Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Info

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania QuickFacts

	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	71,329	281,421,906
State	Pennsylvania
City	bethlehem

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Population

	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
Male	34,091	47.79%	49.06%
Female	37,238	52.21%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.2		35.3

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	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
18 years and over	56,380	79.04%	74.31%
21 years and over	50,999	71.5%	69.97%
62 years and over	14,246	19.97%	14.66%
65 years and over	12,781	17.92%	12.43%

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	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
White	58,382	81.85%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,596	3.64%	12.32%
Asian	1,585	2.22%	3.64%
Some other race	6,939	9.73%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,827	2.56%	2.43%

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Housing

	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
Total households	28,116		105,480,101
Family households (families)	17,090	60.78%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,026	39.22%	31.94%

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	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
Total housing units	29,631		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,515	5.11%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	28,116	94.89%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,327	55.1%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,789	39.79%	30.77%

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	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	925	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,332	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,139	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,137	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	613	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	213	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	95	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	97,400	119,600

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	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,360	19.06%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,620	23.55%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,781	13.45%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,615	16.41%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,971	10.57%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,769	16.96%	9.65%

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Education

	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,642		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,127	5.46%	6.47%
Kindergarten	865	4.19%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,119	34.49%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,183	15.42%	21.38%
College or graduate school	8,348	40.44%	22.81%

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Economy

	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
Population 16 years and over	58,319		217,168,077
In labor force	34,338	58.88%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	34,308	58.83%	63.39%
- - Employed	31,580	54.15%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,728	4.68%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	30	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	23,981	41.12%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	30,922	53.02%	51.66%
In labor force	16,694	28.63%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	16,694	28.63%	29.65%
- - Employed	15,555	26.67%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,528	7.76%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,726		12,787,501

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	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	28,106		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,370	11.99%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,379	8.46%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,886	13.83%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,086	14.54%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,624	16.45%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,295	18.84%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,385	8.49%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,439	5.12%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	371	1.32%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	271	0.96%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,815		41,994

	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	%, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	United States
With earnings	20,237	34.7%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,285		56,604
With Social Security income	9,853	16.9%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,459		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,407	2.41%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,270		6,320
With public assistance income	944	1.62%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,674		3,032
With retirement income	6,540	11.21%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,901		17,376

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