Allentown vs Belford

A side-by-side comparison of Allentown and Belford: population, income, housing, and more.

Allentown and Belford are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belford has the higher population (2,039 vs 1,926 in Allentown). Allentown has the higher median household income ($134,583 vs $121,406 in Belford). Belford has the higher median home value ($491,100 vs $397,100 in Allentown).

Population, income & housing

	Allentown	Belford
Population	1,926	2,039
Median age	40.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$134,583	$121,406
Median home value	$397,100	$491,100
Median gross rent	$1,517	$2,111
Housing units	721	712
Homeownership rate	77.7%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.2%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allentown	Belford
Population	1,892 → 1,926 (+1.8%)	2,129 → 2,039 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$105,938 → $134,583 (+27.0%)	$156,250 → $121,406 (-22.3%)
Median home value	$320,200 → $397,100 (+24.0%)	$376,200 → $491,100 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,229 → $1,517 (+23.4%)	$1,920 → $2,111 (+9.9%)

Allentown

Population

1,8921,926

Median household income

$105,938$134,583

Median home value

$320,200$397,100

Median gross rent

$1,229$1,517

Belford

Population

2,1292,039

Median household income

$156,250$121,406

Median home value

$376,200$491,100

Median gross rent

$1,920$2,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allentown	Belford
Under 5	6.0%	10.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.3%
75 and over	5.9%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allentown	Belford
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	83.7%
Black or African American	6.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allentown	Belford
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	18.7%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allentown	Belford
Drove alone	75.9%	68.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.5%	9.2%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.7%
Worked from home	17.7%	17.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allentown	Belford
1-unit, detached	80.9%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allentown	Belford
Poverty rate	3.6%	6.5%
Average household size	2.82	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	31	40
Median year structure built	1954	1978