Allentown is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 125,094 people and 39 associated neighborhoods, Allentown is the third largest community in Pennsylvania. Allentown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Allentown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Allentown is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Allentown who work in office and administrative support (11.06%), sales jobs (8.44%), and management occupations (6.48%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Allentown citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.29% of adults 25 and older in Allentown have a college degree. The per capita income in Allentown in 2022 was $25,144, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,576 for a family of four. However, Allentown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Allentown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Allentown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Allentown, accounting for 54.33% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Allentown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Allentown include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Allentown's cultural character, accounting for 20.48% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Allentown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
