.6% 26.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 23.0 25.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 49.9% 71.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 38.1% 20.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $143,500 $159,300 Households, 2006-2010 43,738 4,940,581 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.55 2.47 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,139 $27,049 Median household income 2006-2010 $36,202 $50,398 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 24.6% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts Allentown Pennsylvania Total number of firms, 2007 7,644 981,501 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.1% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.9% 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.2% 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 779,253 234,840,418 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,576,927 142,859,202 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,299,712 166,842,778 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,117 $13,323 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 150,343 19,625,449     Geography QuickFacts Allentown Pennsylvania Land area in square miles, 2010 17.55 44,742.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 6,727.0 283.9 FIPS Code 02000 42 Counties Lehigh County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts