Age and Sex in the Allentown Area (Metro Area)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in Pennsylvania.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, the Allentown Area, and other metro areas in Pennsylvania
Allentown Area
Pennsylvania
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-422,12922.1k2.664%2.66%19,00319.0k2.287%2.29%22,47822.5k2.706%2.71%31,47931.5k3.789%3.79%24,77224.8k2.982%2.98%18,78718.8k2.261%2.26%30,83230.8k3.711%3.71%22,03622.0k2.653%2.65%60,75460.8k7.313%7.31%63,68463.7k7.666%7.67%59,00759.0k7.103%7.10%53,69353.7k6.463%6.46%47,52447.5k5.721%5.72%48,89548.9k5.886%5.89%49,22849.2k5.926%5.93%29,99830.0k3.611%3.61%11,50111.5k1.384%1.38%12,17512.2k1.466%1.47%23,05123.1k2.775%2.77%32,87732.9k3.958%3.96%51,73351.7k6.227%6.23%50,41750.4k6.069%6.07%44,68444.7k5.379%5.38%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Allentown Area
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Allentown Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.200234%-0.063137%-0.199335%-0.064854%-0.263371%0.26%0.200234%0.199335%0.200234%0.20%138,648139k16.690%16.7%-0.685536%-0.025308%-0.668092%-0.025183%-0.710844%0.71%0.685536%0.668092%0.685536%0.69%290,006290k34.909%34.9%-0.585584%-0.615201%-0.585584%0.59%0.585584%0.003457%0.615201%0.013043%0.589042%0.59%175,645176k21.143%21.1%-0.683911%-0.708786%-0.683911%0.68%0.683911%0.038370%0.708786%0.018265%0.722280%0.72%46,72746.7k5.625%5.62%-0.585511%-0.573321%-0.585511%0.59%0.585511%0.030796%0.573321%0.028556%0.616307%0.62%179,711180k21.633%21.6%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Allentown Area
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Allentown Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.052168%-0.062151%-0.051882%-0.054770%-0.114319%0.11%0.052168%0.051882%0.052168%0.05%22,12922.1k2.664%2.66%-0.183620%-0.090257%-0.180768%-0.093401%-0.273877%0.27%0.183620%0.180768%0.183620%0.18%19,00319.0k2.287%2.29%-0.243567%-0.054024%-0.248488%-0.075358%-0.297591%0.30%0.243567%0.248488%0.243567%0.24%22,47822.5k2.706%2.71%-0.345573%-0.066712%-0.344971%-0.068918%-0.412285%0.41%0.345573%0.344971%0.345573%0.35%31,47931.5k3.789%3.79%-0.480056%-0.033866%-0.461659%-0.054607%-0.513921%0.51%0.480056%0.461659%0.480056%0.48%24,77224.8k2.982%2.98%-0.534886%-0.060970%-0.544924%-0.053098%-0.595856%0.60%0.534886%0.544924%0.534886%0.53%18,78718.8k2.261%2.26%-0.587310%-0.062515%-0.589305%-0.056002%-0.649825%0.65%0.587310%0.589305%0.587310%0.59%30,83230.8k3.711%3.71%-0.633173%-0.059947%-0.669764%-0.032333%-0.693119%0.69%0.633173%0.669764%0.633173%0.63%22,03622.0k2.653%2.65%-0.725308%-0.012038%-0.718612%-0.030368%-0.737345%0.74%0.725308%0.718612%0.725308%0.73%60,75460.8k7.313%7.31%-0.753740%-0.025712%-0.724177%-0.027392%-0.779452%0.78%0.753740%0.724177%0.753740%0.75%63,68463.7k7.666%7.67%-0.700414%-0.019766%-0.665671%-0.015993%-0.720180%0.72%0.700414%0.665671%0.700414%0.70%59,00759.0k7.103%7.10%-0.642562%-0.007535%-0.610513%-0.005629%-0.650097%0.65%0.642562%0.610513%0.642562%0.64%53,69353