ZIP 18017 · Bethlehem
Who lives in ZIP code 18017 (Bethlehem, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bethlehem, PA · Northampton County
uszips 2026
People40,640
Median age45.0
Household income$91,173
Home value$333,762
Median rent$1,597/mo
Poverty10.5%
College degree+40.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 936 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,597
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.5% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
45.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,994.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.1%
- Never married
- 30.1%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 49.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.0%
- Rent burden
- 33.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.5%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 14.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.