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> Allentown-bethlehem-easton, Pa-nj Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 774,331 | 100% |
English only | 653,259 | 84.4% |
Language other than English | 121,072 | 15.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 44,745 | 5.8% |
Spanish | 72,419 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 29,090 | 3.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 30,066 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,870 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,231 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,537 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 8,356 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,248 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 821,273 | 100% |
American | 42,542 | 5.2% |
Arab | 10,281 | 1.3% |
Czech | 4,182 | 0.5% |
Danish | 1,878 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 24,345 | 3.0% |
English | 54,212 | 6.6% |
French (except Basque) | 13,879 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 2,462 | 0.3% |
German | 226,861 | 27.6% |
Greek | 5,422 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 22,391 | 2.7% |
Irish | 119,550 | 14.6% |
Italian | 107,025 | 13.0% |
Lithuanian | 3,650 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 3,915 | 0.5% |
Polish | 47,500 | 5.8% |
Portuguese | 3,527 | 0.4% |
Russian | 9,799 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,623 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 10,644 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 20,504 | 2.5% |
Subsaharan African | 3,307 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 6,063 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 2,744 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 11,696 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 15,068 | 1.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5,102 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 313,438 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 215,608 | 68.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 93,586 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 164,827 | 52.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 65,631 | 20.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 13,832 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,676 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 36,949 | 11.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,279 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 97,830 | 31.2% |
Householder living alone | 80,396 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 33,876 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 102,585 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 86,953 | 27.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 797,380 | 100% |
Householder | 313,438 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 164,817 | 20.7% |
Child | 238,166 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 41,854 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 39,105 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 20,790 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 322,647 | 100% |
Never married | 105,366 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 175,673 | 54.4% |
Separated | 5,752 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 9,203 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 26,653 | 8.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 347,058 | 100% |
Never married | 92,190 | 26.6% |
Now married, except separated | 171,669 | 49.5% |
Separated | 9,253 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 37,404 | 10.8% |
Divorced | 36,542 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 10,331 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,947 | 38.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 16,621 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,412 | 32.6% |
Less than 1 year | 1,184 | 7.1% |
1 or 2 years | 1,486 | 8.9% |
3 or 4 years | 1,037 | 6.2% |
5 or more years | 1,705 | 10.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,412 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,228 | 59.6% |
Who are married | 4,130 | 76.3% |
School Enrollment in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 205,515 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 12,270 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 9,299 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 84,282 | 41.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 44,396 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 55,268 | 26.9% |
Educational Attainment in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 561,410 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 23,328 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 47,384 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 198,931 | 35.4% |
Some college, no degree | 98,118 | 17.5% |
Associate's degree | 45,693 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 92,767 | 16.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 55,189 | 9.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.4% |
Veteran Status in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 634,936 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 62,266 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 811,194 | 100% |
With a disability | 102,863 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 185,428 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,349 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 505,810 | 100% |
With a disability | 51,533 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 119,956 | 100% |
With a disability | 41,981 | 35.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 812,257 | 100% |
Same house | 708,387 | 87.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 99,682 | 12.3% |
Same county | 58,478 | 7.2% |
Different county | 41,204 | 5.1% |
Same state | 22,870 | 2.8% |
Different state | 18,334 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 4,188 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 821,273 | 100% |
Native | 755,600 | 92.0% |
Born in United States | 730,326 | 88.9% |
State of residence | 524,554 | 63.9% |
Different state | 205,772 | 25.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 25,274 | 3.1% |
Foreign born | 65,673 | 8.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 65,673 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 35,976 | 54.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 29,697 | 45.2% |
Year of Entry in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 90,947 | 100% |
Native | 25,274 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 533 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 24,741 | 97.9% |
Foreign born | 65,673 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,842 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 63,831 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Allentown-bethlehem-easton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 65,673 | 100% |
Europe | 14,980 | 22.8% |
Asia | 18,966 | 28.9% |
Africa | 3,402 | 5.2% |
Oceania | 139 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 26,792 | 40.8% |
Northern America | 1,394 | 2.1% |