Bethlehem Village vs Watertown

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

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

Watertown has the higher population (4,215 vs 2,275 in Bethlehem Village). Bethlehem Village has the higher median household income ($107,838 vs $98,003 in Watertown). Bethlehem Village has the higher median home value ($360,300 vs $278,500 in Watertown).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
Population	2,275	4,215
Median age	44.2 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$107,838	$98,003
Median home value	$360,300	$278,500
Median gross rent	$1,117	$1,115
Housing units	973	1,709
Homeownership rate	68.9%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
Population	1,995 → 2,275 (+14.0%)	3,350 → 4,215 (+25.8%)
Median household income	$91,705 → $107,838 (+17.6%)	$64,886 → $98,003 (+51.0%)
Median home value	$321,000 → $360,300 (+12.2%)	$220,400 → $278,500 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,440 → $1,117 (-22.4%)	$952 → $1,115 (+17.1%)

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

Watertown

Population

3,3504,215

Median household income

$64,886$98,003

Median home value

$220,400$278,500

Median gross rent

$952$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
Under 5	1.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	18.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	21.4%	8.9%
75 and over	3.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	78.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
No high school diploma	1.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	24.1%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
Drove alone	80.0%	72.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	6.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	9.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
1-unit, detached	82.7%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem Village	Watertown
Poverty rate	4.3%	13.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1973	1958