Population

79,644

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$260,400

Owner-occupied units

Bethlehem, PA

Pennsylvania · 40.626° N, 75.368° W · 19 sq mi

Bethlehem is a city in Pennsylvania, with a population of 79,644 and about 4,167 residents per square mile. The median household earns $68,879 a year, and the median home is worth $260,400.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

19 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,167

People per square mile

Rank by population

#491

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#659

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$68,879

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,382

Per month

Homeownership

49.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.1 min

One way

People

Median age

36.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

10%

Households

31,052

2.3 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 19^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 153^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 26^/yr

Days above 90° 16^/yr

Below freezing 99^/yr

Annual rainfall 44.9ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 87°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 25°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 31.3^%

Manufacturing 10.6^%

Retail trade 10.6^%

Professional & business services 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania

Name

Jeff Yass

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$59B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Haverford

Source of wealth

Trading, investments

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector

Employer

UPMC

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Pennsylvania

Company

Cencora

Revenue

$294.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Conshohocken

Ticker

COR

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Pennsylvania

State bird

Ruffed Grouse

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Harrisburg

Nickname

The Keystone State

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