Marital Status in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-40.027864%-30.517988%-40.027864%40%40.027864%6.923615%30.517988%6.014360%46.951479%47%13,21613.2k14,33114.3k-34.373202%-46.126466%-34.373202%34%34.373202%4.358247%46.126466%3.763403%38.731448%39%11,34911.3k11,82211.8k-11.293123%-5.037858%-10.525239%-2.350821%-16.330981%16%11.293123%10.525239%11.293123%11%5,3923,447-3.023949%-6.244004%-3.052544%-7.426942%-9.267953%9%3.023949%3.052544%3.023949%3%3,060923
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-40.027864%-30.517988%-40.027864%40%40.027864%6.923615%30.517988%6.014360%46.951479%47%13,21613.2k14,33114.3k-32.243996%-44.382546%-32.243996%32%32.243996%3.810783%44.382546%3.347394%36.054778%36%10,64610.6k11,00511.0k-2.024703%-1.637047%-1.917255%-0.451064%-3.661750%4%2.024703%1.917255%2.024703%2%1,209618-2.129206%-1.743920%-2.129206%2%2.129206%0.547464%1.743920%0.416009%2.676670%3%703817-3.023949%-6.244004%-3.052544%-7.426942%-9.267953%9%3.023949%3.052544%3.023949%3%3,060923-9.268421%-3.400810%-8.607984%-1.899757%-12.669231%13%9.268421%8.607984%9.268421%9%4,1832,829
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1716.493%16.5%52.715%52.7%38.783%38.8%62.166%62.2%46.933%46.9%70.180%70.2%45.837%45.8%64.097%64.1%50.819%50.8%56.590%56.6%47.371%47.4%55.184%55.2%56.721%56.7%54.501%54.5%44.123%44.1%55.980%56.0%51.297%51.3%54.879%54.9%45.401%45.4%34.138%34.1%22.819%22.8%18.289%18.3%6.859%6.86%3.000%3.00%2.972%2.97%0.000%0%0.354%0.35%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.248%12.2%0.000%0%10.865%10.9%10.144%10.1%23.775%23.8%15.904%15.9%31.373%31.4%19.584%19.6%22.722%22.7%28.200%28.2%32.422%32.4%22.759%22.8%32.152%32.2%22.530%22.5%25.041%25.0%16.559%16.6%15.519%15.5%13.431%13.4%12.929%12.9%6.514%6.51%7.355%7.36%3.849%3.85%1.151%1.15%0.149%0.15%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.706%5.71%4.636%4.64%6.288%6.29%9.938%9.94%9.803%9.80%9.265%9.26%14.378%14.4%12.999%13.0%17.724%17.7%10.912%10.9%15.569%15.6%19.290%19.3%9.601%9.60%22.920%22.9%29.553%29.6%27.461%27.5%33.184%33.2%31.690%31.7%41.670%41.7%59.349%59.3%69.826%69.8%77.863%77.9%91.990%92.0%96.852%96.9%97.028%97.0%100.000%100%99.646%99.6%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1765.553%65.6%42.649%42.6%44.064%44.1%17.752%17.8%19.489%19.5%4.651%4.65%8.412%8.41%3.320%3.32%8.736%8.74%4.299%4.30%4.638%4.64%2.767%2.77%1.526%1.53%0.049%0.05%1.283%1.28%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Pennsylvania.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176351,6783,4702,2072,4082,4802,2722,2832,1191,9201,242395575
Count number of married in age cohort in Bethlehem

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1Other2Asian2Black2White HispanicMixed2-39.308539%-2.287252%-12.159435%-29.161137%-1.766688%-9.794811%-53.755226%54%38.676661%7.568113%51.840618%7.436746%46.244774%46%41,62241.6k-46.151701%-3.179030%-9.704406%-51.065341%-4.505088%-9.240468%-59.035137%59%36.391523%4.573341%32.176596%3.012508%40.964863%41%3,586-56.893004%-1.080247%-2.572016%-32.839396%-1.304386%-3.597158%-60.545267%61%34.773663%4.681070%58.406776%3.852284%39.454733%39%1,944-45.461957%-7.336957%-10.434783%-55.524783%-4.180724%-10.344756%-63.233696%63%32.092391%4.673913%23.902918%6.046820%36.766304%37%3,680-49.710810%-4.547268%-9.433586%-46.533089%-4.092941%-8.325771%-63.691663%64%32.508975%3.799362%38.156669%2.891529%36.308337%36%10,02810.0k-65.932836%-0.522388%-8.320896%-56.356907%-2.888460%-8.718079%-74.776119%75%24.291045%0.932836%29.156773%2.879781%25.223881%25%2,680
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Bethlehem

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%15%28%41%55%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%6%11%16%21%27%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.7%3.8%6.7%9.7%12.7%15.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%34%50%65%81%97%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Bethlehem

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%16%31%45%60%75%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%7%13%18%24%30%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%19%25%31%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%31%47%63%80%97%
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Marital Status by Place in the Allentown Area

