Community Profile: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Demographics and Economic Data

Tables

Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA, and City of Allentown
Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA

Figures

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA
Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA
Figure 3: Vacant Housing
Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA, and City of Allentown
	State of Pennsylvania	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA	City of Allentown
Total Population	12,281,054	637,958	106,632
White alone	85.4%	89.8%	72.8%
Black or African American alone	9.9%	2.8%	7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0.1%	0.2%	0.4%
Asian alone	1.8%	1.7%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race alone	1.5%	3.9%	13.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.6%	3.7%
Total Percentage	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population	3.2%	7.9%	24.4%
	3.2%	7.9%	24.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA
	Total Households		Low-Income Households (<50%)		Moderate-Income Households (50-79%)		Middle-Income Households (80-119%)		Upper-Income Households (≥120%)
Tract Income	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Low Income	8,560	3.5	4,715	8.1	1,739	4.0	1,046	2.1	1,060	1.1
Moderate Income	57,638	23.3	19,695	34.0	12,862	29.7	11,795	24.0	13,286	13.7
Middle Income	126,097	51.0	27,677	47.8	22,137	51.0	27,415	55.9	48,868	50.4
Upper Income	55,012	22.2	5,859	10.1	6,614	15.3	8,839	18.0	33,700	34.8
Total	247,307	100.0	57,946	100.0	43,352	100.0	49,095	100.0	96,914	100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income				23.4%		17.5%		19.9%		39.2%

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov.

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA

Racial Composition of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Only 0.1 percent of the vacant housing in the state of Pennsylvania is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA or the city of Allentown is attributable to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Last updated: August 26, 2010