Bethlehem, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$50,533	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$84,478	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$118,950	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,658	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,076	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,902	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bethlehem is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bethlehem is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bethlehem is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bethlehem is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,313 $84,478 $168,956

City

$53,646 $80,478 $160,956

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bethlehem median earnings by income bracket

Bethlehem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	8.4%
Manufacturing sector	15.8%	15.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	13.0%	13.0%
Public administration	3.0%	3.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.5%	10.5%
Education, health & social services	16.0%	16.0%
Other	29.0%	29.0%

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Ancient Oaks, PA	7,641	$153,765	89.1%
Bethlehem, PA	77,503	$84,478	3.9%

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St. Joseph, MO	77,382	$71,612	12.0%
Missoula, MT	77,349	$76,536	5.9%
Missouri City, TX	77,696	$122,574	50.7%
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Bethlehem, PA	77,503	$84,478	3.9%

Source: The Bethlehem, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.