Allentown is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 106,632 people and 38 constituent neighborhoods, Allentown is the third largest community in Pennsylvania. Allentown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Allentown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Allentown is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Allentown who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.74%), sales jobs (10.86%), and food service (6.53%).

Allentown Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Allentown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.36% of the adults in Allentown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Allentown in 2000 was $16,282, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,128 for a family of four.

Allentown is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Allentown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Allentown is White, followed by African-American. Allentown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.35% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Allentown include German, Irish, Italian, Pennsylvania German, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Allentown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.