One thing that you will notice about Bethlehem is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Bethlehem a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
The citizens of Bethlehem are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.24% of adults in Bethlehem have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bethlehem in 2018 was $39,161, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,644 for a family of four. However, Bethlehem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bethlehem is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bethlehem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethlehem residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bethlehem also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bethlehem include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Bethlehem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
