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Population (year 2000): 106,632. Estimated
population in July 2005: 106,992 (+0.3% change)
Males: 51,037 (47.9%), Females: 55,595 (52.1%)
Lehigh County
Zip codes:
18101,
18102,
18103,
18104,
18106.
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $32,016 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,900 (year 2000)
Races in Allentown:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.4%)
- Hispanic (24.4%)
- Other race (13.4%)
- Black (7.8%)
- Two or more races (3.6%)
- Vietnamese (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.3%), Irish (8.4%),
Italian (6.1%), United States (4.3%), English (3.5%), Polish
(2.9%).
Elevation: 350 feet
Land area: 17.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Allentown
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Allentown city
- Never married: 31.8%
- Now married: 45.0%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 11.3%
9.6% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 3.5%
Asia, 1.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +968 (+0.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Allentown:
- ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (1600 HANOVER
STREET)
- GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (FIFTH
AND ST JOHN STREETS)
- GOOD SHEPHERD SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (1ST FLOOR,
ANDERSON WING, CEDAR CREST BLVD & I-78)
- LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL (1200 S CEDAR CREST
BLVD P O BOX 689)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (421 CHEW ST)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Allentown:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 5 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 37
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 53 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Allentown:
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA; ID: 1N9)
- SLATINGTON (about 14 miles; SLATINGTON, PA; ID: 69N)
- QUAKERTOWN (about 14 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
Colleges/Universities in Allentown:
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
2,334; Location: 2400 Chew Street; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.muhlenberg.edu)
- ALLENTOWN BUSINESS SCHOOL (FT enrollment:
1,311; Location: 1501 LEHIGH ST; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.chooseabs.com)
- CEDAR CREST COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,049;
Location: 100 COLLEGE DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.cedarcrest.edu)
- LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
582; Location: 5151 TILGHMAN ST; Private, for-profit;
Website: lincolntech.com)
- HARRISON CAREER INSTITUTE-ALLENTOWN (FT
enrollment: 148; Location: 2102 UNION BLVD; Private,
for-profit)
- INFORMATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS INSTITUTE (FT
enrollment: 117; Location: 2201 HANGAR PL; Private,
for-profit)
- ALLENTOWN SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 39; Location: 1921 UNION BLVD; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.asc-ssc.com)
- WELDER TRAINING AND TESTING INSTITUTE (FT
enrollment: 17; Location: 729 E HIGHLAND ST; Private,
for-profit)
- OIL BURNER TECHNICIAN SCHOOL (Location: 215 E
LEXINGTON ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- JAN NAGY MODELING FINISHING SCHOOL (Location:
1244 HAMILTON ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Allentown:
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
- EASTERN COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,456)
Public high schools in Allentown:
- WILLIAM ALLEN SHS (Students: 3,277; Grades:
09 - 12)
- PARKLAND SHS (Students: 2,905; Grades: 09 -
12)
- LOUIS E DIERUFF HS (Students: 1,819; Grades:
09 - 12)
- SALISBURY SHS (Students: 470; Grades: 10 -
12)
- ALLENTOWN SECURE TREATMENT UNT (Students: 13;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Allentown:
- CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 931;
Location: 301 NORTH 4TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
- LEHIGH VALLEY CHRISTIAN HS (Students: 171;
Location: 1414 E CEDAR ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- ALLENTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 60;
Location: 3436 WINCHESTER ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Allentown:
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN MS (Students: 1,294; Grades:
06 - 08)
- TREXLER MS (Students: 1,059; Grades: 05 - 08)
- FRANCIS D RAUB MS (Students: 986; Grades: 05
- 08)
- SPRINGHOUSE MS (Students: 923; Grades: 06 -
08)
- HARRISON-MORTON MS (Students: 902; Grades: 06
- 08)
- CENTRAL EL SCH (Students: 737; Grades: 01 -
05)
- SHERIDAN EL SCH (Students: 662; Grades: 01 -
05)
- HIRAM W DODD EL SCH (Students: 653; Grades:
KG - 05)
- SALISBURY MS (Students: 644; Grades: 06 - 09)
- UNION TERRACE EL SCH (Students: 609; Grades:
KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Allentown:
- ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL (Students: 649;
Location: 1040 FLEXER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- CATHEDDRAL SAINT CATHERINE (Students: 535;
Location: 210 NORTH 18TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- LEHIGH CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 279;
Location: 619 SCHANTZ RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- SWAIN SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: 1100 S
24TH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 242;
Location: 219 W SUSQUEHANNA ST; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY SPIRIT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 193;
Location: 510 RIDGE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS SC (Students:
181; Location: 934 HANOVER AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- SACRED HEART (Students: 171; Location: 325 N
4TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- JEWISH DAY SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location:
2313 PENNSYLVANIA ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- LIFESPAN DAY CARE CENTER (Students: 128;
Location: 1503 NORTH CEDAR CREST BLVD; Grades: PK - KG)
Libraries in Allentown:
- ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,479,556; Location: 1210 HAMILTON ST; 219,225 books;
6,210 audio materials; 4,039 video materials; 609 serial
subscriptions)
- PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$747,095; Location: 4422 WALBERT AVE; 62,067 books;
3,233 audio materials; 2,076 video materials; 162 serial
subscriptions)
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