Housing mix

Allentown, PA housing supply, ownership, and rent

What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Allentown, PA.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Allentown, PA's current ACS housing baseline includes 49,502 total housing units, 46,374 occupied units, and 3,128 vacant units. For borrower planning, those counts can nevertheless help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 3,128 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. Reading 49,502 total units with 46,374 occupied and 3,128 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.

Allentown, PA's ACS median gross rent is $1,317, while renter-occupied units account for 56.8% of occupied housing and owner-occupied units account for 43.2%.