CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lower Allen

Pennsylvania · 6,329 residents · 2.20 sq mi

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Lower Allen is a city of 6,329 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 42.0, about 9 years above the US median. That is roughly 36% ahead of the Pennsylvania median. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.1% of locals. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,329

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,619 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

42.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(332)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(309)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(349)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(296)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(868)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(904)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(720)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(782)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413%(823)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(481)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(86)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,577

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,379 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,313

−27%vs 2000

vs $27,956 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.1%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,200

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $113,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$513

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $641 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(6,168)

Black2.5%(164)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(112)

Asian1.9%(123)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(6,176)

Black1.6%(99)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(93)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0.6%(41)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.5%(417)

South American2.6%(196)

Argentine2.4%(183)

Mexican1.6%(120)

Spaniard1.5%(111)

Cuban0.7%(56)

Peruvian0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Filipino3.6%(273)

Nepalese2%(151)

Chinese0.9%(70)

Burmese0.7%(57)

Japanese0.2%(18)

Korean0.1%(9)

Asian Indian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German23.3%(1,783)

Irish14.5%(1,107)

English13%(995)

French7.1%(545)

Italian6.7%(510)

American5.5%(420)

Swiss4.6%(354)

Polish2.8%(212)

Subsaharan African1.9%(143)

Scottish1.5%(115)

Romanian1%(78)

Dutch1%(74)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.7%(55)

Austrian0.7%(54)

Norwegian0.6%(48)

Croatian0.5%(41)

Hungarian0.5%(41)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(41)

Slovak0.5%(40)

British0.5%(38)

Lithuanian0.5%(38)

Russian0.3%(26)

Arab0.3%(25)

Moroccan0.3%(25)

Greek0.3%(25)

Serbian0.3%(24)

Ukrainian0.3%(23)

Canadian0.2%(14)

Portuguese0.2%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.4 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.9%(1,137)

Married52.9%(1,586)

Widowed3%(90)

Divorced6.1%(184)

Women 15+

Never married28.6%(876)

Married53.4%(1,636)

Widowed8.8%(269)

Divorced9.2%(283)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 83.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.3%(122)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)51%(220)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.3%(109)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 431 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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