Bethlehem vs Potts Camp

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

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

Potts Camp has the higher population (435 vs 218 in Bethlehem). Since 2019, Potts Camp's population has grown faster (-28.6% vs -37.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
Population	218	435
Median age	11.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,722
Median home value	—	$93,300
Median gross rent	—	$771
Housing units	213	195
Homeownership rate	48.1%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
Population	351 → 218 (-37.9%)	609 → 435 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$18,365 → $21,250 (+15.7%)	$21,875 → $49,722 (+127.3%)
Median home value	—	$76,500 → $93,300 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$738 → $771 (+4.5%)

Bethlehem

Population

351218

Median household income

$18,365$21,250

Potts Camp

Population

609435

Median household income

$21,875$49,722

Median home value

$76,500$93,300

Median gross rent

$738$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
Under 5	48.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	3.2%	27.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	28.9%	6.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.2%
45 to 54	4.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	3.7%	12.2%
75 and over	0.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	65.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	23.2%
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%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	59.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	23.6%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	67.0%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
Drove alone	78.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	21.3%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
1-unit, detached	76.5%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	Potts Camp
Poverty rate	79.8%	25.3%
Average household size	2.83	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	2003	1972