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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Allentown is $41,575, which is higher than the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Allentown median household income is $102,250, which has grown by 43.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Allentown residents spend 27.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #180

Allentown, NJ	41,575 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allentown, NJ	49,896 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allentown, NJ	61,071 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allentown, NJ	42,721 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #115

Allentown, NJ	102,250 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Allentown, NJ	110,327 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #116

Allentown, NJ	43.62%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Allentown, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.59%	$8,774, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.63%	$19,391, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.74%	$24,600, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.12%	$31,296, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Allentown, NJ	114,449 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Allentown, NJ	128,839 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Allentown, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$105,179, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$53,750, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$97,143, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
One Race, Other	$245,139, see rank	$45,137	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Allentown, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$97,321, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$113,988, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$72,813, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Allentown, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,452, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	678, 46.69%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	498, 73.45%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	498, 73.45%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	456, 91.57%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	42, 8.43%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	180, 26.55%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	774, 53.31%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	551, 71.19%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	551, 71.19%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	516, 93.65%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 6.35%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	223, 28.81%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Allentown, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	939, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	774, 82.43%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	57, 6.07%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	30, 3.19%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	28, 2.98%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	50, 5.32%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Allentown, NJ	27.3 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Allentown, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	456, 46.91%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	247, 54.17%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	46, 10.09%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	80, 17.54%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	38, 8.33%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 6.14%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	516, 53.09%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	247, 47.87%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	74, 14.34%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	170, 32.95%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.78%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 4.07%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Allentown, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12, 1.23%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	51, 5.25%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	65, 6.69%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	45, 4.63%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	60, 6.17%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	51, 5.25%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	5, 0.51%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	81, 8.33%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	152, 15.64%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	237, 24.38%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	83, 8.54%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	106, 10.91%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24, 2.47%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Allentown, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	51	2.79%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	1.23%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.