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Allentown, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Allentown is a Census borough of 1,702 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Monmouth County. Median household income is $120,714, 72.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Allentown
What Allentown is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,855
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonmouth County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Allentown
- Population1,702
- Median age40.8
- Population under 18342 plus or minus 68
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over267 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households676
- Family households447
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Allentown
- Median household income$120,714
- Per capita income$58,489
- Civilian labor force994
- Employed957
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over1,193
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Allentown
- Housing units731
- Occupied units676
- Vacant units55 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied488
- Renter occupied188 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate72.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$415,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,671
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units600
- Share single family82.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more131 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more17.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Allentown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute745
- Commuting under 15 minutes123 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more385
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.7 percent
- Drove alone70.9 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home21.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Allentown (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,566,000
- Average approval$356,600
- Median approval$162,500
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allentown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Allentown
- NFIP communityBorough of Allentown
- NFIP community number340284
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Borough of Allentown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340284 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Monmouth County, not Allentown
Monmouth County context, not Allentown figures
- Establishments in Monmouth County19,883
- Covered employment, Monmouth County274,000
- Average annual pay, Monmouth County$70,560
- Housing units permitted, Monmouth County2,782
Every figure in this section is published for Monmouth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Allentown.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Allentown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Allentown, New Jersey?
1,702, in 676 households. Allentown borough covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 2,855 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Allentown in?
Monmouth County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Allentown?
$120,714. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $415,600. Median gross rent is $1,671 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Allentown businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $3.6 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $162,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allentown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Allentown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Allentown. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Allentown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Allentown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Allentown, borough of, community 340284, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Allentown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monmouth County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Allentown.
Is zoning published for Allentown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.