Demographics of Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania had 79,644 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,946 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bethlehem city, in four figures

79,644
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 77,956 ±72.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,946 people.; 36.1 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,879 ±$3,531
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	75,698	100.0	100.0
2021	77,916	102.9	100.2
2022	77,723	102.7	100.7
2023	78,760	104.0	101.6
2024	79,377	104.9	102.5
2025	79,644	105.2	103.1

Population of Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	75,698	—
2021	77,916	+2,218
2022	77,723	−193
2023	78,760	+1,037
2024	79,377	+617
2025	79,644	+267

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±1.1: for men 34.5 ±2.2 and for women 37.3 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bethlehem city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	3,299 ±460	4.2% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,083 ±795	12.9% ±1.0	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,694 ±1,014	16.3% ±1.3	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,378 ±1,035	27.4% ±1.3	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,762 ±903	20.2% ±1.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,740 ±847	18.9% ±1.1	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,879 ±$3,531, and income per person $41,031 ±$4,869, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bethlehem city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	5,267 ±614	17.0% ±1.9	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,260 ±682	20.2% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,109 ±587	16.5% ±1.9	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,069 ±493	13.1% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,438 ±557	17.5% ±1.8	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,606 ±351	8.4% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,303 ±284	7.4% ±0.9	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bethlehem city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	11,219 ±1,328	15.7% ±1.9	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,046 ±476	23.3% ±3.2	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,254 ±962	15.5% ±2.3	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,919 ±352	10.6% ±1.9	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bethlehem city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bethlehem city	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	32,348 ±678	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±0.8	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.9% ±2.1	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.1% ±2.0	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$260,400 ±$7,122	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,382 ±$43	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±1	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bethlehem city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22,391 ±1,344	28.7% ±1.7	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	43,762 ±1,567	56.1% ±2.0	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,401 ±993	8.2% ±1.3	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,177 ±346	2.8% ±0.4	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	147 to 601	0.2% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,797 ±604	3.6% ±0.8	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bethlehem city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	42,034 ±1,772	53.9% ±2.3	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,098 ±1,370	28.3% ±1.8	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,992 ±741	7.7% ±1.0	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,832 ±1,002	10.0% ±1.3	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,540 ±595	4.5% ±0.8	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,292 ±691	5.5% ±0.9	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bethlehem city among the places of Pennsylvania

5th of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Bethlehem city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pittsburgh city	304,759 ±73
Allentown city	125,976 ±76
Reading city	95,242 ±88
Erie city	93,850 ±65
Bethlehem city	77,956 ±72
Scranton city	76,033 ±54
Lancaster city	57,719 ±84
Levittown CDP	50,926 ±1,798
Harrisburg city	50,287 ±51
York city	44,938 ±66

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in Pennsylvania by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 28 Places in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share
No. 30 Places in Pennsylvania by poverty rate
No. 34 Places in Pennsylvania by median rent
No. 53 Places in Pennsylvania by per capita income
No. 83 Places in Pennsylvania by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026