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Population (2000): 23,012
Land Area (2000): 115.073 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.997 square kilometers

Current Forecast from the National Weather Service

: 8,958
Bethlehem Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	20,776	90.08%
Rural, Farm	19	0.08%
Rural, Non-farm	2,269	9.84%

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Bethlehem Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,456	14,181	275	1.90%	19
1991	14,359	13,905	454	3.16%	32
1992	14,214	13,748	466	3.28%	33
1993	14,258	13,864	393	2.76%	27
1994	14,366	13,982	384	2.67%	27
1995	14,477	14,083	394	2.72%	27
1996	14,309	13,958	351	2.45%	25
1997	14,501	14,184	317	2.19%	22
1998	14,572	14,285	286	1.96%	20
1999	14,532	14,262	271	1.86%	19
2000	16,759	16,280	479	2.86%	29
2001	16,978	16,500	478	2.82%	28
2002	17,203	16,666	537	3.12%	31
2003	17,357	16,760	597	3.44%	34
2004	17,687	17,093	594	3.36%	34
2005	17,807	17,246	561	3.15%	32
2006	17,822	17,267	554	3.11%	31
2007	17,677	17,150	527	2.98%	30
2008	17,736	17,051	685	3.86%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,211	13,908	303	2.13%	21
Feb 1990	14,234	13,927	307	2.16%	22
Mar 1990	14,286	14,004	282	1.97%	20
Apr 1990	14,312	14,075	237	1.66%	17
May 1990	14,453	14,208	245	1.70%	17
Jun 1990	14,748	14,512	236	1.60%	16
Jul 1990	14,798	14,537	261	1.76%	18
Aug 1990	14,752	14,499	253	1.72%	17
Sep 1990	14,428	14,144	284	1.97%	20
Oct 1990	14,485	14,210	275	1.90%	19
Nov 1990	14,409	14,109	300	2.08%	21
Dec 1990	14,358	14,042	316	2.20%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,318	13,871	447	3.12%	31
Feb 1991	14,305	13,841	464	3.24%	32
Mar 1991	14,295	13,832	463	3.24%	32
Apr 1991	14,333	13,889	444	3.10%	31
May 1991	14,235	13,797	438	3.08%	31
Jun 1991	14,624	14,170	454	3.10%	31
Jul 1991	14,656	14,208	448	3.06%	31
Aug 1991	14,602	14,160	442	3.03%	30
Sep 1991	14,246	13,784	462	3.24%	32
Oct 1991	14,317	13,876	441	3.08%	31
Nov 1991	14,281	13,806	475	3.33%	33
Dec 1991	14,093	13,626	467	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,019	13,484	535	3.82%	38
Feb 1992	14,014	13,490	524	3.74%	37
Mar 1992	14,046	13,566	480	3.42%	34
Apr 1992	14,048	13,613	435	3.10%	31
May 1992	14,086	13,633	453	3.22%	32
Jun 1992	14,411	13,937	474	3.29%	33
Jul 1992	14,551	14,079	472	3.24%	32
Aug 1992	14,569	14,124	445	3.05%	31
Sep 1992	14,136	13,668	468	3.31%	33
Oct 1992	14,247	13,810	437	3.07%	31
Nov 1992	14,238	13,798	440	3.09%	31
Dec 1992	14,204	13,771	433	3.05%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	13,994	13,531	463	3.31%	33
Feb 1993	14,035	13,597	438	3.12%	31
Mar 1993	14,078	13,685	393	2.79%	28
Apr 1993	14,043	13,685	358	2.55%	25
May 1993	14,259	13,868	391	2.74%	27
Jun 1993	14,524	14,143	381	2.62%	26
Jul 1993	14,596	14,218	378	2.59%	26
Aug 1993	14,564	14,179	385	2.64%	26
Sep 1993	14,128	13,728	400	2.83%	28
Oct 1993	14,292	13,902	390	2.73%	27
Nov 1993	14,300	13,933	367	2.57%	26
Dec 1993	14,277	13,904	373	2.61%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,193	13,755	438	3.09%	31
Feb 1994	14,246	13,805	441	3.10%	31
Mar 1994	14,158	13,742	416	2.94%	29
Apr 1994	14,135	13,758	377	2.67%	27
May 1994	14,235	13,872	363	2.55%	26
Jun 1994	14,473	14,105	368	2.54%	25
Jul 1994	14,689	14,287	402	2.74%	27
Aug 1994	14,691	14,320	371	2.53%	25
Sep 1994	14,298	13,911	387	2.71%	27
Oct 1994	14,462	14,098	364	2.52%	25
Nov 1994	14,445	14,094	351	2.43%	24
Dec 1994	14,372	14,041	331	2.30%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,490	14,089	401	2.77%	28
Feb 1995	14,545	14,166	379	2.61%	26
Mar 1995	14,517	14,139	378	2.60%	26
Apr 1995	14,557	14,182	375	2.58%	26
May 1995	14,463	14,070	393	2.72%	27
Jun 1995	14,631	14,228	403	2.75%	28
Jul 1995	14,709	14,298	411	2.79%	28
Aug 1995	14,625	14,206	419	2.86%	29
Sep 1995	14,296	13,852	444	3.11%	31
Oct 1995	14,350	13,959	391	2.72%	27
Nov 1995	14,310	13,949	361	2.52%	25
Dec 1995	14,230	13,862	368	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	14,098	13,690	408	2.89%	29
Feb 1996	14,200	13,820	380	2.68%	27
Mar 1996	14,229	13,856	373	2.62%	26
Apr 1996	14,248	13,922	326	2.29%	23
May 1996	14,249	13,887	362	2.54%	25
Jun 1996	14,424	14,070	354	2.45%	25
Jul 1996	14,491	14,119	372	2.57%	26
Aug 1996	14,524	14,193	331	2.28%	23
Sep 1996	14,263	13,904	359	2.52%	25
Oct 1996	14,322	13,996	326	2.28%	23
Nov 1996	14,380	14,061	319	2.22%	22
Dec 1996	14,280	13,977	303	2.12%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	14,185	13,826	359	2.53%	25
Feb 1997	14,316	13,965	351	2.45%	25
Mar 1997	14,407	14,078	329	2.28%	23
Apr 1997	14,398	14,114	284	1.97%	20
May 1997	14,484	14,191	293	2.02%	20
Jun 1997	14,654	14,346	308	2.10%	21
Jul 1997	14,766	14,448	318	2.15%	22
Aug 1997	14,760	14,451	309	2.09%	21
Sep 1997	14,432	14,094	338	2.34%	23
Oct 1997	14,500	14,186	314	2.17%	22
Nov 1997	14,583	14,282	301	2.06%	21
Dec 1997	14,531	14,232	299	2.06%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,415	14,057	358	2.48%	25
Feb 1998	14,493	14,132	361	2.49%	25
Mar 1998	14,429	14,099	330	2.29%	23
Apr 1998	14,474	14,213	261	1.80%	18
May 1998	14,578	14,284	294	2.02%	20
Jun 1998	14,783	14,504	279	1.89%	19
Jul 1998	14,779	14,520	259	1.75%	18
Aug 1998	14,757	14,500	257	1.74%	17
Sep 1998	14,474	14,185	289	2.00%	20
Oct 1998	14,522	14,255	267	1.84%	18
Nov 1998	14,611	14,367	244	1.67%	17
Dec 1998	14,546	14,309	237	1.63%	16

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	14,412	14,120	292	2.03%	20
Feb 1999	14,429	14,129	300	2.08%	21
Mar 1999	14,414	14,134	280	1.94%	19
Apr 1999	14,463	14,209	254	1.76%	18
May 1999	14,503	14,257	246	1.70%	17
Jun 1999	14,720	14,455	265	1.80%	18
Jul 1999	14,712	14,437	275	1.87%	19
Aug 1999	14,703	14,446	257	1.75%	17
Sep 1999	14,465	14,160	305	2.11%	21
Oct 1999	14,495	14,226	269	1.86%	19
Nov 1999	14,549	14,294	255	1.75%	18
Dec 1999	14,522	14,271	251	1.73%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	16,689	16,102	587	3.52%	35
Feb 2000	16,718	16,142	576	3.45%	34
Mar 2000	16,618	16,110	508	3.06%	31
Apr 2000	16,658	16,222	436	2.62%	26
May 2000	16,598	16,172	426	2.57%	26
Jun 2000	16,980	16,548	432	2.54%	25
Jul 2000	16,963	16,506	457	2.69%	27
Aug 2000	16,960	16,506	454	2.68%	27
Sep 2000	16,626	16,121	505	3.04%	30
Oct 2000	16,721	16,275	446	2.67%	27
Nov 2000	16,762	16,295	467	2.79%	28
Dec 2000	16,812	16,364	448	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	16,823	16,287	536	3.19%	32
Feb 2001	16,796	16,284	512	3.05%	30
Mar 2001	16,764	16,313	451	2.69%	27
Apr 2001	16,793	16,391	402	2.39%	24
May 2001	16,821	16,417	404	2.40%	24
Jun 2001	17,132	16,679	453	2.64%	26
Jul 2001	17,326	16,847	479	2.76%	28
Aug 2001	17,292	16,826	466	2.69%	27
Sep 2001	16,945	16,455	490	2.89%	29
Oct 2001	17,017	16,519	498	2.93%	29
Nov 2001	17,036	16,516	520	3.05%	31
Dec 2001	16,996	16,467	529	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,839	16,233	606	3.60%	36
Feb 2002	17,074	16,471	603	3.53%	35
Mar 2002	17,065	16,482	583	3.42%	34
Apr 2002	17,143	16,600	543	3.17%	32
May 2002	17,144	16,626	518	3.02%	30
Jun 2002	17,399	16,878	521	2.99%	30
Jul 2002	17,465	16,953	512	2.93%	29
Aug 2002	17,535	17,044	491	2.80%	28
Sep 2002	17,250	16,734	516	2.99%	30
Oct 2002	17,221	16,742	479	2.78%	28
Nov 2002	17,164	16,640	524	3.05%	31
Dec 2002	17,134	16,590	544	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,216	16,584	632	3.67%	37
Feb 2003	17,267	16,655	612	3.54%	35
Mar 2003	17,150	16,593	557	3.25%	32
Apr 2003	17,258	16,700	558	3.23%	32
May 2003	17,274	16,710	564	3.27%	33
Jun 2003	17,564	16,941	623	3.55%	35
Jul 2003	17,634	17,006	628	3.56%	36
Aug 2003	17,636	17,047	589	3.34%	33
Sep 2003	17,241	16,612	629	3.65%	36
Oct 2003	17,333	16,746	587	3.39%	34
Nov 2003	17,383	16,785	598	3.44%	34
Dec 2003	17,323	16,740	583	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,518	16,829	689	3.93%	39
Feb 2004	17,526	16,866	660	3.77%	38
Mar 2004	17,502	16,833	669	3.82%	38
Apr 2004	17,484	16,947	537	3.07%	31
May 2004	17,618	17,076	542	3.08%	31
Jun 2004	17,907	17,304	603	3.37%	34
Jul 2004	18,052	17,458	594	3.29%	33
Aug 2004	18,003	17,450	553	3.07%	31
Sep 2004	17,580	17,006	574	3.27%	33
Oct 2004	17,668	17,113	555	3.14%	31
Nov 2004	17,700	17,132	568	3.21%	32
Dec 2004	17,680	17,102	578	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,601	16,977	624	3.55%	35
Feb 2005	17,600	16,993	607	3.45%	34
Mar 2005	17,540	16,971	569	3.24%	32
Apr 2005	17,646	17,139	507	2.87%	29
May 2005	17,713	17,164	549	3.10%	31
Jun 2005	18,013	17,434	579	3.21%	32
Jul 2005	18,166	17,603	563	3.10%	31
Aug 2005	18,145	17,646	499	2.75%	28
Sep 2005	17,792	17,213	579	3.25%	33
Oct 2005	17,862	17,335	527	2.95%	30
Nov 2005	17,836	17,259	577	3.24%	32
Dec 2005	17,773	17,221	552	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,645	17,034	611	3.46%	35
Feb 2006	17,733	17,103	630	3.55%	36
Mar 2006	17,730	17,135	595	3.36%	34
Apr 2006	17,761	17,204	557	3.14%	31
May 2006	17,767	17,221	546	3.07%	31
Jun 2006	18,088	17,487	601	3.32%	33
Jul 2006	18,150	17,535	615	3.39%	34
Aug 2006	18,086	17,541	545	3.01%	30
Sep 2006	17,636	17,117	519	2.94%	29
Oct 2006	17,768	17,289	479	2.70%	27
Nov 2006	17,759	17,270	489	2.75%	28
Dec 2006	17,736	17,272	464	2.62%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	17,627	17,040	587	3.33%	33
Feb 2007	17,589	17,034	555	3.16%	32
Mar 2007	17,620	17,084	536	3.04%	30
Apr 2007	17,474	17,003	471	2.70%	27
May 2007	17,583	17,077	506	2.88%	29
Jun 2007	17,930	17,388	542	3.02%	30
Jul 2007	17,988	17,437	551	3.06%	31
Aug 2007	17,877	17,389	488	2.73%	27
Sep 2007	17,572	17,049	523	2.98%	30
Oct 2007	17,615	17,120	495	2.81%	28
Nov 2007	17,675	17,142	533	3.02%	30
Dec 2007	17,576	17,035	541	3.08%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	17,493	16,861	632	3.61%	36
Feb 2008	17,530	16,897	633	3.61%	36
Mar 2008	17,521	16,882	639	3.65%	36
Apr 2008	17,559	16,982	577	3.29%	33
May 2008	17,675	16,987	688	3.89%	39
Jun 2008	18,033	17,295	738	4.09%	41
Jul 2008	18,092	17,343	749	4.14%	41
Aug 2008	18,000	17,257	743	4.13%	41
Sep 2008	17,719	16,957	762	4.30%	43
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Bethlehem Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	1,107	18.92%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	579	9.90%
3.	Health Care	469	8.02%
4.	Educational Services	403	6.89%
5.	Construction	378	6.46%
6.	Finance and Insurance	334	5.71%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	238	4.07%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	161	2.75%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	115	1.97%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	112	1.91%
11.	Rail Transportation	98	1.68%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	90	1.54%
13.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	83	1.42%
14.	Other Transportation	80	1.37%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	76	1.30%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	75	1.28%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	73	1.25%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	73	1.25%
19.	Chemical Manufacturing	69	1.18%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	62	1.06%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,018	18.65%
2.	Public Administration	1,016	18.62%
3.	Health Care	927	16.99%
4.	Finance and Insurance	387	7.09%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	334	6.12%
6.	Social Assistance	217	3.98%
7.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	207	3.79%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	196	3.59%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	120	2.20%
10.	Construction	85	1.56%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	67	1.23%
12.	Other Transportation	54	0.99%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	52	0.95%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	51	0.93%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	49	0.90%
16.	Info Services and Data Processing	47	0.86%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	47	0.86%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	34	0.62%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	33	0.60%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	28	0.51%

Bethlehem Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	372	6.36%
2.	Lawyers	324	5.54%
3.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	270	4.62%
4.	Engineers	233	3.98%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	211	3.61%
6.	Physicians and Surgeons	204	3.49%
7.	Top Executives	187	3.20%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	172	2.94%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	172	2.94%
10.	Computer Specialists	167	2.85%
11.	Law Enforcement Workers	163	2.79%
12.	Business Operations Specialists	156	2.67%
13.	Other Installation / Maintenance	151	2.58%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	136	2.32%
15.	Accountants and Auditors	128	2.19%
16.	Other Health Occupations	124	2.12%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	111	1.90%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	109	1.86%
19.	Postsecondary Teachers	108	1.85%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	99	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	567	10.39%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	387	7.09%
3.	Registered Nurses	382	7.00%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	310	5.68%
5.	Other Management Occupations	284	5.20%
6.	Business Operations Specialists	179	3.28%
7.	Computer Specialists	157	2.88%
8.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	148	2.71%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	145	2.66%
10.	Lawyers	139	2.55%
11.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	138	2.53%
12.	Postsecondary Teachers	126	2.31%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	122	2.24%
14.	Child Care Workers	121	2.22%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	118	2.16%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	106	1.94%
17.	Operations Managers Non Finance	100	1.83%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	98	1.80%
19.	Therapists	94	1.72%
20.	Other Financial Specialists	89	1.63%

Bethlehem Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,861	56.91%
15-35 hours	2,082	12.02%
1-14 hours	609	3.51%
No regular hours	4,776	27.56%

Bethlehem Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	148	1.38%
5 AM-5:29 AM	58	0.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	206	1.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM	525	4.88%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	941	8.75%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,665	15.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,186	20.33%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,878	17.47%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,084	10.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	796	7.40%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	90	0.84%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	64	0.60%
Noon-3:59 PM	498	4.63%
4 PM-11:59 PM	613	5.70%

Bethlehem Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	235	2.19%
5-9	894	8.31%
10-14	1,810	16.83%
15-19	2,451	22.80%
20-24	2,398	22.30%
25-29	834	7.76%
30-34	1,216	11.31%
35-39	152	1.41%
40-44	226	2.10%
45-59	198	1.84%
60-89	222	2.06%
At least 90	116	1.08%

Bethlehem Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	24	0.22%	8,598	79.97%
30-44	100	0.93%	1,494	13.90%
45-59	44	0.41%	154	1.43%
At least 60	10	0.09%	328	3.05%

Bethlehem Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	7	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	727	6.57%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,694	87.62%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	47	0.42%
Public transportation	178	1.61%
Walked	99	0.89%
Worked at home	312	2.82%

Bethlehem Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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: 8,699 (22,406 people)
: 6,194 (19,189 people)
: 3,205
: 13,114
Bethlehem Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	191	2.20%
$10,000-$14,999	270	3.10%
$15,000-$19,999	335	3.85%
$20,000-$24,999	446	5.13%
$25,000-$29,999	349	4.01%
$30,000-$34,999	498	5.72%
$35,000-$39,999	474	5.45%
$40,000-$44,999	435	5.00%
$45,000-$49,999	389	4.47%
$50,000-$59,999	810	9.31%
$60,000-$74,999	923	10.61%
$75,000-$99,999	1,345	15.46%
$100,000-$124,999	971	11.16%
$125,000-$149,999	455	5.23%
$150,000-$199,999	444	5.10%
$200,000 or more	364	4.18%

Bethlehem Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,109	24.26%
Family, 2 people	2,466	28.37%
Nonfamily, 2 people	373	4.29%
Family, 3 people	1,389	15.98%
Nonfamily, 3 people	29	0.33%
Family, 4 people	1,569	18.05%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2	0.02%
Family, 5 people	556	6.40%
Nonfamily, 5 people	6	0.07%
Family, 6 people	153	1.76%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	40	0.46%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Bethlehem Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,086	27.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,129	20.05%
Public Assistance	23	0.09%
Retirement	1,815	7.09%
Self Employment	1,144	4.47%
Social Security	2,396	9.37%
Supplemental Security	89	0.35%
Wage / Salary	6,880	26.89%
Other	1,020	3.99%

Bethlehem Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,414	45.52%
With children under 18	2,889	54.48%

Bethlehem Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	455	5.55%
Married	5,722	69.77%
Never Married	1,806	22.02%
Widowed	218	2.66%

Bethlehem Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	807	8.49%
Married	5,929	62.37%
Never Married	1,779	18.71%
Widowed	991	10.42%

Bethlehem Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bethlehem Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	430	2.61%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,026	6.22%
High school diploma or equivalent	3,551	21.53%
Some college, no degree	2,683	16.27%
Associate degree	1,624	9.85%
Bachelors degree	3,390	20.55%
Graduate or professional degree	3,791	22.98%

Bethlehem Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	125	0.54%	413	1.79%	538	2.34%
Kindergarten	174	0.76%	93	0.40%	267	1.16%
Grades 1-4	1,230	5.35%	253	1.10%	1,483	6.44%
Grades 5-8	1,333	5.79%	228	0.99%	1,561	6.78%
Grades 9-12	1,339	5.82%	198	0.86%	1,537	6.68%
Undergrad college	449	1.95%	419	1.82%	868	3.77%
Graduate or professional school	157	0.68%	80	0.35%	237	1.03%
Total	4,807	20.89%	1,684	7.32%	6,491	28.21%

Bethlehem Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bethlehem Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	21,679	96.64%
Below Poverty Level	753	3.36%

Bethlehem Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bethlehem Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,367	14.63%
10-19 Years	3,649	15.86%
20-29 Years	1,701	7.39%
30-39 Years	3,382	14.70%
40-49 Years	4,144	18.01%
50-59 Years	2,875	12.49%
60-69 Years	1,531	6.65%
70-79 Years	1,351	5.87%
80-89 Years	803	3.49%
90+ Years	209	0.91%

Bethlehem Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	10,969	47.67%
Female	12,043	52.33%

Bethlehem Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	21,326	92.67%
African-American	589	2.56%
Hispanic/Latino	442	1.92%
Asian	418	1.82%
Multiracial	180	0.78%
Amerindian	29	0.13%
Other Race	19	0.08%
Pacific Islander	9	0.04%

Bethlehem Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	5,358	19.72%
2.	German	4,994	18.38%
3.	Italian	3,902	14.36%
4.	English	2,883	10.61%
5.	Polish	1,578	5.81%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,226	4.51%
7.	Dutch	1,157	4.26%
8.	United States Or American	1,052	3.87%
9.	Russian	790	2.91%
10.	Scottish	450	1.66%

Bethlehem Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	20,372	94.93%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	286	1.33%
3.	French	225	1.05%
4.	German	72	0.34%
5.	Italian	66	0.31%
6.	Chinese	59	0.27%
7.	Arabic	59	0.27%
8.	Russian	45	0.21%
9.	Greek	35	0.16%
10.	Hindi	29	0.14%

Bethlehem Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	22,123	95.92%
Naturalized immigrant	717	3.11%
Not a citizen	224	0.97%

Bethlehem Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bethlehem Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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