Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Northampton
Municipality: Bethlehem city
Total Population 52,561
SEX
Male 25,616
Female 26,945
AGE
Under 5 years 3,339
5 to 17 years 7,975
18 to 20 years 4,926
21 to 24 years 4,505
25 to 44 years 14,725
45 to 54 years 4,460
55 to 59 years 2,086
60 to 64 years 2,432
65 to 74 years 5,012
75 to 84 years 2,547
85 years and over 554
Median age 31.9
Under 18 years 11,314
Percent of total population 21.5
65 years and over 8,113
Percent of total population 15.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 19,301
Family households (families) 12,925
Married-couple families 9,671
Percent of total households 50.1
Other family, male householder 652
Other family, female householder 2,602
Nonfamily households 6,376
Percent of total households 33.0
Householder living alone 5,130
Householder 65 years and over 2,426
Persons living in households 48,278
Persons per household 2.50
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 4,283
Institutionalized persons 77
Other persons in group quarters 4,206
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 44,461
Black 1,813
Percent of total population 3.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 50
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,038
Percent of total population 2.0
Other race 5,199
Hispanic Origin (any race) 8,569
Percent of total population 16.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 20,233
Occupied housing units 19,301
Owner occupied 11,563
Percent owner occupied 59.9
Renter occupied 7,738
Vacant housing units 932
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 42
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 613
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 7,389
1-unit, attached 6,732
2 to 4 units 2,914
5 to 9 units 1,462
10 or more units 1,430
Mobile home, trailer, other 306
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 10,575
Less than $50,000 1,282
$50,000 to $99,999 5,217
$100,000 to $149,999 2,665
$150,000 to $199,999 723
$200,000 to $299,999 504
$300,000 or more 184
Median (dollars) 89,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 7,369
Less than $250 1,884
$250 to $499 3,980
$500 to $749 1,268
$750 to $999 157
$1,000 or more 80
Median (dollars) 371
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 10,575
White 10,065
Black 161
Percent of occupied units 1.5
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 4
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 69
Percent of occupied units 0.7
Other race 276
Hispanic origin (of any race) 625
Percent of occupied units 5.9
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997