North Panhandle Times

49.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bethlehem in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 22.6 percent higher than the state average of 26.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,459.

96.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Bethlehem residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	69	3.7
Regular high school diploma	472	25.1
GED or alternative credential	47	2.5
Some college less than 1 year	125	6.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	241	12.8
Associate's degree	170	9
Bachelor's degree	542	28.8
Master's degree	186	9.9
Professional school degree	23	1.2
Doctorate degree	9	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.