Household Types in Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County and Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family238.510264%48.462283%38.510264%38.5%3,28310.240469%13.483005%10.240469%10.2%8734.011730%4.778263%4.011730%4.0%34240.152493%27.117455%40.152493%40.2%3,4237.085044%6.158995%7.085044%7.1%604
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Lehigh County and Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Lehigh County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads63.157895%64.587888%63.157895%63.2%1,09229.381145%27.513093%29.381145%29.4%5087.460960%7.899019%7.460960%7.5%129

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County and Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Lehigh County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children220.281525%29.058162%20.281525%20.3%1,72979.483871%70.736464%79.483871%79.5%6,776
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lehigh County and Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Lehigh County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountOther3White4Mixed3Asian3Hispanic5Black3-20.241692%-6.646526%-24.471299%-0.000000%-33.380732%-12.501481%-12.928072%-6.315914%-51.359517%51%48.640483%34.873800%48.640483%49%331-6.660837%-4.124763%-41.320507%-8.686780%-8.293219%-3.720625%-29.764998%-6.426534%-60.792887%61%39.207113%51.794625%39.207113%39%6,861-28.638498%-0.000000%-35.211268%-0.000000%-28.632887%-7.313576%-17.160612%-9.034417%-63.849765%64%36.150235%37.858509%36.150235%36%213-0.000000%-0.000000%-63.963964%-0.000000%-3.423608%-0.536536%-19.289729%-3.295861%-63.963964%64%36.036036%73.454267%36.036036%36%111-21.958457%-5.489614%-36.943620%-1.186944%-30.807858%-8.915514%-19.434411%-3.567968%-65.578635%66%34.421365%37.274249%34.421365%34%674-41.791045%-0.000000%-33.432836%-0.000000%-36.271142%-5.708245%-25.581395%-6.950317%-75.223881%75%24.776119%25.488901%24.776119%25%335
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Bethlehem

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
23%30%36%42%48%54%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.3%7.0%10.7%14.3%18.0%21.7%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%3.2%3.9%4.5%5.2%5.9%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
32%38%44%50%55%61%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.2%5.9%6.5%7.1%7.7%8.4%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
12.6%16.7%20.8%24.9%28.9%33.0%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Bethlehem

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
1%15%29%42%56%71%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.4%4.9%7.3%9.8%12.3%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%31%46%61%77%93%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%
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Household Types by County Subdivision in the Allentown Area

There are 108 county subdivisions in the Allentown Area. This section compares Bethlehem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,676.

Married by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Bethlehem, selected other county subdivisions in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%20%40%60%Count#GreenwichBushkillLower NazarethWashingtonUpper SauconE AllenWeisenbergForksLehighBethlehemWashingtonUpper MilfordUpper NazarethN WhitehallUpper MacungieLower MacungieLower SauconHanoverWilliamsMooreSalisburyUpper Mt BethelBlairstownPalmerS WhitehallLopatcongPlainfieldWashingtonMansfieldPenn FrstIndependenceAllentownHackettstownWhiteBangorNorthamptonWashingtonLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWhitehallNortheastMiddle AtlanticPalmertonHellertownBethlehemEmmausNazarethJim ThorpeWilsonPhillipsburgLehightonCatasauquaBethlehemEastonBethlehemBethlehemAllentown76.740331%76.740331%77%1,389175.024975%75.024975%75%2,253272.383178%72.383178%72%1,549371.698907%71.698907%72%1,705471.060011%71.060011%71%3,801570.479303%70.479303%70%1,294670.323642%70.323642%70%1,282770.129403%70.129403%70%3,902868.414574%68.414574%68%2,779966.256672%66.256672%66%5,7101065.163043%65.163043%65%1,1991164.689365%64.689365%65%1,8431264.289204%64.289204%64%1,3161363.573430%63.573430%64%3,8571463.496174%63.496174%63%5,3941563.132589%63.132589%63%7,7471663.086936%63.086936%63%2,7141762.695776%62.695776%63%2,6421862.659061%62.659061%63%1,4281962.432966%62.432966%62%2,2122061.563210%61.563210%62%3,2532160.530421%60.530421%61%1,5522259.641678%59.641678%60%1,2652358.399030%58.399030%58%4,8152458.327865%58.327865%58%4,4442555.978086%55.978086%56%1,7372655.395683%55.395683%55%1,3862753.930131%53.930131%54%1,4822852.707930%52.707930%53%1,6352952.572944%52.572944%53%1,9823051.851852%51.851852%52%1,2043151.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k49.839603%49.839603%50%1,7093249.579439%49.579439%50%1,0613348.789672%48.789672%49%9073448.748159%48.748159%49%1,9863548.658110%48.658110%49%1,2513648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.175011%47.175011%47%5,1353747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.552434%45.552434%46%9733844.725177%44.725177%45%1,0093944.600331%44.600331%45%19,96420.0k44.435690%44.435690%44%2,2564043.807615%43.807615%44%1,0934143.348891%43.348891%43%7434242.641160%42.641160%43%1,3824341.917763%41.917763%42%2,5184441.333938%41.333938%41%9114541.163142%41.163142%41%1,0904638.510264%38.510264%39%3,2834737.796196%37.796196%38%3,5574836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k35.285749%35.285749%35%7,1934932.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Bethlehem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Bethlehem, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%20%40%60%Count#NorthamptonLower MakefieldCranberryN HuntingdonLower MacungiePlumMiddletownHampdenHaverfordManheimLower MerionHempfieldShalerTredyffrinBethel ParkSpgAbingtonWarminsterMcCandlessYork TownshipRadnorMt LebanonUpper MerionFallsAllentownRoss TownshipBensalemLower PaxtonBristolLehighMillcreekUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRidleyCheltenhamNortheastMiddle AtlanticMonroevilleBethlehemPenn HlsUpper DarbyAltoonaBethlehemBethlehemScrantonBethlehemWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaYorkState CollegeHarrisburgChester69.118072%69.118072%69%9,577168.448889%68.448889%68%8,283267.520117%67.520117%68%7,384363.354744%63.354744%63%7,792463.132589%63.132589%63%7,747560.675786%60.675786%61%6,698659.723957%59.723957%60%9,563759.685864%59.685864%60%7,068858.687679%58.687679%59%10,24110.2k958.687259%58.687259%59%9,1201057.411754%57.411754%57%12,96313.0k1157.291790%57.291790%57%9,6721257.225148%57.225148%57%6,9541357.092614%57.092614%57%6,8181456.472782%56.472782%56%7,5731555.938807%55.938807%56%5,8871655.924600%55.924600%56%11,71911.7k1754.834714%54.834714%55%7,0831854.439827%54.439827%54%6,4191952.931210%52.931210%53%6,2482052.872485%52.872485%53%5,0712152.748907%52.748907%53%7,3592252.709812%52.709812%53%6,3122351.375284%51.375284%51%6,5562451.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k50.207258%50.207258%50%6,9042549.627844%49.627844%50%11,73511.7k2649.071070%49.071070%49%9,9842748.945473%48.945473%49%9,5152848.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.258133%48.258133%48%10,88810.9k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.812579%47.812579%48%5,6943047.438846%47.438846%47%6,8073147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.764603%45.764603%46%5,7433244.600331%44.600331%45%19,96420.0k41.323657%41.323657%41%7,6303341.302985%41.302985%41%12,52112.5k3440.109831%40.109831%40%7,4503538.510264%38.510264%39%3,28336.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k36.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k3635.285749%35.285749%35%7,1933732.982293%32.982293%33%3,5393832.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k4031.680376%31.680376%32%6,7404129.463486%29.463486%29%3,6194229.303145%29.303145%29%4,4914328.315931%28.315931%28%8,2174428.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4527.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4625.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104723.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904822.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Bethlehem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Bethlehem, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAllentownAmherstLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreeceQueensBethlehemYonkersManchesterQuincyBethlehemElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonBethlehemLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1551.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k49.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1944.600331%44.600331%45%19,96420.0k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.510264%38.510264%39%3,28338.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2736.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k34.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Bethlehem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Bethlehem, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…AllentownSan BernardinoLehighUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMiddle AtlanticEl PasoFort WorthQueensBethlehemTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBethlehemBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinBethlehemOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1151.262803%51.262803%51%161,708162k49.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.600331%44.600331%45%19,96420.0k44.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3038.510264%38.510264%39%3,28337.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3436.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k34.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
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# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Bethlehem. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Lehigh
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
City:
Bethlehem
ZIP Codes:
18016, 18017, 18018
Unified School District:
Bethlehem
Congressional District:
PA-15
State Senate District:
PA-18
State House District:
PA-133
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover, Hanover, Salisbury
Nearby Townships:
Bethlehem, East Allen, Lower Saucon, Whitehall