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Bethlehem, PA
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Living in Bethlehem



Bethlehem is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 77,617 people and 27 constituent neighborhoods, Bethlehem is the seventh largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Bethlehem has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Bethlehem, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Bethlehem provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Not only is Bethlehem a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The overall education level of Bethlehem citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.23% of adults in Bethlehem have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bethlehem in 2018 was $35,588, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,352 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 30.10% 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 Chinese.