Bethlehem vs Lisbon

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

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

Bethlehem has the higher population (1,097 vs 832 in Lisbon). Bethlehem has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $63,750 in Lisbon). Bethlehem has the higher median home value ($243,000 vs $167,500 in Lisbon).

Population, income & housing

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
Population	1,097	832
Median age	45.7 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	$63,750
Median home value	$243,000	$167,500
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,156
Housing units	505	445
Homeownership rate	69.7%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.0%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
Population	1,057 → 1,097 (+3.8%)	964 → 832 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $65,556 (+31.1%)	$53,750 → $63,750 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $243,000 (+64.9%)	$140,800 → $167,500 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $1,066 (+30.2%)	$734 → $1,156 (+57.5%)

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

Lisbon

Population

964832

Median household income

$53,750$63,750

Median home value

$140,800$167,500

Median gross rent

$734$1,156

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
Under 5	4.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	16.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	25.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	16.0%	18.0%
75 and over	5.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
No high school diploma	0.6%	10.6%
High school graduate	18.2%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	34.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
Drove alone	41.8%	72.5%
Carpooled	17.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	39.3%	12.2%
Other means	0.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
1-unit, detached	68.9%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	24.6%	21.1%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	6.5%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Bethlehem	Lisbon
Poverty rate	12.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1968	1938