Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Northampton
Municipality: Bethlehem township
Total Population 16,425
SEX
Male 8,102
Female 8,323
AGE
Under 5 years 1,177
5 to 17 years 3,023
18 to 20 years 693
21 to 24 years 689
25 to 44 years 5,652
45 to 54 years 1,851
55 to 59 years 799
60 to 64 years 761
65 to 74 years 1,228
75 to 84 years 461
85 years and over 91
Median age 35.0
Under 18 years 4,200
Percent of total population 25.6
65 years and over 1,780
Percent of total population 10.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 5,719
Family households (families) 4,732
Married-couple families 4,222
Percent of total households 73.8
Other family, male householder 136
Other family, female householder 374
Nonfamily households 987
Percent of total households 17.3
Householder living alone 794
Householder 65 years and over 291
Persons living in households 16,254
Persons per household 2.84
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 171
Institutionalized persons 71
Other persons in group quarters 100
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 15,879
Black 199
Percent of total population 1.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 242
Percent of total population 1.5
Other race 100
Hispanic Origin (any race) 419
Percent of total population 2.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 5,925
Occupied housing units 5,719
Owner occupied 4,938
Percent owner occupied 86.3
Renter occupied 781
Vacant housing units 206
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 33
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 4,620
1-unit, attached 566
2 to 4 units 271
5 to 9 units 94
10 or more units 195
Mobile home, trailer, other 179
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 4,553
Less than $50,000 71
$50,000 to $99,999 932
$100,000 to $149,999 2,159
$150,000 to $199,999 939
$200,000 to $299,999 368
$300,000 or more 84
Median (dollars) 130,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 728
Less than $250 37
$250 to $499 520
$500 to $749 113
$750 to $999 50
$1,000 or more 8
Median (dollars) 421
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 4,553
White 4,435
Black 48
Percent of occupied units 1.1
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 45
Percent of occupied units 1.0
Other race 24
Hispanic origin (of any race) 100
Percent of occupied units 2.2
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