Allentown, PA Profile

Allentown, PA, population 107,815, is located in Pennsylvania's Lehigh county, about 48.5 miles from Philadelphia and 67.3 miles from Elizabeth.

Through the 90's Allentown's population has grown by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Allentown has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Allentown's population has grown by about 1%.

Allentown's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Pennsylvania's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Allentown tend to be higher than Pennsylvania's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	73%
	African American	8%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	17%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	106,649	N/A
2001	106,377	-0.26%
2002	105,871	-0.48%
2003	105,996	0.12%
2004	106,245	0.23%
2005	106,550	0.29%
2006	106,899	0.33%
2007	107,267	0.34%
2008	107,693	0.40%
2009	107,815	0.11%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$32,016

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	579
2002	574
2003	603
2004	613
2005	807
2006	1,009
2007	809
2008	750
2009	698
2010	675

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	8	46	295	269
2002	9	58	294	254
2003	12	51	359	219
2004	11	51	360	230
2005	21	45	512	285
2006	16	42	684	339
2007	20	20	552	277
2008	16	33	497	259
2009	13	72	474	190
2010	9	67	460	196

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,330
2002	4,976
2003	5,316
2004	5,437
2005	5,397
2006	5,658
2007	4,966
2008	5,267
2009	4,910
2010	4,691

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,111	3,052	456
2002	1,212	3,615	502
2003	1,111	3,851	692
2004	1,389	3,861	530
2005	1,393	3,905	473
2006	1433	4131	495
2007	1335	3462	536
2008	1423	3738	492
2009	1414	3385	471
2010	1327	3345	417