One thing noticeable about Bethlehem, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Bethlehem is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bethlehem a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The population of Bethlehem is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.24% of adults in Bethlehem have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bethlehem in 2022 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.
