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Bethlehem, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $346,403 (it was $143,300 in 2000)
Bethlehem:

$346,403
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $247,514 - $468,025

Total population: 33,656 (Urban population: 29,016 (28,979 inside urbanized areas, 37 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,288 (19 farm, 2,269 nonfarm))

Houses: 12,459 (12,112 occupied: 9,120 owner occupied, 2,992 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

25%
State:

46%

Housing density: 255 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $79,921.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,327 (lower quartile is $1,021, upper quartile is $1,641)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,270


Median gross rent in Bethlehem, NY in 2022: $1,472

Housing units in Bethlehem with a mortgage: 6,336 (309 second mortgage, 1,037 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,159

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Bethlehem, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 287,180
  • In family households: 216,717 (46,016 male householders, 25,348 female householders)
    50,642 spouses, 76,299 children (72,025 natural, 1,918 adopted, 2,356 stepchildren), 3,969 grandchildren, 2,717 brothers or sisters, 2,237 parents, foster children, 2,377 other relatives, 5,881 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 70,463 (25,546 male householders (18,848 living alone)), 29,341 female householders (23,879 living alone)), 15,576 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 17,024 (3,059 institutionalized population)

42,356 married couples with children.
18,822 single-parent households (3,253 men, 15,569 women).

94.7% of residents of Bethlehem speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,629 (7.8%)
(73.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.8
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethlehem, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethlehem, New York
  • 15no bedroom
  • 1351 bedroom
  • 1,3912 bedrooms
  • 3,6133 bedrooms
  • 3,4664 bedrooms
  • 5005+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem, New York
  • 50no bedroom
  • 8651 bedroom
  • 1,3952 bedrooms
  • 5663 bedrooms
  • 984 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 214no vehicle
  • 2,1581 vehicle
  • 5,2512 vehicles
  • 1,1943 vehicles
  • 2384 vehicles
  • 655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem in renter-occupied apartments
  • 326no vehicle
  • 1,7251 vehicle
  • 7772 vehicles
  • 1543 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 105+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethlehem, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethlehem, New York
  • 151 room
  • 362 rooms
  • 1333 rooms
  • 3634 rooms
  • 9245 rooms
  • 1,7376 rooms
  • 2,0437 rooms
  • 2,1068 rooms
  • 1,7639+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem, New York
  • 501 room
  • 1592 rooms
  • 5243 rooms
  • 9724 rooms
  • 6705 rooms
  • 3626 rooms
  • 1677 rooms
  • 588 rooms
  • 309+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Bethlehem, NY
  • Bethlehem, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Bethlehem, NY in 2022
  • 15,631Less than $10,000
  • 14,067$10,000 to $19,999
  • 13,080$20,000 to $29,999
  • 11,673$30,000 to $39,999
  • 12,465$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12,084$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16,745$60,000 to $74,999
  • 21,941$75,000 to $99,999
  • 22,864$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14,589$125,000 to $149,999
  • 20,467$150,000 to $199,999
  • 21,269$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.0%
Number of people working at home: 2,498 (14.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 471
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,247
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,456
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,342
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,339
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,117
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,677
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 226
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 267
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 251
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 318
  • 90 or more minutes: 136