.7k6.463%6.46%-0.560587%-0.022968%-0.570367%-0.003484%-0.583554%0.58%0.560587%0.570367%0.560587%0.56%47,52447.5k5.721%5.72%-0.586130%-0.004887%-0.611954%-0.591017%0.59%0.586130%0.611954%0.010491%0.586130%0.59%48,89548.9k5.886%5.89%-0.581460%-0.650323%-0.581460%0.58%0.581460%0.022245%0.650323%0.021737%0.603705%0.60%49,22849.2k5.926%5.93%-0.586788%-0.630990%-0.586788%0.59%0.586788%0.030094%0.630990%0.030353%0.616882%0.62%29,99830.0k3.611%3.61%-0.686138%-0.012158%-0.713401%-0.698296%0.70%0.686138%0.713401%0.011155%0.686138%0.69%11,50111.5k1.384%1.38%-0.688906%-0.718376%-0.688906%0.69%0.688906%0.087753%0.718376%0.031641%0.776660%0.78%12,17512.2k1.466%1.47%-0.674221%-0.701683%-0.674221%0.67%0.674221%0.038941%0.701683%0.015132%0.713162%0.71%23,05123.1k2.775%2.77%-0.639713%-0.609239%-0.639713%0.64%0.639713%0.039764%0.609239%0.037247%0.679477%0.68%32,87732.9k3.958%3.96%-0.618054%-0.583042%-0.618054%0.62%0.618054%0.009365%0.583042%0.028758%0.627419%0.63%51,73351.7k6.227%6.23%-0.578498%-0.569721%-0.578498%0.58%0.578498%0.056793%0.569721%0.025036%0.635291%0.64%50,41750.4k6.069%6.07%-0.527459%-0.545650%-0.527459%0.53%0.527459%0.020849%0.545650%0.026658%0.548308%0.55%44,68444.7k5.379%5.38%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Allentown Area
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Allentown Area
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-119.137583%-105.566235%-119.137583%119.1%0.4560.4668.666%68.7%31.334%31.3%-49.154320%-51.669018%-49.154320%49.2%0.6700.6759.864%59.9%40.136%40.1%-22.180488%-30.326821%-22.180488%22.2%0.8180.8254.992%55.0%45.008%45.0%-19.304723%-19.977778%-19.304723%19.3%0.8380.8454.401%54.4%45.599%45.6%-7.054497%-11.828528%-7.054497%7.1%0.9340.9351.704%51.7%48.296%48.3%-11.398672%-9.744054%-11.398672%11.4%0.8980.9052.696%52.7%47.304%47.3%-10.644258%-9.503119%-10.644258%10.6%0.9040.9052.527%52.5%47.473%47.5%-9.467681%-4.827586%-9.467681%9.5%0.9140.9152.260%52.3%47.740%47.7%-1.659641%-4.225883%-1.659641%1.7%0.9840.9850.411%50.4%49.589%49.6%-3.411269%-3.782516%-3.411269%3.4%0.9670.9750.839%50.8%49.161%49.2%-2.821985%-2.402608%-2.821985%2.8%0.9730.9750.696%50.7%49.304%49.3%-1.172724%-0.921999%-1.172724%1.2%0.9880.9950.291%50.3%49.709%49.7%-4.097058%-0.610843%-4.097058%4.1%0.9610.9651.004%51.0%48.996%49.0%-0.833813%-0.833813%0.8%1.714388%0.9920.9950.208%50.2%49.792%49.8%3.825770%3.342427%3.825770%3.8%1.0381.0449.062%49.1%50.938%50.9%5.128556%4.810390%5.128556%5.1%1.0511.0548.750%48.7%51.250%51.3%-1.771930%-1.771930%1.8%1.563579%0.9830.9850.439%50.4%49.561%49.6%12.738074%4.404543%12.738074%12.7%1.1271.1347.006%47.0%52.994%53.0%5.775754%2.156561%5.775754%5.8%1.0581.0648.597%48.6%51.403%51.4%6.215894%6.113715%6.215894%6.2%1.0621.0648.493%48.5%51.507%51.5%1.515270%4.932382%1.515270%1.5%1.0151.0249.624%49.6%50.376%50.4%9.817304%4.394437%9.817304%9.8%1.0981.1047.661%47.7%52.339%52.3%3.952713%4.885615%3.952713%4.0%1.0401.0449.031%49.0%50.969%51.0%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by County in the Allentown Area

