Bethlehem.
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Pennsylvania·Northampton County
19 tracts·78K people·$260K median·4,078/mi²
White 56 · Hispanic 29 · Black 8 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 35 · Living alone 35 · Other 30
Health 32 · Retail 23 · Professional 17 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Service 18 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 14 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bethlehem is $260,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Bethlehem has 77,956 residents across 19 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.1; the population is 56.1% White, 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Black, 3.6% Multiracial, 2.8% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 36.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.7% (Census ACS).
Calypso El Sch (56%), Spring Garden El Sch (55%) and Governor Wolf El Sch (39%) lead the elementary schools; Nitschmann MS (39%), East Hills MS (35%) and Northeast MS (22%) lead the middle schools; Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (65%) and Liberty HS (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,382/month, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bethlehem is $68,879 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bethlehem, median rent is $1,382/month and the median home value is $260,400 (Census ACS).
Bethlehem reported 1.6 violent crimes and 15.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 34 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bethlehem are winter weather (93), cold wave (93) and earthquake (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bethlehem, 3.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).