Household Types in Allentown, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family232.919419%48.034142%32.919419%32.9%13,65313.7k23.711241%11.943581%23.711241%23.7%9,8347.086367%4.424187%7.086367%7.1%2,93928.651685%29.571826%28.651685%28.7%11,88311.9k7.631287%6.026265%7.631287%7.6%3,165
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads41.198446%67.536265%41.198446%41.2%5,51446.764794%24.415691%46.764794%46.8%6,25912.036760%8.048043%12.036760%12.0%1,611

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children232.270820%25.603611%32.270820%32.3%13,38413.4k67.495298%74.187216%67.495298%67.5%27,99328.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Allentown
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-3.850642%-0.933489%-26.137690%-6.767795%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-37.689615%38%62.310385%61.737928%62.310385%62%857-10.146481%-4.139233%-40.407288%-9.416628%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-64.109631%64%35.890369%51.551298%35.890369%36%19,59319.6k-34.615385%-9.679917%-17.256066%-3.187919%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-64.739288%65%35.260712%39.601521%35.260712%35%7,748-37.172928%-13.243678%-12.892852%-7.031136%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-70.340593%70%29.659407%32.309803%29.659407%30%6,841-38.783270%-6.368821%-16.444867%-13.783270%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-75.380228%75%24.619772%35.590131%24.619772%25%1,052-40.497864%-7.375070%-25.078952%-7.226454%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-80.178339%80%19.821661%22.065543%19.821661%20%5,383
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Allentown

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
12%20%27%35%43%51%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%13%22%32%41%51%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.1%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%19%25%31%37%44%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%4.1%7.0%9.8%12.7%15.6%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
17%24%30%37%44%51%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Allentown

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
10%18%27%35%43%51%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%11%19%27%35%43%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%6.9%11.6%16.3%20.9%25.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%21%29%37%44%53%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.3%4.4%6.5%8.6%10.6%12.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15%23%30%37%44%51%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Allentown

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
6%19%32%45%59%72%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
3%16%29%42%55%68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%22%29%37%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Allentown

There are 23 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Allentown (20 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Allentown, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Allentown, selected neighborhoods in Allentown, and entities that contain Allentown
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#AllentownMidway ManorLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHamilton ParkNortheastLittle LehighMiddle AtlanticTrexler ParkMountainvilleAlton Park6th WardWest EndW End Theatre DistCumberland GdnsFairviewAllentown8th Ward1st WardJordan Crk/NOTIE AllentownW Pk Hist DistW Walnut/Union TerJordan Hts/Old FairgroundsJordan Hts/Old Fai…Dutch HillOld Allentown Hist DistOld Allentown Hist …Overlook ParkAdams IslandDowntown51.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k50.111047%50.111047%50%251252148.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.118688%47.118688%47%509510247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M47.019868%47.019868%47%127346.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.658325%46.658325%47%595596446.238669%46.238669%46%1,819545.245902%45.245902%45%298644.141035%44.141035%44%415741.592751%41.592751%42%1,2411,242836.469098%36.469098%36%219220935.178352%35.178352%35%83841033.260611%33.260611%33%2082091132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k31.658098%31.658098%32%7041227.739137%27.739137%28%1931326.917348%26.917348%27%3533541426.491413%26.491413%26%2502511525.780341%25.780341%26%7097101622.844537%22.844537%23%6941721.373428%21.373428%21%5155161820.375865%20.375865%20%501919.120662%19.120662%19%3553562017.068966%17.068966%17%422117.068966%17.068966%17%22212.145038%12.145038%12%26423
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 23 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Allentown Area