Children Age Cohorts by County#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
19.8%20.4%21.1%21.7%22.3%22.9%

College Age Cohorts by County#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
3.8%4.3%4.8%5.4%5.9%6.5%

20s Age Cohorts by County#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
8.40%8.74%9.08%9.43%9.77%10.12%

30s Age Cohorts by County#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
10.52%10.88%11.23%11.58%11.93%12.29%

40s Age Cohorts by County#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
13.30%13.58%13.85%14.13%14.40%14.68%

50s Age Cohorts by County#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
14.0%14.7%15.3%16.0%16.6%17.3%

60s Age Cohorts by County#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
11.00%11.43%11.87%12.30%12.73%13.16%

70s Age Cohorts by County#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
5.74%6.18%6.61%7.04%7.48%7.92%

80+ Age Cohorts by County#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
4.50%4.68%4.87%5.05%5.23%5.42%
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Map of Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in the Allentown Area

Children Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
5.4%9.9%14.3%18.7%23.1%27.6%

College Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
1.3%3.8%6.3%8.7%11.2%13.7%

20s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
2.8%5.8%8.7%11.6%14.6%17.5%

30s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
4.6%7.5%10.3%13.2%16.0%18.9%

40s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
7.8%10.6%13.2%15.9%18.6%21.3%

50s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
11.0%13.7%16.3%18.9%21.6%24.2%

60s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
5.7%8.3%10.9%13.5%16.1%18.7%

70s Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
2.9%5.4%7.9%10.4%12.8%15.4%

80+ Age Cohorts by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
1.0%3.9%6.9%9.8%12.7%15.6%
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Age Cohorts by Place in the Allentown Area

There are 114 places that are fully or partially contained within the Allentown Area (113 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 114 of those to each other, the Allentown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allentown Area.

Children by Place#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Allentown Area, selected places in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain the Allentown Area
0%20%40%Count#JohnsonburgGreat MeadowsAllamuchyNew TripoliFinesvilleAlbrightsvilleGreenwichColumbiaBridgevilleAckermanvilleBreinigsvilleAncient OaksGlendonEast BangorBlairstownAllentownBrainardsHarmonyPen ArgylBrass CastleBathTatamyAlburtisSlatedaleBangorStewartsvilleIndian Mountain LakeIndian Mtn LkFreemansburgStockertownLopatcong OverlookAndersonFullertonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLehightonNew JerseyUpper PohatcongAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticNortheastPennsylvaniaEmmausEastonTrexlertownWalnutportBethlehemCetroniaPanther ValleyPanther VlyMount HermonMountain LakeMartins CreekDeSales UniversityDeSales UnivBrookfieldPort MurrayButtzville57.142857%57.142857%57.1%48139.256198%39.256198%39.3%95238.562092%38.562092%38.6%59338.132296%38.132296%38.1%294435.746606%35.746606%35.7%79535.211268%35.211268%35.2%50634.670947%34.670947%34.7%864734.218289%34.218289%34.2%116834.074074%34.074074%34.1%46933.737374%33.737374%33.7%3341031.201190%31.201190%31.2%1,6781128.092080%28.092080%28.1%2,1601227.485380%27.485380%27.5%1411327.388535%27.388535%27.4%3011426.947040%26.947040%26.9%1731526.446198%26.446198%26.4%31,63631.6k1626.244344%26.244344%26.2%581726.203209%26.203209%26.2%981825.904121%25.904121%25.9%9241925.870647%25.870647%25.9%4162025.863991%25.863991%25.9%6962125.803311%25.803311%25.8%2652225.753871%25.753871%25.8%6322325.411335%25.411335%25.4%1392425.375144%25.375144%25.4%1,3192525.000000%25.000000%25.0%802624.838858%24.838858%24.8%1,0792724.724649%24.724649%24.7%6512824.615385%24.615385%24.6%2882924.496124%24.496124%24.5%1583023.598820%23.598820%23.6%803323.232976%23.232976%23.2%3,5963723.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.929104%22.929104%22.9%1,2294122.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M21.893889%21.893889%21.9%3264921.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k21.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M20.909971%20.909971%20.9%2,3765720.667062%20.667062%20.7%5,5836320.627596%20.627596%20.6%4476519.365530%19.365530%19.4%4097318.989482%18.989482%19.0%14,26314.3k7417.715959%17.715959%17.7%3638116.719699%16.719699%16.7%5788915.454545%15.454545%15.5%179711.872910%11.872910%11.9%711054.263566%4.263566%4.3%221100.523013%0.523013%0.5%51110.000000%0.000000%0.0%01120.000000%0.000000%0.0%01130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0114
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 114 by %

