Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Demographics

Bethlehem is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 180 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Bethlehem is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 187 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Bethlehem is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 196 other cities in Current population (2012)

Bethlehem is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Households

Bethlehem is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Housing units

Bethlehem is 10th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Bethlehem is 10th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Size in square miles

Bethlehem is 13th in Pennsylvania out of 191 other cities in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	75,103	7th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	19.1	10th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,925.3	105th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	5.6%	138th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.9%	178th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.2%	122nd	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.8%	207th	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.1%	101st	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	76.4%	216th	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.9%	79th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	35th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.9%	62nd	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	237th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.4%	44th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	10th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	65.4%	226th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	51.9%	149th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.2%	67th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	31,221	7th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	33.4%	94th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	29,326	7th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.2%	184th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$178,500	81st	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.3	125th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$23,442	146th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$45,631	146th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.6%	80th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bethlehem	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,890	5th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$696,896	13th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,594	117th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$141,426	5th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732