Bethlehem is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 71,329 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Bethlehem is the seventh largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some cities, Bethlehem isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bethlehem are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bethlehem is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethlehem who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.47%), sales jobs (9.83%), and teaching (7.50%).

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.

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.

One of the nice things about Bethlehem is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Bethlehem is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

Bethlehem Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bethlehem is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 23.83% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bethlehem in 2000 was $18,987, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,948 for a family of four.

Bethlehem is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bethlehem home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bethlehem is White, followed by 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 18.26% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Bethlehem include German, Italian, Irish, English, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, and Pennsylvania German.

The most common language spoken in Bethlehem is English. Some people also speak Spanish.