Age Cohorts by County in the Allentown Area

There are 4 counties in the Allentown Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Allentown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allentown Area.

Children by County#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Allentown Area, selected counties in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain the Allentown Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesLehigh CountyLehighNew JerseyAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticWarren CountyWarrenNortheastPennsylvaniaNorthampton CountyNorthamptonCarbon CountyCarbon23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.870075%22.870075%22.9%82,05682.1k122.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M21.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k21.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.379149%21.379149%21.4%22,89622.9k221.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M20.629575%20.629575%20.6%61,99662.0k319.839888%19.839888%19.8%12,76312.8k4
Count number of children
# rank of county out of 4 by %

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in the Allentown Area

There are 108 county subdivisions in the Allentown Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Allentown Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allentown Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,676.

Children by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Allentown Area, selected county subdivisions in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain the Allentown Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Greenwich TownshipGreenwichAllentownBangorUpper Macungie TownshipUpper MacungieWashingtonLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungiePenn Forest TownshipPenn FrstBlairstown TownshipBlairstownForks TownshipForksLopatcong TownshipLopatcongUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLehightonNorthamptonLower Nazareth TownshipLower NazarethUpper Nazareth TownshipUpper NazarethUpper Saucon TownshipUpper SauconNew JerseyCatasauquaWilsonTown of PhillipsburgPhillipsburgWashington TownshipWashingtonHellertownWashington TownshipWashingtonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticWashington TownshipWashingtonWeisenberg TownshipWeisenbergNortheastPennsylvaniaJim ThorpeHanover TownshipHanoverEmmausTown of HackettstownHackettstownPalmertonNorth Whitehall TownshipN WhitehallEastonLower Saucon TownshipLower SauconWhitehall TownshipWhitehallMansfield TownshipMansfieldUpper Milford TownshipUpper MilfordPalmer TownshipPalmerBethlehemBushkill TownshipBushkillBethlehem TownshipBethlehemLehigh TownshipLehighMoore TownshipMooreNazarethSouth Whitehall TownshipS WhitehallWilliams TownshipWilliamsEast Allen TownshipE AllenSalisbury TownshipSalisburyIndependence TownshipIndependencePlainfield TownshipPlainfieldBethlehemUpper Mount Bethel TownshipUpper Mt BethelWhite TownshipWhite27.501347%27.501347%27.5%1,531126.446198%26.446198%26.4%31,63631.6k225.375144%25.375144%25.4%1,319324.614701%24.614701%24.6%5,542424.472184%24.472184%24.5%1,588524.249889%24.249889%24.2%7,678624.194548%24.194548%24.2%2,343724.149192%24.149192%24.1%1,405823.960864%23.960864%24.0%3,649923.670503%23.670503%23.7%1,9541023.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.929104%22.929104%22.9%1,2291122.929099%22.929099%22.9%2,2671222.760373%22.760373%22.8%1,3441322.642944%22.642944%22.6%1,4891422.579225%22.579225%22.6%3,5911522.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.491934%22.491934%22.5%1,4641622.317432%22.317432%22.3%1,7451722.127660%22.127660%22.1%3,2241822.010991%22.010991%22.0%1,4821921.843413%21.843413%21.8%1,2752021.723077%21.723077%21.7%1,4122121.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k21.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.500193%21.500193%21.5%1,1152221.497537%21.497537%21.5%1,0912321.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M21.043627%21.043627%21.0%9842420.947851%20.947851%20.9%2,3782520.909971%20.909971%20.9%2,3762620.876369%20.876369%20.9%2,0012720.731707%20.731707%20.7%1,1052820.723521%20.723521%20.7%3,3342920.667062%20.667062%20.7%5,5833020.581697%20.581697%20.6%2,2223120.522046%20.522046%20.5%5,5903220.196913%20.196913%20.2%1,5183320.037254%20.037254%20.0%1,5063419.849389%19.849389%19.8%4,1913519.780775%19.780775%19.8%10,97211.0k3619.535830%19.535830%19.5%1,6333719.405360%19.405360%19.4%4,6343819.365353%19.365353%19.4%2,0203919.244507%19.244507%19.2%1,7784018.937401%18.937401%18.9%1,0804118.890135%18.890135%18.9%3,7074218.746867%18.746867%18.7%1,1224318.640577%18.640577%18.6%9054417.909031%17.909031%17.9%2,4534517.493237%17.493237%17.5%9704616.959922%16.959922%17.0%1,0414716.754913%16.754913%16.8%3,2914816.279410%16.279410%16.3%1,1144911.683417%11.683417%11.7%55850
Count number of children
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

There are 37 metro areas in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Allentown Area to all of the metro areas in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allentown Area.

