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Bethlehem is a township in Northampton County, in the Allentown-Bethlehem metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Pennsylvania named Bethlehem. For links to other places called Bethlehem, PA, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Bethlehem is 40.666N. The longitude is -75.3W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 358 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 21,171.
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$60,317National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Bethlehem demographic reports
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22% of Bethlehem residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bethlehem ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bethlehem was $25,141, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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30% of Bethlehem residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Bethlehem, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $579. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,265.
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Northampton County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bethlehem political report.
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The average commute time for Bethlehem workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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