For population 25 years and over in South Bethlehem:
High school or higher: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in South Bethlehem borough:
Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 6.8%
0 residents are foreign born
This borough:
0.0%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $977 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $919 (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (51.1 miles , pop. 334,563).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (231.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
South Bethlehem-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/3/1980, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the South Bethlehem borough center injured 140 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1985, a category F4 tornado 30.5 miles away from the borough center killed 16 peopleand injured 125 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
South Bethlehem-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from the city center On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from South Bethlehem center On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from the city center On 6/3/2001 at 22:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the city center On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from South Bethlehem center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Armstrong County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Charles de Saulles - Football player, William E. Snyder - Recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Hospitals/medical centers near South Bethlehem:
CLARION HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; CLARION, PA)
ACMH HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; KITTANNING, PA)
BROOKVILLE HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; BROOKVILLE, PA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Bethlehem:
Clarion University of Pennsylvania (about 15 miles; Clarion, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,473)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus (about 29 miles; Indiana, PA; FT enrollment: 12,422)
Butler County Community College (about 31 miles; Butler, PA; FT enrollment: 2,380)
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (about 38 miles; Slippery Rock, PA; FT enrollment: 7,651)
Grove City College (about 41 miles; Grove City, PA; FT enrollment: 2,499)
Carnegie Mellon University (about 50 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 9,793)
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (about 51 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 24,077)
Religion statistics for South Bethlehem (based on Armstrong County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.85%
Here
57.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Methodist Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents
31.5%
19.7%
15.9%
12.0%
4.4%
Congregations
9.6%
15.4%
20.5%
16.7%
3.8%
Name
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
United Church of Christ
Church of the Brethren
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
3.7%
3.3%
1.2%
1.2%
7.0%
Congregations
3.2%
4.5%
1.3%
3.2%
21.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 18
Armstrong County:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Armstrong County:
0.72 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Here:
3.19 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
Here:
5.80 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Armstrong County:
10.5%
State:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Armstrong County:
29.7%
State:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.8%
Pennsylvania:
11.5%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration
0
$0
1
$450
Other Government Administration
0
$0
8
$175
Streets and Highways
0
$0
1
$165
Totals for Government
0
$0
10
$790
South Bethlehem government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $13,000 ($27.03)
Construction - Sewerage: $165,000 ($343.04)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($22.87)
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $31,000 ($64.45)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($20.79)
Solid Waste Management: $10,000 ($20.79)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($18.71)
Sewerage: $7,000 ($14.55)
General - Other: $4,000 ($8.32)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($4.16)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($4.16)
General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($4.16)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($2.08)
Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($2.08)
Libraries: $1,000 ($2.08)
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($12.47)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $98,000 ($203.74)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $98,000 ($203.74)
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 7 meters (23ft) Total average daily traffic: 3,528 Total average daily truck traffic: 564 Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 5,722
