Bethlehem

Population: 77,069
Median household income: $66,443
Median home value: $236,500

Bethlehem is a community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, home to 77,069 residents. At $66,443, its median household income sits below Northampton County's $86,687.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bethlehem's population grew 2.1% from 75,461 to 77,069, while its median home value rose 36.3% from $173,500 to $236,500.

The typical home was built around 1956. 15.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 77,069
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,443
Median home value: $236,500
Median gross rent: $1,311
Housing units: 32,192
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,46177,069

Median household income

$55,809$66,443

Median home value

$173,500$236,500

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,311

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,461	$55,809	$173,500	$1,038
2020	75,571	$56,034	$175,600	$1,076
2021	75,599	$58,232	$185,600	$1,111
2022	76,555	$62,072	$220,300	$1,218
2023	77,069	$66,443	$236,500	$1,311

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,264	4.2%
5 to 17	9,903	12.8%
18 to 24	12,715	16.5%
25 to 34	11,428	14.8%
35 to 44	9,428	12.2%
45 to 54	8,082	10.5%
55 to 64	8,004	10.4%
65 to 74	7,901	10.3%
75 and over	6,344	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,619	55.3%
Black or African American	6,476	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.0%
Asian	2,467	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	30	0.0%
Some other race	416	0.5%
Two or more races	2,353	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,671	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,209	10.2%
High school graduate	14,822	29.0%
Some college or associate's	13,235	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	10,722	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,199	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit1.9%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,545	70.0%
Carpooled	2,514	6.9%
Public transit	709	1.9%
Walked	1,173	3.2%
Bicycle	284	0.8%
Worked from home	5,191	14.2%
Other means	1,079	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,369	33.1%
15 to 29 min	13,755	43.9%
30 to 44 min	4,054	13.0%
45 to 59 min	922	2.9%
60+ min	2,204	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 15.8% (11,186 of 70,839)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,185	55.8%
Nonfamily households	13,594	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,779	95.6%
Vacant	1,413	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,596	50.7%
Renter-occupied	15,183	49.3%

1-unit, detached36.7%

1-unit, attached27.1%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,811	36.7%
1-unit, attached	8,738	27.1%
2 to 4 units	4,205	13.1%
5 to 19 units	4,390	13.6%
20 or more units	3,014	9.4%
Mobile home & other	34	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4206088
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 40.6264, -75.3679