Bethlehem Village vs Thomaston

A side-by-side comparison of Bethlehem Village and Thomaston: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethlehem Village and Thomaston are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethlehem Village has the higher population (2,275 vs 2,073 in Thomaston). Bethlehem Village has the higher median household income ($107,838 vs $81,667 in Thomaston). Bethlehem Village has the higher median home value ($360,300 vs $236,900 in Thomaston).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
Population	2,275	2,073
Median age	44.2 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$107,838	$81,667
Median home value	$360,300	$236,900
Median gross rent	$1,117	$957
Housing units	973	1,202
Homeownership rate	68.9%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
Population	1,995 → 2,275 (+14.0%)	1,580 → 2,073 (+31.2%)
Median household income	$91,705 → $107,838 (+17.6%)	$46,250 → $81,667 (+76.6%)
Median home value	$321,000 → $360,300 (+12.2%)	$195,300 → $236,900 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,440 → $1,117 (-22.4%)	$836 → $957 (+14.5%)

Bethlehem Village

Population

1,9952,275

Median household income

$91,705$107,838

Median home value

$321,000$360,300

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,117

Thomaston

Population

1,5802,073

Median household income

$46,250$81,667

Median home value

$195,300$236,900

Median gross rent

$836$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
Under 5	1.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	8.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	6.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	19.8%
65 to 74	21.4%	16.5%
75 and over	3.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
No high school diploma	1.8%	6.0%
High school graduate	24.1%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
Drove alone	80.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	6.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	12.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	82.7%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	23.3%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	22.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem Village	Thomaston
Poverty rate	4.3%	4.2%
Average household size	2.59	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1973	1938