There are 114 places in the Allentown Area. This section compares Allentown to all of the places in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Allentown, selected other places in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Allentown
0%50%100%Count#FinesvilleBridgevilleHutchinsonButtzvilleAckermanvilleGreat MeadowsBrainardsBrass CastleGreenwichMount HermonDorneyvilleUpper StewartsvilleViennaTatamyCherryvilleDelaware ParkJohnsonburgStockertownUpper PohatcongHarmonyEgyptAncient OaksWescosvilleRaubsvilleOld OrchardMiddletownAndersonSlatedaleEastlawn GdnsGlendonColumbiaSummit HillAllentownWalnutportPanther VlyLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStewartsvilleNortheastMiddle AtlanticHellertownHainesburgFullertonCatasauquaSlatingtonEastonBethlehemBrookfieldAllentownPort MurrayWeissportBlairstownAllamuchy100.000000%100.000000%100%731100.000000%100.000000%100%352100.000000%100.000000%100%383100.000000%100.000000%100%33489.583333%89.583333%90%258580.246914%80.246914%80%65677.027027%77.027027%77%57774.909091%74.909091%75%412873.647712%73.647712%74%531973.170732%73.170732%73%301071.428571%71.428571%71%1,1951170.967742%70.967742%71%441267.806268%67.806268%68%2381367.787115%67.787115%68%2421466.975309%66.975309%67%4341566.666667%66.666667%67%1801666.666667%66.666667%67%141765.633075%65.633075%66%2541865.265082%65.265082%65%3571965.100671%65.100671%65%972064.309392%64.309392%64%5822164.229317%64.229317%64%1,8712264.185639%64.185639%64%1,4662363.865546%63.865546%64%2282463.566740%63.566740%64%5812563.161685%63.161685%63%1,7542662.015504%62.015504%62%802761.878453%61.878453%62%1122859.811482%59.811482%60%6982959.210526%59.210526%59%903057.843137%57.843137%58%593354.419411%54.419411%54%6284151.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k51.201923%51.201923%51%4264949.071300%49.071300%49%8195748.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.619048%47.619048%48%606547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M44.725177%44.725177%45%1,0097342.857143%42.857143%43%158141.328649%41.328649%41%2,5888741.163142%41.163142%41%1,0908938.427464%38.427464%38%6949737.796196%37.796196%38%3,55710136.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k10436.136364%36.136364%36%15910532.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k10924.242424%24.242424%24%1611022.580645%22.580645%23%3511112.807882%12.807882%13%261120.000000%0.000000%0%0113
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 113 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Allentown to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Allentown, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Allentown
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLevittownBethel ParkHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaAllentownLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillMonroevilleHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonHazletonPhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterGreensburgNew CastleLebanonBloomsburgNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterYorkState CollegeMcKeesportIndianaJohnstownHarrisburgWilkinsburgChester75.322101%75.322101%75%3,800170.981004%70.981004%71%5,007265.007429%65.007429%65%5,250360.675786%60.675786%61%6,698457.170698%57.170698%57%4,987557.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k656.472782%56.472782%56%7,573753.681462%53.681462%54%3,084853.222315%53.222315%53%3,196952.142857%52.142857%52%3,5771051.409697%51.409697%51%4,3581151.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k48.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.540984%47.540984%48%4,0021247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.785649%45.785649%46%5,0411345.764603%45.764603%46%5,7431443.498002%43.498002%43%2,3951542.727377%42.727377%43%3,7161642.613018%42.613018%43%2,7431741.328649%41.328649%41%2,5881840.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501939.225037%39.225037%39%2,6322038.950306%38.950306%39%3,6292137.796196%37.796196%38%3,5572237.671886%37.671886%38%2,7672336.483703%36.483703%36%3,0112436.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2636.129816%36.129816%36%3,2732733.207953%33.207953%33%2,4722832.982293%32.982293%33%3,5392932.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3032.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3131.680376%31.680376%32%6,7403231.387965%31.387965%31%2,0763331.119465%31.119465%31%2,9803430.299303%30.299303%30%2,9563530.035632%30.035632%30%1,4333629.463486%29.463486%29%3,6193729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4913828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.044776%26.044776%26%1,7454225.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104323.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904423.766867%23.766867%24%2,0964523.553719%23.553719%24%1,0264623.528798%23.528798%24%2,2554722.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784818.570022%18.570022%19%1,5094917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Allentown to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Allentown, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Allentown
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverAllentownCliftonNew RochelleLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Allentown to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Allentown. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Allentown, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Allentown
0%20%40%Count#San JoseAllentownVirginia BchEl PasoLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonAllentownColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k32.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Allentown. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Lehigh
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
ZIP Codes:
18052, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18105, 18109
Unified School Districts:
Allentown, Parkland
Neighborhoods:
1st Ward, 6th Ward, 8th Ward, Adams Island, Alton Park, Cumberland Gardens, Downtown, Dutch Hill, East Allentown, Fairview, Hamilton Park, Jordan Creek/NOTI, Jordan Heights/Old Fairgrounds, Little Lehigh, Midway Manor, Mountainville, Old Allentown Historic District, Overlook Park, Trexler Park, West End, West End Theatre District, West Park Historic District, West Walnut/Union Terrace
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate District:
PA-16
State House Districts:
PA-22, PA-132
Neighboring Boroughs:
Emmaus
Neighboring Cities:
Bethlehem
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Cetronia, Dorneyville, Fullerton
Nearby Boroughs:
Catasauqua, Coplay, Fountain Hill, North Catasauqua, Northampton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
DeSales University, Hokendauqua, Stiles, Trexlertown, Wescosville