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People MapStats |
Bethlehem |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
72,704 | 12,440,621 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.9% | 1.3% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1,375 | 159,567 |
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Population, 2000 |
71,329 | 12,281,054 |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
3,865 | 727,804 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.4% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
14,949 | 2,922,221 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
21.0% | 23.8% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
12,781 | 1,919,165 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
17.9% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.2% | 51.7% |
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White persons, 2000 |
58,382 | 10,484,203 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 |
2,596 | 1,224,612 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 |
183 | 18,348 |
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Asian persons, 2000 |
1,585 | 219,813 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 |
24 | 3,417 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 |
6,732 | 188,437 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
1,827 | 142,224 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 |
13,002 | 394,088 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
81.8% | 85.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.6% | 10.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.2% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 |
9.4% | 1.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.6% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
18.2% | 3.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.1% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.1% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
21.1% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
36,125 | 3,150,013 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
23.8% | 22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.2 | 25.2 |
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Households, 2000 |
28,116 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.48 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
29,631 | 5,249,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.1% | 71.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$97,400 | $97,000 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$35,815 | $40,106 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,987 | $20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.0% | 11.0% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 |
2,549 | 559,277 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 |
5,213 | 572,232 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 |
15.9% | 16.4% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 |
45.4% | 42.0% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 |
30.0% | 36.3% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 |
43.5% | 41.9% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
2,448 | 367,858 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
3,439 | 2,995 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
2,226 | 316,274 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
222 | 51,584 |
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Business MapStats |
Bethlehem |
Pennsylvania |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,345 | 874,255 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.5% | 26.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.2% | 1.3% |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
245,887 | 183,741,873 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
441,326 | 130,713,197 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,130 | $10,606 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
101,064 | 15,305,402 |
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