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Allentown, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Allentown is a Census city of 125,976 people across 17.56 square miles of land, in Lehigh County. Median household income is $55,494, 43.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 199 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $98.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Allentown
What Allentown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.56 sq mi
- Water area0.44 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,172
- County holding the largest share of its areaLehigh 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.
Allentown
How many people live in Allentown
- Population125,976
- Median age33.1
- Population under 1830,706
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over16,972
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent
- Households46,374
- Family households28,338
- Share of households that are families61.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allentown
Income and work in Allentown
- Median household income$55,494
- Per capita income$26,892
- Civilian labor force62,163
- Employed56,561
- Unemployed5,602
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over80,291
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allentown
Housing in Allentown
- Housing units49,502
- Occupied units46,374
- Vacant units3,128
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent
- Owner occupied20,035
- Renter occupied26,339
- Ownership rate43.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$206,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,317
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.5 percent
- Single family units30,651
- Share single family61.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18,702
- Share in buildings of two or more37.8 percent
- Mobile homes149 plus or minus 89
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allentown
How Allentown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute50,484
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,915
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,350
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent
- Drove alone69.7 percent
- Carpooled11.1 percent
- Public transport3.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home9.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allentown
SBA loans in Allentown (7(a))
- Approvals199
- Gross approval$98,717,300
- Average approval$496,067
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,370,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,717
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome32
- Paid in full24
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans25.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.1 percent
- Share to franchises14.1 percent
- Distinct lenders49
- Distinct industries by NAICS108
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allentown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Allentown
SBA loans in Allentown (504)
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$36,326,000
- Average approval$1,345,407
- Median approval$685,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported424
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allentown, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Allentown
Flood risk in Allentown
- NFIP communityCity of Allentown
- NFIP community number420585
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/04
The City of Allentown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420585 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.
Lehigh County, not Allentown
Lehigh County context, not Allentown figures
- Establishments in Lehigh County8,681
- Covered employment, Lehigh County200,548
- Average annual pay, Lehigh County$70,311
- Housing units permitted, Lehigh County1,062
Every figure in this section is published for Lehigh 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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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, Pennsylvania?
125,976, in 46,374 households. Allentown city covers 17.56 square miles of land, which is 7,172 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?
Lehigh 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?
$55,494. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $206,600. Median gross rent is $1,317 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?
199 7(a) approvals totaling $98.7 m since FY2020, across 49 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 27 504 approvals worth $36.3 m since FY2010. 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?
Of the 32 loans that have reached a final outcome, 24 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 25.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Allentown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Allentown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Allentown, city of, community 420585, 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 Lehigh 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.