ZIP 18106 · Allentown
Who lives in ZIP code 18106 (Allentown, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Allentown, PA · Lehigh County
uszips 2026
People6,226
Median age46.5
Household income$92,813
Home value$412,371
Median rent$1,419/mo
Poverty6.6%
College degree+49.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 302 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,513
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.0% are 65 or older; 77.6% are adults.
Household income
46.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,453.
Education (adults 25+)
53.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.8%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 44.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.5%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.0%
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 34.0%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 1.3%
- Limited English
- 5.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.