Children by Metro Area#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Allentown Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Allentown Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Lancaster Metro AreaLancasterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgLewistown Metro AreaLewistownNew JerseyYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSayre Metro AreaSayre AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaSelinsgrove Metro AreaSelinsgroveAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgMeadville Metro AreaMeadvilleNortheastEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgPennsylvaniaGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportLock Haven Metro AreaLock HavenNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaBradford Metro AreaBradford AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaWarren Metro AreaWarren AreaSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvillePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownHuntingdon Metro AreaHuntingdonDuBois Metro AreaDuBois AreaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaIndiana Metro AreaIndiana AreaLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgState College Metro AreaState College24.110034%24.110034%24.1%128,533129k123.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.035414%23.035414%23.0%31,54731.5k222.903812%22.903812%22.9%94,84494.8k322.902028%22.902028%22.9%34,97335.0k422.605989%22.605989%22.6%10,53110.5k522.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.476873%22.476873%22.5%99,03499.0k622.339175%22.339175%22.3%1,351,0111.35M722.167033%22.167033%22.2%13,70113.7k822.084105%22.084105%22.1%4,423,7654.42M921.959783%21.959783%22.0%61,29761.3k1021.741291%21.741291%21.7%8,7501121.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k1221.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.545756%21.545756%21.5%120,968121k1321.517460%21.517460%21.5%18,72618.7k1421.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.177435%21.177435%21.2%35,39335.4k1521.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M20.714630%20.714630%20.7%21,07921.1k1620.685549%20.685549%20.7%114,292114k1720.658847%20.658847%20.7%26,01326.0k1820.621943%20.621943%20.6%23,98624.0k1920.487657%20.487657%20.5%8,1002020.375474%20.375474%20.4%18,03818.0k2120.362888%20.362888%20.4%10,88610.9k2220.096693%20.096693%20.1%8,5632319.876656%19.876656%19.9%111,289111k2419.803685%19.803685%19.8%8,0502519.787214%19.787214%19.8%6,1562619.761727%19.761727%19.8%18,49518.5k2719.621589%19.621589%19.6%28,55028.6k2819.363156%19.363156%19.4%455,988456k2919.348587%19.348587%19.3%26,65526.7k3019.001396%19.001396%19.0%8,7113118.835777%18.835777%18.8%15,28915.3k3218.563915%18.563915%18.6%15,81215.8k3318.422330%18.422330%18.4%14,03814.0k3418.334457%18.334457%18.3%16,04116.0k3517.960069%17.960069%18.0%8,1143615.358278%15.358278%15.4%24,44724.4k37
