Bethlehem vs Byhalia

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

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

Byhalia has the higher population (1,935 vs 218 in Bethlehem). Since 2019, Byhalia's population has grown faster (+16.6% vs -37.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
Population	218	1,935
Median age	11.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,813
Median home value	—	$111,300
Median gross rent	—	$641
Housing units	213	791
Homeownership rate	48.1%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
Population	351 → 218 (-37.9%)	1,660 → 1,935 (+16.6%)
Median household income	$18,365 → $21,250 (+15.7%)	$28,008 → $37,813 (+35.0%)
Median home value	—	$130,800 → $111,300 (-14.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$555 → $641 (+15.5%)

Bethlehem

Population

351218

Median household income

$18,365$21,250

Byhalia

Population

1,6601,935

Median household income

$28,008$37,813

Median home value

$130,800$111,300

Median gross rent

$555$641

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
Under 5	48.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	3.2%	26.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	28.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.4%
45 to 54	4.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	3.7%	14.1%
75 and over	0.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	32.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	39.7%
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	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	59.2%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
No high school diploma	0.0%	32.7%
High school graduate	23.6%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	67.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
Drove alone	78.8%	81.8%
Carpooled	21.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
1-unit, detached	76.5%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	Byhalia
Poverty rate	79.8%	37.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	2003	1984