ZIP 18109 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Population

18,446 people call ZIP 18109 home.

18,446

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 44% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$1,331

a month. Pennsylvania's median is $1,209.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$1,131–$1,696

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,331 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

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 83% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.5–2.4% to the 7,519 homes here.

37–179

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

Home value

A median home costs 22% less than Pennsylvania's.

$198,800

median home value in ZIP 18109.

• $198,800 ZIP 18109
• $254,500 Pennsylvania
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year