In 2018, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ had a population of 843k people with a median age of 41.3 and a median household income of $65,929. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ grew from 840,550 to 842,913, a 0.281% increase and its median household income grew from $63,944 to $65,929, a 3.1% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.3%), White (Hispanic) (10.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.85%), Other (Hispanic) (3.92%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.87%). 0% of the people in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ speak a non-English language, and 95.8% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ are Lehigh University (2,030 degrees awarded in 2019), Northampton County Area Community College (1,423 degrees), and DeSales University (947 degrees).
In 2018, the median property value in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ was $218,900, and the homeownership rate was 69.2%. Most people in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ was 2 cars per household.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ borders East Stroudsburg, PA, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pottsville, PA, Reading, PA, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA, and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA.