South Bethlehem, PA Population

Overview

467

Total Population

47.9

Median age

51.82%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

South Bethlehem's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in South Bethlehem is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
South Bethlehem's population under 18 was 19.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
South Bethlehem's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in South Bethlehem, 17.34% were under the age of 15, 11.13% aged 15 to 29, 49.68% aged 30 to 64, 19.06% aged 65 to 84, and 2.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 more females than males in South Bethlehem:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.82% females and 48.18% males in South Bethlehem, PA.
The South Bethlehem, PA gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 24.

South Bethlehem's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of South Bethlehem population: 99.57% are White and 0.43% are multiracial.
South Bethlehem's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 467 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in South Bethlehem is White with a population of 465 (99.57% of the total population).

South Bethlehem's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 790 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, South Bethlehem's population decreased by 310 (39.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, South Bethlehem's population increased by 6 (1.25%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, South Bethlehem's population was lowest in year 2019 at 446.