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Allen, TX
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Allen profile


Living in Allen



Allen is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 111,551 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Allen is the 39th largest community in Texas. Allen has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Allen, where the median household income is $121,259.00.

Allen home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Allen real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Allen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Allen, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Allen is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.24% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Allen in 2018 was $51,413, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,652 for a family of four.

Allen is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Allen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Allen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Allen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Allen include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.

Allen also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.64%.

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