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 37 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Allentown Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allentown Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Children by Metro Area#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Allentown Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Allentown Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Watertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgNew JerseyYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgNortheastUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgPennsylvaniaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownState College Metro AreaState College24.752895%24.752895%24.8%29,20029.2k124.110034%24.110034%24.1%128,533129k223.773629%23.773629%23.8%37,02637.0k323.577077%23.577077%23.6%222,006222k423.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.035414%23.035414%23.0%31,54731.5k522.903812%22.903812%22.9%94,84494.8k622.902028%22.902028%22.9%34,97335.0k722.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.476873%22.476873%22.5%99,03499.0k822.339175%22.339175%22.3%1,351,0111.35M922.134761%22.134761%22.1%60,65560.7k1022.084105%22.084105%22.1%4,423,7654.42M1121.959783%21.959783%22.0%61,29761.3k1221.874527%21.874527%21.9%203,579204k1321.741251%21.741251%21.7%80,68280.7k1421.714393%21.714393%21.7%87,93287.9k1521.700532%21.700532%21.7%143,365143k1621.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k1721.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.545756%21.545756%21.5%120,968121k1821.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.313964%21.313964%21.3%63,17863.2k1921.311445%21.311445%21.3%230,638231k2021.177435%21.177435%21.2%35,39335.4k2121.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M21.104715%21.104715%21.1%181,685182k2220.990885%20.990885%21.0%254,373254k2320.914169%20.914169%20.9%27,55427.6k2420.697964%20.697964%20.7%235,026235k2520.685549%20.685549%20.7%114,292114k2620.685193%20.685193%20.7%130,132130k2720.658847%20.658847%20.7%26,01326.0k2820.621943%20.621943%20.6%23,98624.0k2920.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k3020.499528%20.499528%20.5%329,911330k3120.322965%20.322965%20.3%178,698179k3220.307463%20.307463%20.3%55,24355.2k3320.142088%20.142088%20.1%49,75749.8k3420.049419%20.049419%20.0%29,61629.6k3519.924268%19.924268%19.9%24,09924.1k3619.876656%19.876656%19.9%111,289111k3719.734358%19.734358%19.7%42,64242.6k3819.703020%19.703020%19.7%103,219103k3919.621589%19.621589%19.6%28,55028.6k4019.486770%19.486770%19.5%36,07836.1k4119.367856%19.367856%19.4%24,67024.7k4219.363156%19.363156%19.4%455,988456k4319.348587%19.348587%19.3%26,65526.7k4418.700728%18.700728%18.7%28,60828.6k4518.613335%18.613335%18.6%33,59833.6k4618.362626%18.362626%18.4%39,84839.8k4717.955399%17.955399%18.0%23,08423.1k4815.949009%15.949009%15.9%34,24334.2k4915.358278%15.358278%15.4%24,44724.4k50
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Allentown Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allentown Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Children by Metro Area#68

