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| Allentown |
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| Population 2000: | 106,632 |
| Population 2002: | 106,105 |
| Elevation: | 350 feet |
| Land area: | 17.7 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 9.6% (4.4% Latin America, 3.5% Asia, 1.4% Europe) |
| County: | Lehigh |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (19.5%), Retail trade (12.1%). |
| Population growth: | -527 (-0.49%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 64.4% |
| Hispanic: | 24.4% |
| Other race: | 13.4% |
| Black: | 7.8% |
| Two or more races: | 3.6% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.9% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 45.0% |
| Never married: | 31.8% |
| Divorced: | 11.3% |
| Widowed: | 8.5% |
| Separated: | 3.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $76,900 |
| Household income: | $32,016 |
| Resident age: | 34.5 years |
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| Allentown Compared to Pennsylvania State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 72.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.4% |
| Unemployed: | 7.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 502 (468.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 413.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 294 (274.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 254 (237.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 58 (54.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 9 (8.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 3,615 (3375.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,212 (1131.6 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 21.3% |
| Irish: | 8.4% |
| Italian: | 6.1% |
| United States: | 4.3% |
| English: | 3.5% |
| Polish: | 2.9% |