Allen is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 111,551 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Allen is the 39th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Allen was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Allen economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Allen, where the median household income is $121,259.00. Allen home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Allen real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Allen is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Allen is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Allen who work in management occupations (14.66%), sales jobs (10.10%), and business and financial occupations (9.99%). Also of interest is that Allen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. If knowledge is power, Allen is a pretty powerful place. 55.24% of the adults in Allen have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Allen in 2022 was $51,413, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,652 for a family of four. Allen is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Allen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Allen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Allen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Allen include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African. In addition, Allen has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.64%). The most common language spoken in Allen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
