Bethlehem, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	71,329	100.0

Male	34,091	47.8
Female	37,238	52.2

Under 5 years	3,865	5.4
5 to 9 years	4,262	6.0
10 to 14 years	4,272	6.0
15 to 19 years	5,994	8.4
20 to 24 years	6,856	9.6
25 to 34 years	9,215	12.9
35 to 44 years	9,740	13.7
45 to 54 years	8,545	12.0
55 to 59 years	3,263	4.6
60 to 64 years	2,536	3.6
65 to 74 years	5,780	8.1
75 to 84 years	5,305	7.4
85 years and over	1,696	2.4

Median age (years)	36.2	(X)

18 years and over	56,380	79.0
Male	26,482	37.1
Female	29,898	41.9
21 years and over	50,999	71.5
62 years and over	14,246	20.0
65 years and over	12,781	17.9
Male	4,843	6.8
Female	7,938	11.1

RACE
One race	69,502	97.4
White	58,382	81.8
Black or African American	2,596	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	183	0.3
Asian	1,585	2.2
Asian Indian	440	0.6
Chinese	462	0.6
Filipino	98	0.1
Japanese	43	0.1
Korean	210	0.3
Vietnamese	200	0.3
Other Asian ¹	132	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.0
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	13	0.0
Some other race	6,732	9.4
Two or more races	1,827	2.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	59,866	83.9
Black or African American	3,207	4.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	432	0.6
Asian	1,806	2.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	103	0.1
Some other race	7,838	11.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	71,329	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	13,002	18.2
Mexican	728	1.0
Puerto Rican	10,096	14.2
Cuban	118	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,060	2.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,327	81.8
White alone	53,408	74.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	71,329	100.0
In households	65,677	92.1
Householder	28,116	39.4
Spouse	12,410	17.4
Child	18,036	25.3
Own child under 18 years	13,585	19.0
Other relatives	2,949	4.1
Under 18 years	1,040	1.5
Nonrelatives	4,166	5.8
Unmarried partner	1,717	2.4
In group quarters	5,652	7.9
Institutionalized population	1,275	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	4,377	6.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	28,116	100.0
Family households (families)	17,090	60.8
With own children under 18 years	7,405	26.3
Married-couple family	12,410	44.1
With own children under 18 years	4,728	16.8
Female householder, no husband present	3,590	12.8
With own children under 18 years	2,130	7.6
Nonfamily households	11,026	39.2
Householder living alone	9,081	32.3
Householder 65 years and over	4,036	14.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,064	28.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,690	30.9

Average household size	2.34	(X)
Average family size	2.95	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	29,631	100.0
Occupied housing units	28,116	94.9
Vacant housing units	1,515	5.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	89	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	28,116	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	16,327	58.1
Renter-occupied housing units	11,789	41.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.44	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.19	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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