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| Bethlehem |
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| Population 2002: | 71,749 |
| Population 2000: | 71,329 |
| Area codes: | 610 484 |
| Population growth: | +420 (+0.59%) |
| Land area: | 19.3 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 6.1% (2.0% Asia, 1.9% Europe, 1.6% Latin America) |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (27.7%), Manufacturing (16.3%), Retail trade (11.2%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 74.9% |
| Hispanic: | 18.2% |
| Other race: | 9.4% |
| Black: | 3.6% |
| Two or more races: | 2.6% |
| Chinese: | 0.6% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 48.1% |
| Never married: | 32.2% |
| Widowed: | 9.2% |
| Divorced: | 8.2% |
| Separated: | 2.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $97,400 |
| Household income: | $35,815 |
| Resident age: | 36.2 years |
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| Bethlehem Compared to Pennsylvania State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 78.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 23.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 9.6% |
| Unemployed: | 8.0% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 398 (555.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 240.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 159 (221.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 114 (159.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 98 (136.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 31 (43.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (2.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,616 (2255.6 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 22.2% |
| Irish: | 12.1% |
| Italian: | 9.4% |
| English: | 5.4% |
| Polish: | 4.6% |
| Hungarian: | 4.1% |