Cities / Pennsylvania / Allentown

Allentown, PA

125,976 people

Right Now

Weather

71.6°F

Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 80°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Lehigh Valley)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 5.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PHL

53 mi — Philadelphia International Airport

Population & People

Population

125,976

Median age

33.1

Median household income

$55,494

Poverty rate

21.0%

Unemployment rate

9.0%

Bachelor's degree+

19.1%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

56.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$206,600

Median gross rent

$1,317/mo

Homeownership rate

43.2%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,634

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lehigh County, 5 mi from Allentown), 2026. Efficiency $1130, 1BR $1341, 2BR $1634, 3BR $2087, 4BR $2195. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

722.56

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

53 mi away

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).