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===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], Allentown had a population of 125,845, making it the third-most populous city in the state after [[Philadelphia]] and [[Pittsburgh]]. As of 2020, 54.2% were Hispanic/Latino, 30.2% non-Hispanic White, 10.4% non-Hispanic Black, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Pacific Islander, and 3.2% were mixed race or other.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Allentown+city,+Pennsylvania+&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |title=Explore Census Data |website=Data.census.gov |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509220128/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Allentown+city,+Pennsylvania+&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live}}</ref> A decade earlier, in 2010, Allentown had 42,032 households, including 28.8% with children under age 18, 39.4% who were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.1% who had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% who were non-families. Among all households as of 2010, 33.1% were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The city's average household size is 2.42 and average family size is 3.09. As of 2000, the city's population density was {{convert|6,011.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, and there were 45,960 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,591.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. As of 2010, Allentown's population broken down by age ranges was: 24.8% under 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% 65 years or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $52,449. Males had a median income of $30,426 versus $23,882 for females. [[Per capita income]] in Allentown, as of 2010, was $16,282 with 18.5% of the total city population and 14.6% of families in the city below the [[poverty line]]. As of 2010, city residents living beneath the poverty line included 29.4% of those under age 18 and 10% of those over age age 65. As of February 2010, the unemployment rate for the larger [[Lehigh Valley]] metropolitan area was 9.8%, and Allentown's unemployment rate was slightly higher at over 10%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.lehighvalleylive.com/today_impact/other/december09unemployment.pdf |title=A-B-E UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UP IN DECEMBER |website=Media.lehighvalleylive.com |access-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207154915/http://media.lehighvalleylive.com/today_impact/other/december09unemployment.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
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