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Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area is $29,397, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area median household income is $58,681. On average Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area residents spend 27.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #103

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	29,397 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	32,108 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	40,182 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	26,009 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #80

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	58,681 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	75,541 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	2.98%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.60%	$11,858, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.53%	$18,675, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.81%	$3,413, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.90%	$20,116, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	71,452 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	88,122 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	U.S.
White	$60,389, see rank	$56,900
Black	$43,243, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,875, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$85,365, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$31,395, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$78,661, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,371, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,345, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	U.S.
less than 25	$28,288, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,454, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,930, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$37,339, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	666,063	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	321,607	48.28%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	226,393	70.39%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	180	0.06%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	226,213	70.34%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	204,674	90.48%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21,539	9.52%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	95,214	29.61%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	344,456	51.72%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	204,655	59.41%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	22	0.01%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	204,633	59.41%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	186,595	91.19%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,038	8.81%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	139,801	40.59%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	382,952	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	313,093	81.76%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34,187	8.93%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,547	1.71%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	10,015	2.62%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	3,943	1.03%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	15,167	3.96%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	391,269	-	143,435,233
Male¹	204,674	52.31%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	62,984	30.77%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27,851	13.61%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,383	17.78%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	710	0.35%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,305	8.45%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	45,679	22.32%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	186,595	47.69%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	71,265	38.19%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	39,025	20.91%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	62,824	33.67%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	391	0.21%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	424	0.23%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,150	6.51%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	391,269	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,451	0.63%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	22,455	5.74%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	57,035	14.58%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11,947	3.05%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	46,701	11.94%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21,852	5.58%, see rank	4.93%
Information	8,524	2.18%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23,730	6.06%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37,300	9.53%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	97,784	24.99%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	31,436	8.03%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	12,985	3.32%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,069	4.36%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	89,964	11.20%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17,321	8.09%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.