There are 114 places in the Allentown Area. This section compares Bethlehem to all of the places in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bethlehem, selected other places in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%50%100%Count#ButtzvilleFinesvilleHutchinsonGreat MeadowsUpper StewartsvilleAllamuchyAlbrightsvilleAckermanvilleTatamyHopeCherryvilleDorneyvilleAncient OaksMount HermonJohnsonburgBreinigsvilleBrass CastleBrainardsHarmonyGreenwichWescosvilleBridgevilleUpper PohatcongStockertownRaubsvilleTrexlertownOld OrchardEgyptMiddletownBowmanstownPalmer HtsSummit HillCoplayNorthamptonGlendonAllentownEast SideUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWeatherlyNortheastMiddle AtlanticBangorFullertonBeaver MdwsBathBethlehemFountain HillEastonAllentownPort MurrayWeissportBlairstownDeSales Univ100.000000%100.000000%100%70194.666667%94.666667%95%142291.764706%91.764706%92%78386.394558%86.394558%86%127471.200000%71.200000%71%89570.408163%70.408163%70%69670.093458%70.093458%70%75768.741355%68.741355%69%497868.567807%68.567807%69%541967.701863%67.701863%68%1091067.169811%67.169811%67%8901166.738661%66.738661%67%2,4721265.406139%65.406139%65%3,8571364.516129%64.516129%65%601463.829787%63.829787%64%301563.346008%63.346008%63%2,4991663.274675%63.274675%63%8271763.068182%63.068182%63%1111863.057325%63.057325%63%1981962.755102%62.755102%63%1,1072062.417081%62.417081%62%3,0112162.162162%62.162162%62%692261.046512%61.046512%61%7352360.940919%60.940919%61%5572460.112994%60.112994%60%5322559.656160%59.656160%60%1,0412658.269962%58.269962%58%1,2262757.897311%57.897311%58%1,1842857.879392%57.879392%58%3,7722957.607555%57.607555%58%5493056.262360%56.262360%56%1,7073354.311402%54.311402%54%1,3294152.521479%52.521479%53%1,4064951.117743%51.117743%51%127,778128k50.781250%50.781250%51%1955750.199370%50.199370%50%343,315343k49.565217%49.565217%50%1146548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.826087%47.826087%48%1,0787346.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.797808%45.797808%46%1,8808144.604666%44.604666%45%5,5068844.568690%44.568690%45%2798940.809524%40.809524%41%8579736.466793%36.466793%36%23,17123.2k10436.263736%36.263736%36%1,41910534.679410%34.679410%35%7,72910833.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k11032.653061%32.653061%33%3211125.179856%25.179856%25%7011214.011516%14.011516%14%731130.000000%0.000000%0%0114
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 114 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Bethlehem to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bethlehem, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumBethel ParkAllison ParkKing of PrussiaHorshamHermitageWillow GroveNorthamptonAllentownLevittownBaldwinMonroevilleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaDrexel HillNortheastMiddle AtlanticHersheyHanoverWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonPottstownAltoonaChambersburgPhoenixvilleHazletonCarlisleScrantonBethlehemErieNew CastleEastonGreensburgAllentownNorristownLebanonLancasterWilliamsportJohnstownPittsburghWilkes-BarreReadingPhiladelphiaMcKeesportYorkHarrisburgWilkinsburgBloomsburgWest ChesterChesterIndianaState College71.016072%71.016072%71%7,821166.885865%66.885865%67%10,27310.3k263.761088%63.761088%64%10,78210.8k360.238168%60.238168%60%13,75913.8k456.970480%56.970480%57%15,43915.4k556.901252%56.901252%57%10,22810.2k654.759065%54.759065%55%9,182754.593624%54.593624%55%6,388854.466754%54.466754%54%7,487952.256382%52.256382%52%6,6121051.117743%51.117743%51%127,778128k50.199370%50.199370%50%343,315343k50.180924%50.180924%50%21,63421.6k1149.502413%49.502413%50%8,3071249.237742%49.237742%49%11,95012.0k1348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.407829%47.407829%47%10,82710.8k1446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.243981%46.243981%46%5,7621545.406275%45.406275%45%5,6441644.828184%44.828184%45%7,7621744.728220%44.728220%45%6,0071844.604666%44.604666%45%5,5061944.371160%44.371160%44%7,8712042.723425%42.723425%43%15,74715.7k2140.649102%40.649102%41%6,5882240.214458%40.214458%40%5,5132338.094045%38.094045%38%7,5992437.891593%37.891593%38%5,9632536.625339%36.625339%37%23,21923.2k2636.466793%36.466793%36%23,17123.2k2735.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k2835.144691%35.144691%35%6,4612934.679410%34.679410%35%7,7293034.505512%34.505512%35%4,2883133.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3233.028421%33.028421%33%8,7743332.961202%32.961202%33%6,5843432.482668%32.482668%32%15,27415.3k3532.283101%32.283101%32%7,6953630.983063%30.983063%31%5,0493730.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3830.356178%30.356178%30%10,10810.1k3929.643510%29.643510%30%19,45819.5k4029.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4128.731992%28.731992%29%4,6274228.257617%28.257617%28%9,4424328.096055%28.096055%28%10,64710.6k4423.716201%23.716201%24%3,2194522.592537%22.592537%23%3,0034621.580070%21.580070%22%3,8464717.606838%17.606838%18%4,7384815.860318%15.860318%16%2,0624915.542187%15.542187%16%6,25250
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Bethlehem to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bethlehem, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NewtonToms RiverNorthamptonAllentownWarwickUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCliftonNashuaStamfordNorwalkNortheastNew RochelleMiddle AtlanticDanburyQuincyCranstonCheektowagaYonkersJersey CityManchesterNew YorkLynnPawtucketFall RiverBrocktonScrantonBethlehemNew BedfordElizabethLowellWaterburyErieNew BritainWorcesterAllentownPatersonBridgeportLawrenceCambridgeSomervillePittsburghSpringfieldProvidenceReadingTrentonPhiladelphiaBostonNew HavenNewarkBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden55.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k152.312540%52.312540%52%38,01538.0k251.117743%51.117743%51%127,778128k50.199370%50.199370%50%343,315343k49.792229%49.792229%50%34,86934.9k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k447.872782%47.872782%48%34,59034.6k547.708686%47.708686%48%49,87849.9k647.315482%47.315482%47%34,52834.5k746.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.538491%46.538491%47%30,49930.5k846.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.364071%45.364071%45%31,40631.4k945.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k1044.426997%44.426997%44%30,27330.3k1143.283512%43.283512%43%27,62727.6k1242.240464%42.240464%42%69,21169.2k1341.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k1440.787890%40.787890%41%37,61537.6k1539.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M1639.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k1738.517223%38.517223%39%22,24122.2k1837.852823%37.852823%38%27,85427.9k1937.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k2036.625339%36.625339%37%23,21923.2k2136.466793%36.466793%36%23,17123.2k2236.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k2336.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k2435.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k2535.527374%35.527374%36%30,48030.5k2635.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k2735.129097%35.129097%35%20,59920.6k2834.956260%34.956260%35%53,26653.3k2933.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3033.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k3133.142369%33.142369%33%38,76038.8k3232.811712%32.811712%33%20,17120.2k3331.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k3431.327914%31.327914%31%22,39122.4k3530.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3630.829076%30.829076%31%37,17037.2k3730.080780%30.080780%30%43,68043.7k3829.643510%29.643510%30%19,45819.5k3929.607192%29.607192%30%19,79319.8k4029.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4129.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4228.087631%28.087631%28%29,78329.8k4328.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4427.953045%27.953045%28%58,60358.6k4526.741756%26.741756%27%31,48231.5k4624.528145%24.528145%25%20,65020.7k4724.360365%24.360365%24%24,02224.0k4823.919951%23.919951%24%40,19740.2k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Bethlehem to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethlehem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bethlehem, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bethlehem
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NorthamptonSan JoseColorado SpgsAllentownVirginia BchUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMesaWichitaNortheastEl PasoMiddle AtlanticOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachBethlehemColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit51.117743%51.117743%51%127,778128k50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.199370%50.199370%50%343,315343k50.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.466793%36.466793%36%23,17123.2k36.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Bethlehem aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Pennsylvania
Counties:
Lehigh, Northampton
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
ZIP Codes:
18015, 18016, 18017, 18018, 18020, 18055
Unified School Districts:
Bethlehem, Saucon Valley
Congressional Districts:
PA-15, PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-18
State House Districts:
PA-133, PA-135
Neighboring Boroughs:
Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, Hellertown
Neighboring Cities:
Allentown
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover, Hanover, Lower Saucon
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Middletown
Nearby Boroughs:
Bath, Catasauqua, Coplay, Glendon, North Catasauqua
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
DeSales University, Fullerton, Hokendauqua, Old Orchard, Palmer Heights