Bethlehem vs Bristol

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

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

Bristol has the higher population (2,157 vs 1,097 in Bethlehem). Bethlehem has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $60,972 in Bristol). Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($243,000 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	Bristol
Population	1,097	2,157
Median age	45.7 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	$60,972
Median home value	$243,000	$192,900
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,270
Housing units	505	984
Homeownership rate	69.7%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.0%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	Bristol
Population	1,057 → 1,097 (+3.8%)	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $65,556 (+31.1%)	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $243,000 (+64.9%)	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $1,066 (+30.2%)	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)

Bethlehem

Population

1,0571,097

Median household income

$50,000$65,556

Median home value

$147,400$243,000

Median gross rent

$819$1,066

Bristol

Population

1,8702,157

Median household income

$46,250$60,972

Median home value

$163,200$192,900

Median gross rent

$830$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	Bristol
Under 5	4.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	21.9%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	5.3%
35 to 44	8.0%	20.3%
45 to 54	25.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	16.0%	4.9%
75 and over	5.6%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	Bristol
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	Bristol
No high school diploma	0.6%	10.5%
High school graduate	18.2%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	34.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	Bristol
Drove alone	41.8%	79.4%
Carpooled	17.3%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.3%	7.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	Bristol
1-unit, detached	68.9%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	24.6%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	16.3%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	Bristol
Poverty rate	12.4%	11.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1968	1980