ZIP 18101 · Allentown
Who lives in ZIP code 18101 (Allentown, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Allentown, PA · Lehigh County
uszips 2026
People6,120
Median age29.1
Household income$44,773
Home value$171,284
Median rent$1,430/mo
Poverty22.8%
College degree+23.2%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7,695 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,576
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
5.4% are 65 or older; 83.0% are adults.
Household income
17.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,421.
Education (adults 25+)
57.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
52.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 18.6%
- Never married
- 66.9%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 2.8%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 47.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 8.3%
- Rent burden
- 38.6%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.7%
- Unemployment
- 14.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.7%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 12.4%
- Limited English
- 18.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.