Bethlehem vs Russell

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

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

Russell has the higher population (1,335 vs 660 in Bethlehem). Bethlehem has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $65,259 in Russell). Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($236,800 vs $104,200 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	Russell
Population	660	1,335
Median age	32.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$65,259
Median home value	$236,800	$104,200
Median gross rent	$1,042	$1,314
Housing units	220	414
Homeownership rate	83.5%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	Russell
Population	942 → 660 (-29.9%)	1,497 → 1,335 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $70,000 (+32.7%)	$32,105 → $65,259 (+103.3%)
Median home value	$118,000 → $236,800 (+100.7%)	$86,300 → $104,200 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,158 → $1,042 (-10.0%)	$847 → $1,314 (+55.1%)

Bethlehem

Population

942660

Median household income

$52,750$70,000

Median home value

$118,000$236,800

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,042

Russell

Population

1,4971,335

Median household income

$32,105$65,259

Median home value

$86,300$104,200

Median gross rent

$847$1,314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	Russell
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	21.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.9%	27.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	4.6%
75 and over	4.7%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	48.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	21.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.9%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	Russell
No high school diploma	9.9%	27.3%
High school graduate	38.5%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	Russell
Drove alone	67.0%	88.5%
Carpooled	20.7%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	Russell
1-unit, detached	95.0%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	58.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	Russell
Poverty rate	6.8%	17.8%
Average household size	3.30	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1992	1991