18017 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Northampton County
Centroid: Latitude 40.653, Longitude -75.337
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 18017 has segments in 2 Counties (Lehigh, Northampton).

Businesses Addresses: 1,132
PO Box Addresses: 199
Residential Addresses: 16,230

Multi-Family Addresses: 1,219
Single Family Addresses: 15,011

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Database updated: April 1, 2020, Maps updated: May 1, 2020.

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Bethlehem, PA 18017 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Bethlehem, PA 18017 Housing Affordability Index is 130 State of Pennsylvania Housing Affordability Index is 131
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Bethlehem, PA 18017 Wealth Index is 143 State of Pennsylvania Wealth Index is 99
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	38,742 (100%)
Population in Households	37,891 (97.8%)
Population in Families	31,115 (80.3%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	851 ( 2.2%)
Population Density	2,265
Diversity Index²	59

INCOME
Median Household Income	$70,015
Average Household Income	$97,649
Per Capita Income	$39,119
Wealth Index⁴	143

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	16,153 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	10,804 (66.9%)
Renter Occupied HU	4,645 (28.8%)
Vacant Housing Units	704 ( 4.4%)
Median Home Value	$242,476
Housing Affordability Index³	130

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	15,449
Average Household Size	2.45
Family Households	10,471
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Bethlehem, PA 18017 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 18017 to the other 1,684 ZIP Codes in Pennsylvania by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.42%	0.31%
Households	0.37%	0.28%
Families	0.22%	0.18%
Median Household Income		2.2%
Per Capita Income		2.12%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 53	97th
Population Density	# 234	86th
Diversity Index	# 82	95th
Median Household Income	# 353	79th
Per Capita Income	# 236	86th

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Bethlehem, PA 18017 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Bethlehem, PA 18017 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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