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,259 (86.2%)
  • Carpooled: 987 (6.4%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 276 (1.8%)
  • Subway or elevated: 8 (0.1%)
  • Railroad: 25 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 24 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 221 (1.4%)
  • Other means: 47 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 531 (3.5%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bethlehem, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bethlehem, New York
  • 1941995 to March 2000
  • 2151990 to 1994
  • 2021985 to 1989
  • 1231980 to 1984
  • 1091975 to 1979
  • 1241970 to 1974
  • 1251965 to 1969
  • 416Before 1965
Ancestries in Bethlehem, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 7,603 (19.3%)
  • German: 6,718 (17.0%)
  • Italian: 5,005 (12.7%)
  • English: 4,284 (10.9%)
  • Other: 3,998 (10.1%)
  • Polish: 1,935 (4.9%)
  • French: 1,577 (4.0%)
  • Dutch: 1,407 (3.6%)
  • United States: 1,295 (3.3%)
  • Russian: 1,056 (2.7%)
  • Scottish: 739 (1.9%)
  • French Canadian: 530 (1.3%)
  • Swedish: 417 (1.1%)
  • Welsh: 415 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 413 (1.0%)
  • Greek: 387 (1.0%)
  • Norwegian: 256 (0.6%)
  • Hungarian: 229 (0.6%)
  • Arab: 207 (0.5%)
  • Lithuanian: 183 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 174 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 171 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 107 (0.3%)
  • Slovak: 105 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 97 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 59 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 48 (0.1%)
  • Subsaharan African: 16 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom
Bethlehem:

11.9% (180)
New York:

1.6% (62,237)

Germany
Bethlehem:

10.8% (163)
New York:

1.8% (69,327)

Canada
Bethlehem:

10.2% (154)
New York:

1.4% (54,876)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Bethlehem:

7.4% (112)
New York:

6.0% (233,766)

India
Bethlehem:

5.7% (86)
New York:

3.0% (117,238)

Pakistan
Bethlehem:

4.9% (74)
New York:

1.3% (51,055)

Italy
Bethlehem:

3.8% (57)
New York:

3.8% (147,729)

Russia
Bethlehem:

3.4% (51)
New York:

2.4% (94,595)

Ireland
Bethlehem:

3.1% (47)
New York:

1.1% (41,934)

Other Eastern Europe
Bethlehem:

2.7% (41)
New York:

1.4% (53,825)

Greece
Bethlehem:

2.7% (41)
New York:

1.1% (42,335)

Korea
Bethlehem:

2.7% (41)
New York:

2.5% (97,933)

Guyana
Bethlehem:

2.6% (39)
New York:

3.7% (142,154)

Colombia
Bethlehem:

2.3% (34)
New York:

2.9% (111,727)

Iran
Bethlehem:

1.9% (29)
New York:

0.4% (17,323)

Dominican Republic
Bethlehem:

1.7% (25)
New York:

10.5% (408,086)

Yugoslavia
Bethlehem:

1.5% (23)
New York:

0.7% (25,688)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 24,079
  • Other state: 5,587
  • Northeast: 2,822
  • Midwest: 1,127
  • South: 1,092
  • West: 546

64% of Bethlehem residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 29
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 17
  • 5th and 6th grade: 47
  • 7th and 8th grade: 115
  • 9th grade: 75
  • 10th grade: 109
  • 11th grade: 153
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 185
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,475
  • Less than 1 year of college: 372
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 944
  • Associate degree: 820
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,257
  • Master's degree: 1,445
  • Professional school degree: 1,104
  • Doctorate degree: 475
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 14
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 49
  • 5th and 6th grade: 20
  • 7th and 8th grade: 171
  • 9th grade: 100
  • 10th grade: 96
  • 11th grade: 117
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 167
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,382
  • Less than 1 year of college: 804
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,051
  • Associate degree: 1,272
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,553
  • Master's degree: 2,108
  • Professional school degree: 478
  • Doctorate degree: 178
Educational Attainment for Females
Bethlehem marital status for males
Bethlehem marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,845
  • One, attached: 780
  • Two: 928
  • 3 or 4: 749
  • 5 to 9: 498
  • 10 to 19: 81
  • 20 to 49: 159
  • 50 or more: 262
  • Mobile homes: 157

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,874

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%
Year householders moved into residence in Bethlehem
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Bethlehem, NY
  • 69.1%Utility gas
  • 25.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.0%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Bethlehem, NY
  • 58.6%Utility gas
  • 23.4%Electricity
  • 15.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 602
Here:

14.8%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 242
Here:

11.8%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 464
Here:

42.5%
New York:

38.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability