Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bethlehem town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 31,304 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 31,304 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 544 1.7%
Male 14,906 47.6%     Mexican 95 0.3%
Female 16,398 52.4%     Puerto Rican 170 0.5%
          Cuban 21 0.1%
Under 5 years 2,033 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 258 0.8%
5 to 9 years 2,358 7.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 30,760 98.3%
10 to 14 years 2,594 8.3%     White alone 29,256 93.5%
15 to 19 years 2,281 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 959 3.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,134 10.0%       Total population 31,304 100.0%
35 to 44 years 5,359 17.1%   In households 30,602 97.8%
45 to 54 years 5,348 17.1%     Householder 12,112 38.7%
55 to 59 years 1,595 5.1%     Spouse 7,271 23.2%
60 to 64 years 1,125 3.6%     Child 9,712 31.0%
65 to 74 years 2,139 6.8%       Own child under 18 years 8,150 26.0%
75 to 84 years 1,688 5.4%     Other relatives 592 1.9%
85 years and over 691 2.2%       Under 18 years 190 0.6%
          Nonrelatives 915 2.9%
Median age (years) 39.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 522 1.7%
        In group quarters 702 2.2%
18 years and over 22,695 72.5%     Institutionalized population 235 0.8%
  Male 10,458 33.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 467 1.5%
  Female 12,237 39.1%        
21 years and over 21,830 69.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 5,169 16.5%       Total households 12,112 100.0%
65 years and over 4,518 14.4%   Family households (families) 8,548 70.6%
  Male 1,815 5.8%       With own children under 18 years 4,433 36.6%
  Female 2,703 8.6%     Married couple family 7,271 60.0%
            With own children under 18 years 3,707 30.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 968 8.0%
One race 31,040 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 559 4.6%
  White 29,656 94.7%   Nonfamily households 3,564 29.4%
  Black or African American 706 2.3%     Householder living alone 3,022 25.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 47 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 1,415 11.7%
  Asian 521 1.7%        
    Asian Indian 141 0.5%   Households with individuals under 18 years 4,588 37.9%
    Chinese 200 0.6%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 3,195 26.4%
    Filipino 28 0.1%        
    Japanese 25 0.1%   Average household size 2.53 (X)
    Korean 73 0.2%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 5 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 49 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.0%       Total housing units 12,459 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 6 0.0%   Occupied housing units 12,112 97.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 347 2.8%
    Samoan 4 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 43 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 3 0.0%        
  Some other race 97 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7% (X)
Two or more races 264 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 29,884 95.5%       Occupied housing units 12,112 100.0%
Black or African American 793 2.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 9,121 75.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 98 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 2,991 24.7%
Asian 626 2.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 28 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.73 (X)
Some other race 155 0.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.90 (X)
Date: September 10, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.