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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Pennsylvania

Social Statistics

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school20,642100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,1275.5
Kindergarten8654.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,11934.5
High school (grades 9-12)3,18315.4
College or graduate school8,34840.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over46,071100.0
Less than 9th grade3,4767.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma6,47014.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)15,30733.2
Some college, no degree7,12915.5
Associate degree2,7125.9
Bachelor's degree6,54714.2
Graduate or professional degree4,4309.6
Percent high school graduate or higher78.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over58,918100.0
Never married18,97432.2
Now married, except separated28,34048.1
Separated1,4032.4
Widowed5,3979.2
Female
4,4927.6
Divorced4,8048.2
Female
2,9235.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,187100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren48240.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over56,475100.0
Civilian veterans6,92812.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years16,315100.0
With a disability1,4538.9
Population 21 to 64 years38,207100.0
With a disability7,06218.5
Percent employed
50.8(X)
No disability31,14581.5
Percent employed
76.2(X)
Population 65 years and over12,115100.0
With a disability4,49537.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over67,520100.0
Same house in 199537,23755.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199527,82241.2
Same county
12,21518.1
Different county
15,60723.1
Same state
8,43812.5
Different state
7,16910.6
Elsewhere in 19952,4613.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population71,329100.0
Native66,96593.9
Born in United States
61,71386.5
State of residence
46,14564.7
Different state
15,56821.8
Born outside United States
5,2527.4
Foreign born4,3646.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,9262.7
Naturalized citizen
1,8212.6
Not a citizen
2,5433.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,364100.0
Europe1,35931.1
Asia1,44733.2
Africa2064.7
Oceania220.5
Latin America1,16626.7
Northern America1643.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over67,520100.0
English only53,25778.9
Language other than English14,26321.1
Speak English less than 'very well
5,4188.0
Spanish
9,67014.3
Speak English less than "very well"
3,9405.8
Other Indo-European languages
3,0384.5
Speak English less than "very well"
8191.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,0471.6
Speak English less than "very well"
5130.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population71,329100.0

Total ancestries reported

80,126112.3
Arab5590.8
Czech14840.7
Danish930.1
Dutch1,8782.6
English3,8305.4
French (except Basque)11,1281.6
French Canadian11940.3
German15,84622.2
Greek6250.9
Hungarian2,9074.1
Irish18,61912.1
Italian6,7059.4
Lithuanian2560.4
Norwegian3060.4
Polish3,2604.6
Portuguese6580.9
Russian6040.8
Scotch-Irish8091.1
Scottish7821.1
Slovak2,8304.0
Subsaharan African2220.3
Swedish5280.7
Swiss2060.3
Ukrainian9471.3
United States or American2,2503.2
Welsh1,4112.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)990.1
Other ancestries22,09031.0
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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