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Bethlehem Apartments for Rent

Total population: 72,241 (Urban population: 72,050, Rural population: 191 (all nonfarm))

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 29,631 (28,116 occupied: 16,335 owner occupied, 11,781 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1539 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $679 (lower quartile is $529, upper quartile is $831)

Housing units in Bethlehem with a mortgage: 9,309 (744 second mortgage, 1,428 home equity loan, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,145

Bethlehem,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $176,200 (it was $97,100 in 2000)

Bethlehem:	$176,200
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,800 - $231,800

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $241,381
Here: $241,381
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,446
Here: $148,446
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $139,141
Here: $139,141
State: $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,273
Here: $136,273
State: $211,072

Median year house/condo built: 1952

Median year apartment built: 1962

Household type by relationship

Households: 65,660

In family households: 52,164 (12,456 male householders, 4,783 female householders)
12,754 spouses, 18,287 children (17,090 natural, 375 adopted, 822 stepchildren), 863 grandchildren, 513 brothers or sisters, 455 parents, 805 other relatives, 1,248 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,496 (4,287 male householders (3,248 living alone)), 6,580 female householders (5,817 living alone)), 2,629 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,669 (853 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,934 2-persons, 4,012 3-persons, 3,142 4-persons, 1,476 5-persons, 443 6-persons, 232 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,065 1-person, 1,377 2-persons, 174 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 117 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

8,815 married couples with children.
4,770 single-parent households (877 men, 3,893 women).

78.9% of residents of Bethlehem speak English at home.
14.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,364 (6.1%)
(41.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 180 4 rooms: 599 5 rooms: 2,507 6 rooms: 5,155 7 rooms: 3,521 8 rooms: 2,361 9 or more rooms: 1,959

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 484 2 rooms: 972 3 rooms: 2,795 4 rooms: 3,047 5 rooms: 2,084 6 rooms: 1,337 7 rooms: 553 8 rooms: 312 9 or more rooms: 197

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 97
1995 to 1998: 257
1990 to 1994: 828
1980 to 1989: 2,124
1970 to 1979: 3,114
1960 to 1969: 3,445
1950 to 1959: 5,803
1940 to 1949: 3,182
1939 or earlier: 10,781

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bethlehem:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 298 2 bedrooms: 2,510 3 bedrooms: 9,438 4 bedrooms: 3,203 5 or more bedrooms: 870

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bethlehem:
	no bedroom: 565 1 bedroom: 4,388 2 bedrooms: 3,939 3 bedrooms: 2,125 4 bedrooms: 503 5 or more bedrooms: 261

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,073 1 vehicle: 5,538 2 vehicles: 7,116 3 vehicles: 2,073 4 vehicles: 388 5 or more vehicles: 147

Cars and other vehicles available in Bethlehem in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,853 1 vehicle: 6,042 2 vehicles: 2,211 3 vehicles: 337 4 vehicles: 168 5 or more vehicles: 170

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bethlehem, PA:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 33
$40,000 to $49,999: 97
$50,000 to $59,999: 128
$60,000 to $69,999: 159
$70,000 to $79,999: 232
$80,000 to $89,999: 252
$90,000 to $99,999: 389
$100,000 to $124,999: 1272
$125,000 to $149,999: 2411
$150,000 to $174,999: 2700
$175,000 to $199,999: 2005
$200,000 to $249,999: 2879
$250,000 to $299,999: 1439
$300,000 to $399,999: 873
$400,000 to $499,999: 364
$500,000 to $749,999: 266
$750,000 to $999,999: 58
$1,000,000 or more: 86

Bethlehem rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bethlehem:

Less than $100: 333 people
$100 to $149: 199
$150 to $199: 291
$200 to $249: 482
$250 to $299: 429
$300 to $349: 357
$350 to $399: 363
$400 to $449: 424
$450 to $499: 527
$500 to $549: 660
$550 to $599: 821
$600 to $649: 940
$650 to $699: 992
$700 to $749: 962
$750 to $799: 817
$800 to $899: 1,474
$900 to $999: 1,203
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,162
$1,250 to $1,499: 157
$1,500 to $1,999: 132
$2,000 or more: 101
No cash rent: 389

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,434 1990 to 1994: 492 1985 to 1989: 502 1980 to 1984: 428 1975 to 1979: 192 1970 to 1974: 352 1970 to 1974: 236 1965 to 1969: 728

