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Population (year 2000): 71,329. Estimated
population in July 2005: 72,895 (+2.2% change)
Males: 34,091 (47.8%), Females: 37,238 (52.2%)
Zip codes:
18015,
18017,
18018,
18020.
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $35,815 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bethlehem:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.9%)
- Hispanic (18.2%)
- Other race (9.4%)
- Black (3.6%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (12.1%),
Italian (9.4%), English (5.4%), Polish (4.6%), Hungarian (4.1%).
Land area: 19.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bethlehem
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bethlehem city
- Never married: 32.2%
- Now married: 48.1%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 8.2%
6.1% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.9% Europe, 1.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -689 (-1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Bethlehem:
- MUHLENBERG HOSPITAL CENTER (2545
SCHOENERSVILLE ROAD)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (801 OSTRUM
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bethlehem:
- GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 7
miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
- ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bethlehem:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 5 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 44
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 47 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethlehem:
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 9 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA; ID: 1N9)
- BRADEN AIRPARK (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA; ID: N43)
- QUAKERTOWN (about 14 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
Colleges/Universities in Bethlehem:
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
5,725; Location: 27 MEMORIAL DR W; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.lehigh.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 3,128; Location: 3835 GREEN POND RD; Public;
Website: www.northampton.edu)
- MORAVIAN COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FT
enrollment: 1,590; Location: 1200 MAIN ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.moravian.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT
enrollment: 104; Location: 801 OSTRUM; Private,
not-for-profit)
- INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADVANCED REFLEXOLOGY
(Location: 704 Decatur Street; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.reflexology.net)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Bethlehem:
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 11 miles; Allentown, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
33 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON
(about 39 miles; ABINGTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,598)
Public high schools in Bethlehem:
- LIBERTY HS (Students: 2,757; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FREEDOM HS (Students: 1,918; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEHIGH VALLEY CHS FOR THE PERF (Students:
289; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Bethlehem:
- BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC HIGH SCH (Students: 810;
Location: 2133 MADISON AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- MORAVIAN ACADEMY (Students: 635; Location:
4313 GREEN POND ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- CENTENNIAL SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location:
2196 AVE C; Grades: 2 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bethlehem:
- EAST HILLS MS (Students: 1,350; Grades: 06 -
08)
- NITSCHMANN MS (Students: 952; Grades: 06 -
08)
- NORTHEAST MS (Students: 820; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FOUNTAIN HILL EL SCH (Students: 637; Grades:
KG - 05)
- BROUGHAL MS (Students: 631; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DONEGAN EL SCH (Students: 546; Grades: KG -
05)
- SPRING GARDEN EL SCH (Students: 530; Grades:
KG - 05)
- MILLER HEIGHTS EL SCH (Students: 461; Grades:
KG - 05)
- GOVERNOR WOLF EL SCH (Students: 388; Grades:
KG - 05)
- LINCOLN EL SCH (Students: 385; Grades: KG -
05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Bethlehem:
- NOTRE DAME OF BETHLEHEM SCHOOL (Students:
581; Location: 1835 CATASAUQUA ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 523;
Location: 375 HICKORY ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCH (Students:
332; Location: 3221 SANTEE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 273;
Location: 3100 HECKTOWN ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
244; Location: 1814 SECOND STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY INFANCY SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location:
127 E 4TH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- SS SIMON & JUDE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 714 WEST BROAD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY CHILD SCHOOL (Students: 197; Location:
1301 SIOUX STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- CREATIVE KIDS CLUB (Students: 161; Location:
90 SOUTH COMMERCE WAY; Grades: PK - KG)
- CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 108;
Location: 1300 EATON AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Bethlehem:
- BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,601,612; Location: 11 WEST CHURCH ST; 200,724
books; 12,299 audio materials; 7,121 video materials;
440 serial subscriptions)
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