Bethlehem, NC Demographic Data
Bethlehem, NC Summary
Bethlehem is located in Alexander County in North Carolina
- Population: 4,683
- Area: 8.88 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.26 sq. miles
- Population Density: 527.30 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,126.31 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bethlehem, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,609
53%
50.8
Male
2,352
47%
49.2
Total Population
4,961
323,128,000
Bethlehem, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
195
3.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
455
9.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
275
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
219
4.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
114
2.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
630
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
702
14.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
724
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
376
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
245
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
680
13.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
290
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
56
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,862
77.8%
77.2
Female
2,099
54.4%
51.3
Male
1,763
45.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,749
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,146
23.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,026
20.7%
15.2
Female
563
54.9%
55.8
Male
463
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Bethlehem, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,863
98.0%
96.8
White
4,708
94.9%
72.6
Black or African American
155
3.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
98
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
58
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
16
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
42
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,903
98.8%
82.2
Bethlehem, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
155
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
312
8.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
876
23.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
797
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
289
7.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
926
25.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
348
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
467
12.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,236
87.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,274
34.4%
31.2
Bethlehem, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
979
24.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,483
61.5%
47.5
Divorced
257
6.4%
11.0%
Separated
102
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
215
5.3
5.8%
Bethlehem, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,719
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
47
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
32
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bethlehem, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
47
2.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
163
8.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
197
10.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
212
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
203
10.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
369
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
341
17.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
297
15.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
75
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
11
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
58,778
57,617
Per capita income
25,796
31,128
Bethlehem, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
101
4.8%
9.8
Construction
120
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
629
29.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
55
2.6%
6.6
Information
10
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
443
21.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
121
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
87
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
108
5.1%
4.6
Retail trade
279
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
28
1.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
106
5.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
155
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
742
35.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
384
18.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
456
21.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
366
17.4%
18.1%
Bethlehem, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,077
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,777
85.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
175
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
19
0.9%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
106
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.4
26.6
Bethlehem, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
26
1.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
522
27.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
716
37.4%
37.1
3 or more
651
34.0%
21.0
Bethlehem, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,915
85.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,632
85.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
283
14.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
328
14.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Bethlehem, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,243
1 room
24
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
15
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
90
4.0%
9.1
4 rooms
354
15.8%
16.5
5 rooms
622
27.7%
19.8
6 rooms
281
12.5%
17.8
7 rooms
304
13.6%
12.0
8 rooms
279
12.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
274
12.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Bethlehem, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,243
1-unit, detached
1,864
83.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
37
1.6%
5.9
2-units
25
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
15
0.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
286
12.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bethlehem, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
14
0.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
19
0.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
101
4.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
193
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
508
22.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
479
21.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
342
15.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
532
23.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
55
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bethlehem, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
251
13.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
121
6.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,469
76.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
74
3.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bethlehem, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,087
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
12
1.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
1.5%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
25
2.3%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
247
22.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
363
33.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
424
39.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
477
43.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
174
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
81
7.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
105
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
250
23.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bethlehem, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
260
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
4.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
97
37.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
152
58.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
23
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
599
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
27
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
6.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
87
33.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
3.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
121
46.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
Bethlehem, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,632
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
29
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
237
14.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
386
23.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
286
17.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
291
17.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
234
14.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
169
10.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
172,000
205,000