Bethlehem, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.3%
Number of people working at home: 634 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1133
5 to 9 minutes: 5311
10 to 14 minutes: 7046
15 to 19 minutes: 5810
20 to 24 minutes: 4066
25 to 29 minutes: 1445
30 to 34 minutes: 1921
35 to 39 minutes: 268
40 to 44 minutes: 449
45 to 59 minutes: 1040
60 to 89 minutes: 1227
90 or more minutes: 756

Bethlehem mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,792 (76%)
Carpooled: 3,514 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 733 (2%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 65 (0%)
Walked: 2,247 (7%)
Other means: 92 (0%)
Worked at home: 634 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3370
$10,000 to $14,999: 2379
$15,000 to $19,999: 1925
$20,000 to $24,999: 1961
$25,000 to $29,999: 2083
$30,000 to $34,999: 2003
$35,000 to $39,999: 1768
$40,000 to $44,999: 1526
$45,000 to $49,999: 1330
$50,000 to $59,999: 2402
$60,000 to $74,999: 2893
$75,000 to $99,999: 2385
$100,000 to $124,999: 1120
$125,000 to $149,999: 319
$150,000 to $199,999: 371
$200,000 or more: 271

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 15103

German: 11263

Italian: 5633

Irish: 5285

English: 2295

United States or American: 2250

Slovak: 2122

Hungarian: 2113

Polish: 2109

Pennsylvania German: 1886

Dutch: 921

Welsh: 809

Ukrainian: 686

Portuguese: 582

Scotch-Irish: 558

Greek: 557

Austrian: 548

French (except Basque): 545

Arab:: 472

Scottish: 463

Russian: 406

European: 352

Swedish: 278

British: 274

Subsaharan African:: 215

Turkish: 206

Slovene: 199

Czech: 157

Lithuanian: 157

French Canadian: 147

Czechoslovakian: 147

Lebanese: 143

Syrian: 139

Yugoslavian: 134

African: 131

Norwegian: 129

Swiss: 127

Arab/Arabic: 97

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 92

Slavic: 84

Canadian: 83

Brazilian: 71

Australian: 68

Eastern European: 61

Romanian: 56

Croatian: 53

Other Arab: 50

Other Subsaharan African: 42

Danish: 41

Egyptian: 35

Jamaican: 34

Albanian: 32

Finnish: 31

Celtic: 31

Nigerian: 28

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25

Belgian: 25

Guyanese: 25

Armenian: 24

Israeli: 24

Estonian: 21

Serbian: 21

Northern European: 18

Scandinavian: 15

Latvian: 14

Bahamian: 9

Haitian: 9

Ethiopian: 9

Jordanian: 8

Iranian: 8

British West Indian: 7

Sudanese: 5

Carpatho Rusyn: 4

Basque: 4

Barbadian: 4

U.S. Virgin Islander: 4

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

Portugal (7%)
Mexico (6%)
India (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Korea (5%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 46145
Northeast: 10056
Midwest: 2029
South: 2381
West: 1102

57% of Bethlehem residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 254
Nursery to 4th grade: 181
5th and 6th grade: 335
7th and 8th grade: 778
9th grade: 601
10th grade: 714
11th grade: 632
12th grade, no diploma: 781
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,633
Less than 1 year of college: 1,086
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,171
Associate degree: 1,057
Bachelor's degree: 3,078
Master's degree: 1,442
Professional school degree: 530
Doctorate degree: 584

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 233
Nursery to 4th grade: 154
5th and 6th grade: 508
7th and 8th grade: 1,033
9th grade: 934
10th grade: 1,227
11th grade: 847
12th grade, no diploma: 734
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,674
Less than 1 year of college: 1,568
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,304
Associate degree: 1,655
Bachelor's degree: 3,469
Master's degree: 1,483
Professional school degree: 248
Doctorate degree: 143

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 17.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 19.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,601
Black householders: $42,849
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,748
Asian householders: $21,354
Some other race householders: $24,309
Two or more races householders: $26,913
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,179

Bethlehem household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bethlehem household income for Black householders

Bethlehem household income for Asian householders

Bethlehem household income for Some other race householders

Bethlehem household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bethlehem marital status for males

Bethlehem marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $180,918
Black or African American householders: $143,355
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $139,363
Asian householders: $142,085
Some other race householders: $131,015
Two or more races householders: $119,946
Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,015

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,082
One, attached: 9,117
Two: 1,869
3 or 4: 2,272
5 to 9: 2,163
10 to 19: 1,308
20 to 49: 430
50 or more: 1,335
Mobile homes: 55

Median worth of mobile homes: $67,178

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bethlehem:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%) Utility gas (37%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (43%) Electricity (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,230

Here:	17.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 519

Here:	16.3%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,451

Here:	75.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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