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Lower Allen, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Lower Allen is a Census CDP of 7,646 people across 2.20 square miles of land, in Cumberland County. Median household income is $88,533, 64.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lower Allen
What Lower Allen is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.2 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,480
- County holding the largest share of its areaCumberland 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.
Lower Allen
How many people live in Lower Allen
- Population7,646
- Median age36.7
- Population under 182,025 plus or minus 468
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over1,235 plus or minus 249
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households2,916
- Family households1,957
- Share of households that are families67.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lower Allen
Income and work in Lower Allen
- Median household income$88,533
- Per capita income$41,871
- Civilian labor force4,023
- Employed3,895
- Unemployed128 plus or minus 102
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over4,962
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lower Allen
Housing in Lower Allen
- Housing units3,048
- Occupied units2,916
- Vacant units132 plus or minus 110
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied1,871
- Renter occupied1,045 plus or minus 216
- Ownership rate64.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$263,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,171
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units2,163
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more871 plus or minus 214
- Share in buildings of two or more28.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lower Allen
How Lower Allen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,201
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,054 plus or minus 214
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more645 plus or minus 183
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone71.8 percent
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home16.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lower Allen
Flood risk in Lower Allen
- NFIP communityTownship of Lower Allen
- NFIP community number421016
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/07/23
The Township of Lower Allen participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421016 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.
Cumberland County, not Lower Allen
Cumberland County context, not Lower Allen figures
- Establishments in Cumberland County6,534
- Covered employment, Cumberland County137,668
- Average annual pay, Cumberland County$65,149
- Housing units permitted, Cumberland County1,037
Every figure in this section is published for Cumberland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lower Allen.
All Cumberland County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Lower Allen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lower Allen, Pennsylvania?
7,646, in 2,916 households. Lower Allen CDP covers 2.20 square miles of land, which is 3,480 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lower Allen in?
Cumberland 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 Lower Allen?
$88,533. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $263,200. Median gross rent is $1,171 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lower Allen in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lower Allen appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lower Allen, township of, community 421016, 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 Lower Allen figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cumberland 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 Lower Allen.
Is zoning published for Lower Allen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.