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of the Allentown Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Allentown Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Salt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachNew JerseyPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMiddle AtlanticNortheastPennsylvaniaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburgh28.654556%28.654556%28.7%330,818331k127.086434%27.086434%27.1%1,755,9031.76M226.859040%26.859040%26.9%1,190,0291.19M326.806756%26.806756%26.8%1,864,9791.86M425.891324%25.891324%25.9%603,875604k525.542909%25.542909%25.5%342,617343k625.432170%25.432170%25.4%1,427,4511.43M725.241115%25.241115%25.2%496,939497k825.107420%25.107420%25.1%312,266312k924.972666%24.972666%25.0%1,120,3121.12M1024.936597%24.936597%24.9%333,421333k1124.917361%24.917361%24.9%515,826516k1224.624090%24.624090%24.6%586,337586k1324.241293%24.241293%24.2%470,915471k1424.157273%24.157273%24.2%842,711843k1524.102571%24.102571%24.1%517,340517k1624.097245%24.097245%24.1%480,741481k1723.862053%23.862053%23.9%493,981494k1823.818290%23.818290%23.8%2,269,5012.27M1923.759037%23.759037%23.8%653,862654k2023.747639%23.747639%23.7%426,168426k2123.697773%23.697773%23.7%372,465372k2223.629301%23.629301%23.6%529,897530k2323.326111%23.326111%23.3%266,223266k2423.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M2523.206442%23.206442%23.2%450,926451k2623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.063133%23.063133%23.1%292,798293k2722.968322%22.968322%23.0%986,887987k2822.881744%22.881744%22.9%3,017,9573.02M2922.848865%22.848865%22.8%325,390325k3022.816573%22.816573%22.8%639,651640k3122.615531%22.615531%22.6%282,750283k3222.558078%22.558078%22.6%386,742387k3322.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M22.516724%22.516724%22.5%529,440529k3422.460391%22.460391%22.5%522,992523k3522.366565%22.366565%22.4%727,664728k3622.339175%22.339175%22.3%1,351,0111.35M3722.259125%22.259125%22.3%618,998619k3822.229482%22.229482%22.2%279,682280k3922.084105%22.084105%22.1%4,423,7654.42M4022.075757%22.075757%22.1%810,422810k4121.975524%21.975524%22.0%453,054453k4221.632719%21.632719%21.6%179,711180k21.597009%21.597009%21.6%8,940,4908.94M21.341491%21.341491%21.3%11,965,27112.0M21.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M20.990885%20.990885%21.0%254,373254k4320.697964%20.697964%20.7%235,026235k4420.689680%20.689680%20.7%1,226,2681.23M4520.611211%20.611211%20.6%974,672975k4620.503915%20.503915%20.5%600,296600k4720.499528%20.499528%20.5%329,911330k4820.429183%20.429183%20.4%935,152935k4919.363156%19.363156%19.4%455,988456k50
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 50 by %

