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Allentown Pennsylvania Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Allentown Pennsylvania Real Estate

Allentown, Pennsylvania, is located in Lehigh County, of , and 45 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Allentown has a population of 106,632.

Allentown Homes

Allentown properties pool is 42,032 residential properties including Allentown new homes. Median age of real estate in Allentown is 1949. Average Household size is 3.09 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 14% are 2 bedroom homes, 55% are 3 bedroom homes, 17% are 4 bedroom homes, and 10% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Allentown Mortgage Statistics

Allentown mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Allentown USA
Homes With No Mortgage 37%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 63%
70%
First Mortgage Only 47%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 15%
16%

Allentown Area Real Estate Tax

Allentown Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,824 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 37,356. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Allentown School District: Children make up 24.8% of Allentown population. Allentown has 26,394 under 18 years old residents, or 0.58 kids per one worker, or 0.63 kids per one household.

Allentown Real Estate & Allentown Homeownership

There are 13870.56 or 33% one person households, 13029.92 or 31% two person households, and 6304.8 or 15% three person households in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Median residents age is 34.5, Senior citizens (65+) make up 16,141 or 15.1%% of Allentown population.

There are 45,221 workers (over 16 years of age) in Allentown. Of these, 85.75% drive to work. Approximately 3.84% of workers in Allentown take public transportation. An estimated 7.4% walk to work.

Median Allentown homeowner's housing expences are 19.2%

Crime in Allentown (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Allentown USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
60.11
47.5
Robberies
33.67
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
20.54
29.5
Property Crimes
530.23
358.8
Burglaries
104.19
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
361.15
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
64.9
43.3

Invest in Allentown Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Allentown Pennsylvania area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Allentown USA
Near Medium City
-
Near Large City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Allentown Zip Codes
18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18106, 18109, 18195
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Allentown Area Codes
610
-
White population
72.55%
75.1%
African-American population
7.85%
12.3%
Asian
2.27%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.33%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
24.44%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 37,356%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
17.71%
12.4%

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