The Rich Live In We$t End Allentown

Reposted From: August 25, 2011

It's one of my hot-buttons that gets tweaked every once and awhile. I've long endured a heaping helping of these bull patties for years. Even at work they constantly talked about the rich in Allentown's West End.

Define "rich", compared to what?
Yeah West End Allentown is better off then downtown, but compared to what?

Many suburbs surrounding this Allentown neighborhood have greater household incomes.

This nonsense has gone on for long enough. TIME TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT!

Here's the Breakdown. Those that are in red are the ones that have greater income then Allentown's folks living in the West End.18104 (The West End)
Per Capita Income- $33,820
Median Household Income- $65,542

18069 Orefield, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $36,074
Median Household Income- $72,142

18051 Fogelsville, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $41,374
Median Household Income- $82,490

18078 Schnecksville, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $35,317
Median Household Income- $80,389

18020 Bethlehem, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $32,336
Median Household Income- $74,939

18034 Center Valley, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $37,119
Median Household Income- $81,330

18951 Quakertown, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $28,245
Median Household Income- $67,737

18045 Easton, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $34,851
Median Household Income- $71,164

18064 Nazareth, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $29,905
Median Household Income- $67,936

18066 New Tripoli, Pa.
Per Capita Income- $31,456
Median Household Income- $70,672

West End's Median Value- $185,214
Orefield- $356,502
Fogelsville- $292,801
Schnecksville- $261,276
Bethlehem- $194,813
Center Valley- $370,563
Quakertown- $204,593
Easton- $184,227
Nazareth- $208,269
New Tripoli- $227,151