Bethlehem Population and Demographics

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Bethlehem City, Pennsylvania Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Bethlehem Population: 71329 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 34091 47.79% Female 37238 52.21%       Under 5 years 3865 5.42% 5 to 9 years 4262 5.98% 10 to 14 years 4272 5.99% 15 to 19 years 5994 8.4% 20 to 24 years 6856 9.61% 25 to 34 years 9215 12.92% 35 to 44 years 9740 13.66% 45 to 54 years 8545 11.98% 55 to 59 years 3263 4.57% 60 to 64 years 2536 3.56% 65 to 74 years 5780 8.1% 75 to 84 years 5305 7.44% 85 years and over 1696 2.38%       Median age (years) 36.2       18 years and over 56380 79.04% Male 26482 37.13% Female 29898 41.92% 21 years and over 50999 71.5% 62 years and over 14246 19.97% 65 years and over 12781 17.92% Male 4843 6.79% Female 7938 11.13%       Race     One race 69502 97.44% White 58382 81.85% Black or African American 2596 3.64% American Indian and Alaska Native 183 0.26% Asian 1585 2.22% Asian indian 440 0.62% Chinese 462 0.65% Filipino 98 0.14% Japanese 43 0.06% Korean 210 0.29% Vietnamese 200 0.28% Other Asian 132 0.19% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.03% Native Hawaiian 5 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 5 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 13 0.02% Some other race 6732 9.44% Two or more races 1827 2.56%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 71329 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 13002 18.23% Mexican 728 1.02% Puerto Rican 10096 14.15% Cuban 118 0.17% Other Hispanic or Latino 2060 2.89% Not Hispanic or Latino 58327 81.77% White alone 53408 74.88%       Relationship     Total Population 71329 100.00% In households 65677 92.08% Householder 28116 39.42% Spouse 12410 17.4% Child 18036 25.29% Own child under 18 years 13585 19.05% Other relatives 2949 4.13% Under 18 years 1040 1.46% Nonrelatives 4166 5.84% Unmarried partner 1717 2.41% In group quarters 5652 7.92% Institutionalized population 1275 1.79% Non-Institutionalized population 4377 6.14%       Households by Type     Total Households 28116 100.0 % Family households (families) 17090 60.78% With own children under 18 years 7405 26.34% Married-couple family 12410 44.14% With own children under 18 years 4728 16.82% Female householder, no husband present 3590 12.77% With own children under 18 years 2130 7.58% Non Family households 11026 39.22% Householder living alone 9081 32.3% Householder 65 years and over 4036 14.35%       Households with individuals under 18 years 8064 28.68% Households with individuals 65 years and over 8690 30.91%       Average Household size 2.34 Average family size 2.95       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 29631 100.00% Occupied housing units 28116 94.89% Vacant housing units 1515 5.11% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 89 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 28116 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 16327 58.07% Renter-occupied housing units. 11789 41.93%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.19

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