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Bethlehem Area School District, PA

126,248 Population
41.5 square miles 3,040.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Northampton County: 42.2 ±0.7
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,804 ±$2,710 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Northampton County: $44,971 ±$2,034
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,935 ±$9,192 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Northampton County: $90,185 ±$3,603
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12% ±3.3% (14,192  ±3,982) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Northampton County: 8.4% † 25,748 (±1.4% / ±4,377)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.6 minutes ±1.5 (1,238,395  ±132,859) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Northampton County: 26.8 3,874,495 (±1.3 / ±233,197)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.1 149,007,180 (±0.2 / ±1,276,446)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

48,372 ±2,272 Number of households
  • Northampton County: 123,535 ±1,842
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (118,282  ±4,143) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Northampton County: 2.5 309,456 (±0 / ±331)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.4% (1,535  ±679) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Northampton County: 4.4% † 3,153 (±1.4% / ±1,032)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

50,479 ±2,239 Number of housing units
  • Northampton County: 131,008 ±132
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$338,500 ±$18,982 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Northampton County: $339,100 ±$9,285
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.4% ±2.9% (15,450  ±3,596.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Northampton County: 9.8% † 31,445 (±1.4% / ±4,598)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.5% ±4% (80,502  ±4,729.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Northampton County: 93.2% 212,703 (±3.2% / ±7,436.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42% ±3% (36,212  ±2,994.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Northampton County: 35.6% 81,247 (±2% / ±4,503.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.8% ±2.2% (11,115  ±2,749) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Northampton County: 8.7% 28,093
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±1.2% (6,479  ±1,276) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Northampton County: 6% † 15,757 (±0.7% / ±1,717)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,479 Total veterans ±1,276 5,730 Male ±1,154 749 Female ±425

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