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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States:
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Counties:
Lehigh, Northampton, Warren, Carbon
Principal Cities:
Allentown, Bethlehem
Boroughs:
Alburtis, Alpha, Bangor, Bath, Beaver Meadows, Bowmanstown, Catasauqua, Chapman, Coopersburg, Coplay, East Bangor, East Side, Emmaus, Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, Glendon, Hellertown, Jim Thorpe, Lansford, Lehighton, Macungie, Nazareth, Nesquehoning, North Catasauqua, Northampton, Palmerton, Parryville, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Slatington, Stockertown, Summit Hill, Tatamy, Walnutport, Washington, Weatherly, Weissport, West Easton, Wilson, Wind Gap
Cities:
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton
Towns:
Belvidere, Hackettstown, Phillipsburg
Townships:
Allamuchy, Allen, Banks, Bethlehem, Blairstown, Bushkill, East Allen, East Penn, Forks, Franklin, Franklin, Frelinghuysen, Greenwich, Hanover, Hanover, Hardwick, Harmony, Heidelberg, Hope, Independence, Kidder, Knowlton, Lausanne, Lehigh, Lehigh, Liberty, Lopatcong, Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, Lower Mount Bethel, Lower Nazareth, Lower Saucon, Lower Towamensing, Lowhill, Lynn, Mahoning, Mansfield, Moore, North Whitehall, Oxford, Packer, Palmer, Penn Forest, Plainfield, Pohatcong, Salisbury, South Whitehall, Towamensing, Upper Macungie, Upper Milford, Upper Mount Bethel, Upper Nazareth, Upper Saucon, Washington, Washington, Washington, Weisenberg, White, Whitehall, Williams
Unincorporated Places:
Ackermanville, Albrightsville, Allamuchy, Ancient Oaks, Anderson, Asbury, Beattystown, Belfast, Blairstown, Brainards, Brass Castle, Breinigsville, Bridgeville, Broadway, Brookfield, Buttzville, Cementon, Cetronia, Cherryville, Columbia, DeSales University, Delaware, Delaware Park, Dorneyville, Eastlawn Gardens, Egypt, Finesville, Fullerton, Great Meadows, Greenwich, Hainesburg, Harmony, Hokendauqua, Holiday Pocono, Hope, Hutchinson, Indian Mountain Lake, Johnsonburg, Laurys Station, Lopatcong Overlook, Marksboro, Martins Creek, Middletown, Mount Hermon, Mountain Lake, New Tripoli, New Village, Old Orchard, Oxford, Palmer Heights, Panther Valley, Port Colden, Port Murray, Raubsville, Schnecksville, Silver Lake, Slatedale, Stewartsville, Stiles, Towamensing Trails, Tresckow, Trexlertown, Upper Pohatcong, Upper Stewartsville, Vienna, Weissport East, Wescosville
ZIP Codes:
07820, 07821, 07823, 07825, 07828, 07832, 07833, 07838, 07840, 07846, 07860, 07863, 07865, 07874, 07880, 07882, 08802, 08804, 08808, 08827, 08865, 08886, 18011, 18013, 18014, 18015, 18016, 18017, 18018, 18020, 18030, 18031, 18032, 18034, 18035, 18036, 18037, 18038, 18040, 18041, 18042, 18045, 18046, 18049, 18051, 18052, 18053, 18055, 18058, 18059, 18062, 18063, 18064, 18066, 18067, 18068, 18069, 18071, 18072, 18077, 18078, 18079, 18080, 18083, 18085, 18086, 18087, 18088, 18091, 18092, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18106, 18109, 18195, 18201, 18210, 18211, 18212, 18216, 18229, 18230, 18232, 18235, 18237, 18240, 18244, 18250, 18254, 18255, 18343, 18351, 18610, 18624, 18661, 18951, 19529, 19530, 19539
Unified School Districts:
Allamuchy Township, Allentown, Alpha Borough, Bangor, Belvidere Town, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, East Penn, Easton, Great Meadows, Greenwich Township, Hackettstown Town, Harmony Township, Hazleton, Hope Township, Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Lopatcong Township, Nazareth, Northampton, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Oxford Township, Palmerton, Panther Valley, Parkland, Pen Argyl, Phillipsburg Town, Pohatcong Township, Salisbury Township, Saucon Valley, Southern Lehigh, Weatherly, White Township, Whitehall-Coplay, Wilson
Elementary School Districts:
Blairstown Township, Franklin Township, Frelinghuysen Township, Knowlton Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Borough, Washington Township
Secondary School Districts:
North Warren, Warren Hills
Congressional Districts:
NJ-5, NJ-7, PA-11, PA-15, PA-17
State Senate Districts:
NJ-23, NJ-24, PA-14, PA-16, PA-18, PA-40
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-23, NJ-24
State House Districts:
PA-22, PA-122, PA-124, PA-131, PA-132, PA-133, PA-134, PA-135, PA-136, PA-137, PA-138, PA-183, PA-187
Neighboring Metro Areas:
East Stroudsburg Area, New York Area, Philadelphia Area, Pottsville Area, Reading Area, Scranton Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Trenton Area