ZIP 08501 · Allentown, New Jersey
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
6,364 people call ZIP 08501 home.
6,364
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 29% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,497
a month. New Jersey's median is $1,720.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$1,228–$1,842
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,497 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
63% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 63% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.1–0.8% to the 2,575 homes here.
2–20
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 30% more than New Jersey's.
$588,800
median home value in ZIP 08501.
- $588,800 ZIP 08501
- $454,400 New Jersey
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year